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Elinor Donahue

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Tap dancing at the age of 16 months, pert and pretty Elinor Donahue has... more
Trivia:
Today, those who fondly recall the archetypal 1950s family sitcom... more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win more
Alternate Names:
Eleanor Donahue | Mary Eleanor Donahue | Mary Elinor Donahue | Elinor Donohue

Filmography

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Actress:
  1. "Cold Case" .... Esther 'Legs' Davis - 2005 (1 episode, 2005)
        - Colors (2005) TV episode .... Esther 'Legs' Davis - 2005
  2. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) .... Lady Palimore
  3. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001) (TV) .... Rebecca Quinn Dickinson

  4. Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV)
  5. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" .... Rebecca Quinn / ... (10 episodes, 1993-1997)
        - A Time to Heal: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Rebecca Quinn
        - A Time to Heal: Part 1 (1997) TV episode .... Rebecca Quinn
        - Colleen's Paper (1997) TV episode .... Rebecka Quinn
        - When a Child Is Born: Part 2 (1996) TV episode .... Rebecka Quinn
        - When a Child Is Born: Part 1 (1996) TV episode .... Rebecka Quinn
          (5 more)
  6. "Ellen" .... Delores (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka These Friends of Mine (USA: first season title)
        - The Tape (1996) TV episode .... Delores
  7. The Invaders (1995) (TV) .... Norma Winters
  8. "Friends" .... Aunt Lillian (1 episode, 1994)
        - The One Where Nana Dies Twice (1994) TV episode .... Aunt Lillian
  9. "Biker Mice from Mars" .... Munsterella (1 episode, 1993)
        - A Scent, a Memory, a Far Distant Cheese (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Munsterella
  10. "Coach" .... Lorraine (2 episodes, 1993)
        - Luthario (1993) TV episode .... Lorraine
        - Burden of the Burleighs (1993) TV episode .... Lorraine
  11. "Herman's Head" .... Mrs. Fitzer (1 episode, 1992)
        - A Charlie Brown Fitzer (1992) TV episode .... Mrs. Fitzer
  12. "Eek! the Cat" (1992) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards
    ... aka Eek!stravaganza
  13. "Get a Life" .... Gladys Peterson (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
        - Prisoner of Love (1991) TV episode .... Gladys Peterson
        - The Prettiest Week of My Life (1990) TV episode .... Gladys Peterson
        - Terror on the Hell Loop 2000 (1990) TV episode .... Gladys Peterson
  14. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) .... Orphanage Woman
  15. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Connie Lewis (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Szechuan Dragon (1990) TV episode .... Connie Lewis
  16. Pretty Woman (1990) .... Bridget

  17. "Generations" (1989) TV series .... Sylvia Furth (unknown episodes, 1989)
  18. "Santa Barbara" (1984) TV series .... Dr. Anderson (unknown episodes, 1989)
  19. "The Golden Girls" .... Katherine (1 episode, 1989)
        - Stan Takes a Wife (1989) TV episode .... Katherine
  20. "CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Laura Donovan / ... (2 episodes, 1984-1988)
        - Never Say Goodbye (1988) TV episode .... Laura Donovan
        - Hear Me Cry (1984) TV episode .... Mrs. Parsons
  21. "The New Adventures of Beans Baxter" (1987) TV series .... Susan Baxter (unknown episodes)
  22. "Riptide" .... Elaine Warwick (1 episode, 1986)
        - Echoes (1986) TV episode .... Elaine Warwick
  23. "Days of Our Lives" (1965) TV series .... Kate Honeycutt (unknown episodes, 1984-1986)
    ... aka Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives (USA: summer title)
    ... aka DOOL (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka Days (USA: short title)
  24. "Happy Days" .... Mrs. Broderick (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
        - School Dazed (1984) TV episode .... Mrs. Broderick
  25. No Earthly Reason (1984) (TV) .... Mrs. Morrison
  26. "Hotel" .... Louise (1 episode, 1983)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Deceptions (1983) TV episode .... Louise
  27. High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV) .... Mrs. Franklin
  28. Going Berserk (1983) .... Margaret Anderson
  29. "The Dukes of Hazzard" .... Federal Agent (1 episode, 1982)
        - The Sound of Music - Hazzard Style (1982) TV episode .... Federal Agent
  30. "Fantasy Island" .... Madge Nolan / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
        - Romance Times Three/Night of the Tormented Soul (1981) TV episode .... Miss Barrens
        - Delphine/The Unkillable (1981) TV episode .... Madge Nolan
        - Rogues to Riches/Stark Terror (1980) TV episode .... Mrs. Marson
  31. "The Love Boat" .... Mrs. van Buren / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1981)
        - He's My Brother/Zeke and Zelda/Teach Me Tonight (1981) TV episode .... Mrs. van Buren
        - A Funny Valentine/Wallflower, The/Home Is Not a Home (1979) TV episode .... Rowena
  32. "Mork & Mindy" .... Dr. Joni Lincoln (1 episode, 1981)
        - Mindy and Mork (1981) TV episode .... Dr. Joni Lincoln
  33. Condominium (1980) (TV) .... Audrey Ames
  34. "Barnaby Jones" .... Judy Corbett (1 episode, 1980)
        - The Silent Accuser (1980) TV episode .... Judy Corbett

