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Elinor Donahue

Bio: Mary Eleanor Donahue (born April 19, 1937), credited as Elinor Donahue, is an American actress, best remembered today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Robert Young and Jane Wyatt, on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best. Donahue achieved stardom for her role as the elder daughter, Betty, on the television family series Father Knows Best

Born: Mon, Apr 19 1937

Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, USA

Elinor Donahue is 87 years old

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Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Elinor Donahue was

79 in Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

as 'Self'.

Mon, Dec 05 2016

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Elinor Donahue was

67 in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

as 'Lady Palimore'.

Fri, Aug 06 2004

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

Elinor Donahue was

64 in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

as 'Rebecca Quinn Dickinson'.

Sat, May 12 2001

Dear God

Elinor Donahue was

59 in Dear God

as 'Elinor Donahue'.

Fri, Nov 01 1996

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Elinor Donahue was

54 in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

as 'Orphanage Woman'.

Thu, Sep 05 1991

Pretty Woman

Elinor Donahue was

52 in Pretty Woman

as 'Bridget'.

Fri, Mar 23 1990

No Earthly Reason

Elinor Donahue was

46 in No Earthly Reason

as 'Mrs. Morrison'.

Tue, Apr 03 1984

High School U.S.A.

Elinor Donahue was

46 in High School U.S.A.

as 'Mrs. Franklin'.

Sun, Oct 16 1983

Going Berserk

Elinor Donahue was

46 in Going Berserk

as 'Margaret Anderson'.

Fri, Sep 30 1983

Just an Overnight Guest

Elinor Donahue was

46 in Just an Overnight Guest

Mon, Aug 01 1983

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Elinor Donahue was

41 in Police Story: No Margin for Error

Sun, Apr 30 1978

Doctors' Private Lives

Elinor Donahue was

40 in Doctors' Private Lives

as 'Mona Wise'.

Mon, Mar 20 1978

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

Elinor Donahue was

40 in Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

as 'Betty Anderson'.

Sun, Dec 18 1977

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

Elinor Donahue was

40 in Dick Clark's Good Old Days

Tue, Oct 11 1977

Mulligan's Stew

Elinor Donahue was

40 in Mulligan's Stew

as 'Jane Mulligan'.

Mon, Jun 20 1977

The Father Knows Best Reunion

Elinor Donahue was

40 in The Father Knows Best Reunion

as 'Betty Anderson'.

Sun, May 15 1977

Gidget Gets Married

Elinor Donahue was

34 in Gidget Gets Married

as 'Medley Blaine'.

Tue, Jan 04 1972

In Name Only

Elinor Donahue was

32 in In Name Only

as 'Esther Garrity'.

Tue, Nov 25 1969

Girls Town

Elinor Donahue was

22 in Girls Town

as 'Mary Lee Morgan'.

Mon, Oct 05 1959

Imitation of Life

Elinor Donahue was

22 in Imitation of Life

as 'Lora's Friend'.

Fri, Jun 26 1959

Love Is Better Than Ever

Elinor Donahue was

14 in Love Is Better Than Ever

as 'Pattie Marie Levoy'.

Sat, Feb 23 1952

Her First Romance

Elinor Donahue was

14 in Her First Romance

as 'Lucille Stewart'.

Fri, May 04 1951

My Blue Heaven

Elinor Donahue was

13 in My Blue Heaven

as 'Mary (uncredited)'.

Fri, Sep 15 1950

Tea for Two

Elinor Donahue was

13 in Tea for Two

Fri, Sep 01 1950

The Happy Years

Elinor Donahue was

13 in The Happy Years

as 'Connie Brown'.

Fri, Jul 07 1950

Singing Guns

Elinor Donahue was

12 in Singing Guns

as 'Little Girl (uncredited)'.

Tue, Feb 28 1950

An Old-Fashioned Girl

Elinor Donahue was

11 in An Old-Fashioned Girl

as 'Maud Shaw (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)'.

Wed, Jan 19 1949

Tenth Avenue Angel

Elinor Donahue was

10 in Tenth Avenue Angel

as 'Cynthia (uncredited)'.

Fri, Feb 20 1948

Three Daring Daughters

Elinor Donahue was

10 in Three Daring Daughters

as 'Alix Morgan'.

Thu, Feb 12 1948

The Unfinished Dance

Elinor Donahue was

10 in The Unfinished Dance

as 'Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)'.

Fri, Sep 19 1947

Winter Wonderland

Elinor Donahue was

9 in Winter Wonderland

as 'Betty Wheeler'.

Sun, May 12 1946

And Now Tomorrow

Elinor Donahue was

7 in And Now Tomorrow

as 'Janice'.

Wed, Nov 22 1944

Honeymoon Lodge

Elinor Donahue was

6 in Honeymoon Lodge

as 'Janie Thomas'.

Fri, Jul 23 1943

Mister Big

Elinor Donahue was

6 in Mister Big

as 'Muggsy'.

Fri, May 28 1943

Girls' Town

Elinor Donahue was

4 in Girls' Town

as 'Bit Role (uncredited)'.

