Full Name | Elinor Donahue |
Net Worth | $900,000 |
Date Of Birth | April 19, 1937 |
Place Of Birth | Tacoma, Washington, USA |
Occupation | Actress, Singer |
Profession | Voice Actor |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Lou Genevrino, Harry Ackerman, Richard Smith |
Children | Christopher Ackerman, James Ackerman, Brian Ackerman, Peter Ackerman |
Parents | Doris Genevieve Donahue, Thomas William Donahue |
Nicknames | Elinor Donahue, Donahue, Elinor |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0231942 |
Awards | TV Land Legend Award |
Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series |
Movies | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Pretty Woman, Going Berserk, High School U.S.A., Love Is Better Than Ever, The Happy Years, Winter Wonderland |
TV Shows | Eek! The Cat, Get a Life, The New Adventures of Beans Baxter, Mulligan's Stew, The Odd Couple, The Andy Griffith Show, Father Knows Best, Many Happy Returns |
Star Sign | Aries |
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1 | In 1963 played character named Laura Holt in "77 Sunset Strip" starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., whose daughter Stephanie starred in "Remington Steele" in the 1980s as a character named Laura Holt. |
2 | Performing in A.R. Gurney's play, "Love Letters", with Efrem Zimbalist Jr., October 18, 2003 at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande, California. [September 2003] |
3 | The song "Ellie's Smile" by Jonathan Lore is a tribute to Elinor, and includes references to her career. |
4 | Her late husband Harry Ackerman was almost 24 years her senior. |
5 | Acting mentor was Robert Young. |
6 | Today, those who fondly recall the archetypal 1950s family sitcom Father Knows Best (1954) may be surprised to learn that when the series debuted in 1954, the show did so poorly in the ratings that CBS canceled it in March of 1955. A flood of protests came from viewers insisting that the show be reinstated. The show was moved to an earlier time, and it gradually became a hit. |
7 | She has four sons: Brian Ackerman, Peter Ackerman, James Ackerman and Chris Ackerman and two step-children: Susan Peterson and Stephen Ackerman. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Young and the Restless | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Judge Marie Anderson |
Cold Case | 2005 | TV Series | Esther 'Legs' Davis - 2005 |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | 2004 | | Lady Palimore |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within | 2001 | TV Movie | Rebecca Quinn Dickinson |
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story | 1999 | TV Movie | Mrs. Lebowitz |
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | 1993-1997 | TV Series | Rebecca Quinn |
Ellen | 1996 | TV Series | Delores Warwell |
The Invaders | 1995 | TV Series | Norma Winters |
Friends | 1994 | TV Series | Aunt Lillian |
Biker Mice from Mars | 1993 | TV Series | Munsterella |
Coach | 1993 | TV Series | Lorraine |
The Legend of Prince Valiant | 1993 | TV Series | Queen Eleanora |
Eek!stravaganza | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Mom |
Herman's Head | 1992 | TV Series | Mrs. Fitzer |
Get a Life | 1990-1992 | TV Series | Gladys Peterson |
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | 1991 | | Orphanage Woman |
Murder, She Wrote | 1990 | TV Series | Connie Lewis |
Pretty Woman | 1990 | | Bridget |
Santa Barbara | 1989 | TV Series | Dr. Anderson |
Generations | 1989 | TV Series | Sylvia Furth (1989) |
The Golden Girls | 1989 | TV Series | Katherine |
Newhart | 1988 | TV Series | Irma |
CBS Schoolbreak Special | 1984-1988 | TV Series | Laura Donovan / Mrs. Parsons |
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter | 1987 | TV Series | Susan Baxter |
The Love Boat | 1979-1987 | TV Series | Betty Anderson / Andrea Hammond / Mrs. van Buren / ... |
Riptide | 1986 | TV Series | Elaine Warwick |
Days of Our Lives | 1984-1985 | TV Series | Kate Honeycutt |
Happy Days | 1984 | TV Series | Mrs. Broderick |
No Earthly Reason | 1984 | TV Movie | Mrs. Morrison |
Just an Overnight Guest | 1983 | TV Short | Social Worker |
Hotel | 1983 | TV Series | Louise |
High School U.S.A. | 1983 | TV Movie | Mrs. Franklin |
Going Berserk | 1983 | | Margaret Anderson |
The Dukes of Hazzard | 1982 | TV Series | Federal Agent |
Fantasy Island | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Blanche Barrens / Madge Nolan / Mrs. Marson |