  35. "Doctors' Private Lives" (1979) TV mini-series .... Mona Welk
  36. "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Diane Sloane (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Woman (1979) TV episode .... Diane Sloane
  37. "Police Story" .... Camille Tackleberry (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
        - No Margin for Error (1978) TV episode
        - Ice Time (1977) TV episode .... Camille Tackleberry
  38. No Margin for Error (1978) (TV)
  39. Doctors' Private Lives (1978) (TV) .... Mona Wise
  40. "Please Stand By" (1978) TV series .... Carol Lambert
  41. Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Betty Anderson
  42. "Mulligan's Stew" (1977) TV series .... Jane Mulligan (unknown episodes)
  43. Mulligan's Stew (1977) (TV) .... Jane Mulligan
  44. "The Feather and Father Gang" .... Julie (1 episode, 1977)
        - The People's Choice (1977) TV episode .... Julie
  45. "S.W.A.T." .... Marjorie Kemp (1 episode, 1976)
        - Lessons in Fear (1976) TV episode .... Marjorie Kemp
  46. "Petrocelli" .... Joan Hiller (1 episode, 1975)
        - Vengeance in White (1975) TV episode .... Joan Hiller
  47. "The Odd Couple" .... Miriam Welby (13 episodes, 1972-1975)
        - The Rent Strike (1975) TV episode .... Miriam Welby
        - The Subway Story (1974) TV episode .... Miriam Welby
        - Cleanliness Is Next to Impossible (1974) TV episode .... Miriam Welby
        - The Songwriter (1973) TV episode .... Miriam Welby
        - Last Tango in Newark (1973) TV episode .... Miriam Welby
          (8 more)
  48. "The Rookies" .... Amanda (1 episode, 1974)
        - Blue Christmas (1974) TV episode .... Amanda
  49. "Police Woman" .... Ellie Tarlow (1 episode, 1974)
        - Warning: All Wives... (1974) TV episode .... Ellie Tarlow
  50. If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974) (TV)
  51. Gidget Gets Married (1972) (TV) .... Medley Blaine
  52. "The Flying Nun" .... Dr. Jennifer Ethrington (3 episodes, 1968-1970)
        - My Sister, the Doctor (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Jennifer Ethrington
        - How to Be a Spanish Grandmother (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Jennifer Ethrington
        - My Sister, the Sister (1968) TV episode .... Dr. Jennifer Ethrington

  53. In Name Only (1969) (TV) .... Esther Garrity
  54. "Star Trek" .... Nancy Hedford (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
        - Metamorphosis (1967) TV episode .... Nancy Hedford
  55. "Occasional Wife" .... Linda Sue (1 episode, 1967)
        - Oil, Be Seeing You (1967) TV episode .... Linda Sue
  56. "A Man Called Shenandoah" .... Julie Wade (1 episode, 1965)
        - Town on Fire (1965) TV episode .... Julie Wade
  57. "Many Happy Returns" .... Joan Randall (5 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - The Woodsman (1965) TV episode .... Joan Randall
        - Big White Lie (1965) TV episode .... Joan Randall
        - Pop Goes the Easel (1965) TV episode .... Joan Randall
        - Mother Burnley's Chickens (1964) TV episode .... Joan Randall
        - Many Happy Returns (1964) TV episode .... Joan Randall
  58. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Melanie (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Secret in the Stone (1964) TV episode .... Melanie
  59. "The Virginian" .... Carole Cole (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Siege (1963) TV episode .... Carole Cole
  60. "Redigo" .... Joanie-Mae Kilpatrick (1 episode, 1963)
        - Hostage Hero Riding (1963) TV episode .... Joanie-Mae Kilpatrick
  61. "Dr. Kildare" .... Sharon Calloway (1 episode, 1963)
        - Ship's Doctor (1963) TV episode .... Sharon Calloway
  62. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Fran Crowell (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - The Secrets of Stella Crozier (1963) TV episode
        - Delayed Honeymoon (1961) TV episode .... Fran Crowell
  63. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Letty Mae (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Burning Tree (1963) TV episode .... Letty Mae
  64. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Laura Holt (1 episode, 1963)
        - Scream Softly, Dear (1963) TV episode .... Laura Holt
  65. "General Electric Theater" .... Carol Madsen (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - A Voice on the Phone (1961) TV episode .... Carol Madsen
  66. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Ellie Walker (12 episodes, 1960-1961)
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
        - The Guitar Player Returns (1961) TV episode .... Ellie Walker
        - Ellie Saves a Female (1961) TV episode .... Ellie Walker
        - The New Doctor (1961) TV episode .... Ellie Walker
        - Cyrano Andy (1961) TV episode .... Ellie Walker
        - Mayberry on Record (1961) TV episode .... Ellie Walker
          (7 more)
  67. "The Brothers Brannagan" .... Kate Warren (1 episode, 1960)
        - Duet (1960) TV episode .... Kate Warren
  68. "Dennis the Menace" .... Georgana (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Just Dennis (UK)
        - Dennis and the Wedding (1960) TV episode .... Georgana
  69. "Goodyear Theatre" .... Connie Peters (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - Marked Down for Connie (1960) TV episode .... Connie Peters