Fri, Mar 06 1942

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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Cold Case

Elinor Donahue was

66+ in Cold Case

as 'Esther 'Legs' Davis (2005)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 28 2003

E! True Hollywood Story

Elinor Donahue was

59+ in E! True Hollywood Story

First Air Date
Wed, Aug 21 1996

Friends

Elinor Donahue was

57+ in Friends

as 'Aunt Lillian'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 22 1994

Ellen

Elinor Donahue was

56+ in Ellen

as 'Delores Warwell'.

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 29 1994

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Elinor Donahue was

55+ in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 01 1993

Eek! The Cat

Elinor Donahue was

55+ in Eek! The Cat

as 'Mom (voice)'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 11 1992

Herman's Head

Elinor Donahue was

54+ in Herman's Head

as 'Mrs. Fitzer'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 08 1991

Get a Life

Elinor Donahue was

53+ in Get a Life

as 'Gradys Peterson'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 23 1990

Coach

Elinor Donahue was

51+ in Coach

as 'Lorraine'.

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 28 1989

The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

Elinor Donahue was

50+ in The New Adventures of Beans Baxter

as 'Susan Baxter'.

First Air Date
Sat, Jul 18 1987

The Golden Girls

Elinor Donahue was

48+ in The Golden Girls

as 'Katherine'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1985

Murder, She Wrote

Elinor Donahue was

47+ in Murder, She Wrote

as 'Connie Lewis'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1984

Hotel

Elinor Donahue was

45+ in Hotel

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

Condominium

Elinor Donahue was

42+ in Condominium

as 'Audrey Ames'.

First Air Date
Sun, Apr 06 1980

Diff'rent Strokes

Elinor Donahue was

41+ in Diff'rent Strokes

First Air Date
Fri, Nov 03 1978

Mulligan's Stew

Elinor Donahue was

40+ in Mulligan's Stew

as 'Jane Mulligan'.

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 25 1977

The Love Boat

Elinor Donahue was

40+ in The Love Boat

as 'Rowena, Betty Anderson, Mrs. Van Buren'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977

CHiPs

Elinor Donahue was

40+ in CHiPs

as 'Elnor Donahue (uncredited)'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1977

Battle of the Network Stars

Elinor Donahue was

39+ in Battle of the Network Stars

First Air Date
Sat, Nov 13 1976

One Day at a Time

Elinor Donahue was

38+ in One Day at a Time

First Air Date
Tue, Dec 16 1975

S.W.A.T.

Elinor Donahue was

37+ in S.W.A.T.

First Air Date
Mon, Feb 24 1975

Police Woman

Elinor Donahue was

37+ in Police Woman

as 'Ellie Tarlow'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Happy Days

Elinor Donahue was

36+ in Happy Days

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 15 1974

Police Story

Elinor Donahue was

35+ in Police Story

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 20 1973

The Rookies

Elinor Donahue was

35+ in The Rookies

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 11 1972

The Odd Couple

Elinor Donahue was

33+ in The Odd Couple

as 'Miriam Welby'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1970

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Elinor Donahue was

32+ in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 26 1969

The Flying Nun

Elinor Donahue was

30+ in The Flying Nun

as 'Dr. Jennifer Ethrington'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 07 1967

Occasional Wife

Elinor Donahue was

29+ in Occasional Wife

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1966

Star Trek

Elinor Donahue was

29+ in Star Trek

as 'Commissioner Nancy Hedford'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 08 1966

Many Happy Returns

Elinor Donahue was

27+ in Many Happy Returns

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 21 1964

Redigo

Elinor Donahue was

26+ in Redigo

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 24 1963

The Eleventh Hour

Elinor Donahue was

25+ in The Eleventh Hour

First Air Date
Wed, Oct 03 1962

The Virginian

Elinor Donahue was

25+ in The Virginian

as 'Carole Cole'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 19 1962

Dr. Kildare

Elinor Donahue was

24+ in Dr. Kildare

as 'Sharon Calloway'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 27 1961

The Andy Griffith Show

Elinor Donahue was

23+ in The Andy Griffith Show

as 'Ellie Walker'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 03 1960

The Brothers Brannagan

Elinor Donahue was

23+ in The Brothers Brannagan

as 'Diane'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1960

Dennis the Menace

Elinor Donahue was

22+ in Dennis the Menace

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 04 1959

77 Sunset Strip

Elinor Donahue was

21+ in 77 Sunset Strip

as 'Laura Holt'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 10 1958

Have Gun, Will Travel

Elinor Donahue was

20+ in Have Gun, Will Travel

as 'Letty Mae Stinchcomb'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 14 1957

Father Knows Best

Elinor Donahue was

17+ in Father Knows Best

as 'Betty Anderson'.

First Air Date
Sun, Oct 03 1954

Letter to Loretta

Elinor Donahue was

16+ in Letter to Loretta

as 'Debbie Waring, Janey'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 20 1953

General Electric Theater

Elinor Donahue was

15+ in General Electric Theater

as 'Carol Madsen'.

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 01 1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Elinor Donahue was

14+ in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 05 1951

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

Elinor Donahue was

13+ in The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as 'Emily Vanderlip Foster'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 12 1950