One Day at a Time | 1981 | TV Series | Felicia |
The Grady Nutt Show | 1981 | TV Movie | Ellie Williams |
Mork & Mindy | 1981 | TV Series | Dr. Joni Lincoln |
Barnaby Jones | 1980 | TV Series | Judy Corbett |
Condominium | 1980 | TV Series | Audrey Ames |
Doctors' Private Lives | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Mona Welk |
Diff'rent Strokes | 1979 | TV Series | Diane Sloane |
Please Stand By | 1979 | TV Series | Carol Lambert |
No Margin for Error | 1978 | TV Movie | |
Police Story | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Joan Anderson / Camille Tackleberry |
Doctors' Private Lives | 1978 | TV Movie | Mona Wise |
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas | 1977 | TV Movie | Betty Anderson |
Mulligan's Stew | 1977 | TV Series | Jane Mulligan |
Insight | 1977 | TV Series | Margaret Drill |
The Father Knows Best Reunion | 1977 | TV Movie | Betty Anderson |
The Feather and Father Gang | 1977 | TV Series | Julie |
S.W.A.T. | 1976 | TV Series | Marjorie Kemp |
Petrocelli | 1975 | TV Series | Joan Hiller |
The Odd Couple | 1972-1975 | TV Series | Miriam Welby |
The Rookies | 1974 | TV Series | Amanda |
Police Woman | 1974 | TV Series | Ellie Tarlow |
If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? | 1974 | TV Movie | Alice Bennett |
Gidget Gets Married | 1972 | TV Movie | Medley Blaine |
The Flying Nun | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Dr. Jennifer Ethrington |
In Name Only | 1969 | TV Movie | Esther Garrity |
Star Trek | 1967 | TV Series | Nancy Hedford |
Occasional Wife | 1967 | TV Series | Linda Sue |
A Man Called Shenandoah | 1965 | TV Series | Julie Wade |
Many Happy Returns | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Joan Randall |
The Eleventh Hour | 1964 | TV Series | Melanie |
The Virginian | 1963 | TV Series | Carole Cole |
Redigo | 1963 | TV Series | Joanie-Mae Kilpatrick |
Dr. Kildare | 1963 | TV Series | Sharon Calloway |
The United States Steel Hour | 1961-1963 | TV Series | Fran Crowell |
Have Gun - Will Travel | 1963 | TV Series | Letty Mae Stinchcomb |
77 Sunset Strip | 1963 | TV Series | Laura Holt |
General Electric Theater | 1961 | TV Series | Carol Madsen |
The Andy Griffith Show | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Ellie Walker |
The Brothers Brannagan | 1960 | TV Series | Kate Warren |
Dennis the Menace | 1960 | TV Series | Georgiana Balanger |
Father Knows Best | 1954-1960 | TV Series | Betty Anderson / Donna Stuart |
Goodyear Theatre | 1960 | TV Series | Connie Peters |
Girls Town | 1959 | | Mary Lee Morgan |
Imitation of Life | 1959 | | Lora's Friend (uncredited) |
U.S. Marshal | 1958 | TV Series | Martha Watson |
The Ford Television Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Katherine Casey |
Crossroads | 1956 | TV Series | |
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | 1956 | TV Series | Emily Vanderlip Foster |
Matinee Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | |
The Loretta Young Show | 1955 | TV Series | Janey / Debbie Waring |
Lux Video Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | Helen Richards |
Where's Raymond? | 1954 | TV Series | |
Sweethearts on Parade | 1953 | | Student (uncredited) |
Schlitz Playhouse | 1952 | TV Series | |
Love Is Better Than Ever | 1952 | | Pattie Marie Levoy |
Her First Romance | 1951 | | Lucille Stewart |
My Blue Heaven | 1950 | | Mary (uncredited) |
Tea for Two | 1950 | | Lynne Smith (uncredited) |
The Happy Years | 1950 | | Connie Brown (uncredited) |
Singing Guns | 1950 | | Mike Murphy's Kid |
An Old-Fashioned Girl | 1949 | | Maud Shaw (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) |
The Arkansas Swing | 1948 | | Toni MacGregor (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) |
Tenth Avenue Angel | 1948 | | Cynthia (uncredited) |
Three Daring Daughters | 1948 | | Alix Morgan (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) |
The Unfinished Dance | 1947 | | Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) |
Little Miss Big | 1946 | | Young Girl (uncredited) |
Winter Wonderland | 1946 | | Betty Wheeler (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) |
And Now Tomorrow | 1944 | | Janice - Age 4 (uncredited) |
Bowery to Broadway | 1944 | | Young Bessie Jo (uncredited) |
Honeymoon Lodge | 1943 | | Janie Thomas (uncredited) |
Mister Big | 1943 | | Muggsy (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) |
Girls' Town | 1942 | | Bit Role (uncredited) |
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