  70. Girls Town (1959) .... Mary Lee Morgan
    ... aka The Innocent and the Damned (USA: reissue title)
  71. "U.S. Marshal" .... Martha Watson (1 episode)
        - Shoot to Kill (????) TV episode .... Martha Watson
  72. "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Katherine (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
        - Sheila (1956) TV episode .... Katherine
  73. "Father Knows Best" .... Betty 'Princess' Anderson (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka I Told You So (USA)
        - Advantage to Betty (1955) TV episode .... Betty 'Princess' Anderson
        - Typical Father (1954) TV episode .... Betty 'Princess' Anderson
        - Bud Takes Up the Dance (1954) TV episode .... Betty 'Princess' Anderson
  74. "Letter to Loretta" .... Debbie Waring / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
        - Week-End in Winnetka (1955) TV episode .... Janey
        - He Always Comes Home (1955) TV episode (as Eleanor Donahue) .... Debbie Waring
  75. Sweethearts on Parade (1953) (uncredited) .... Student
    ... aka Sweetheart Time (USA)
  76. "Where's Raymond?" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Ray Bolger Show (new title)
        - The Teenager (1953) TV episode
  77. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - I Want to Be a Star (1952) TV episode
  78. Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) .... Pattie Marie Levoy
    ... aka The Light Fantastic (UK)
  79. Her First Romance (1951) .... Lucille Stewart
    ... aka Girls Never Tell (UK)
  80. My Blue Heaven (1950) (uncredited) .... Bratty Autograph Seeker
  81. Tea for Two (1950) (uncredited) .... Lynne Smith
  82. The Happy Years (1950) (uncredited) .... Connie Brown
  83. Singing Guns (1950) .... Mike Murphy's Kid

  84. An Old-Fashioned Girl (1949) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Maud Shaw
  85. Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) (uncredited) .... Cynthia
  86. Arkansas Swing (1948) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Toni MacGregor
  87. Three Daring Daughters (1948) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Alix Morgan
    ... aka The Birds and the Bees (UK)
  88. The Unfinished Dance (1947) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Josie
  89. Winter Wonderland (1947) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Betty Wheeler
  90. Little Miss Big (1946) (uncredited)
    ... aka Baxter's Millions (UK)
  91. And Now Tomorrow (1944) (uncredited) .... Janice, age 4
  92. Bowery to Broadway (1944) (uncredited) .... Bessie Jo as a Child
  93. Honeymoon Lodge (1943) (as Mary Elinor Donahue) .... Janie Thomas
  94. Mister Big (1943) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Muggsy
  95. Girls' Town (1942) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
Soundtrack:
  1. Three Daring Daughters (1948) (performer: "THE DICKEY-BIRD-SONG" (uncredited), "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" (uncredited))
    ... aka The Birds and the Bees (UK)
Self:
  1. "TV Land's Top Ten" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Holiday Moments (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  2. The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004) (TV) .... Herself
  3. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Andy of Mayberry (2000) TV episode .... Herself

  4. Dear God (1996) .... Herself

  5. "Our Time" .... Herself (1 episode, 1985)
        - Episode #1.4 (1985) TV episode .... Herself
  6. "CHiPs" .... Herself (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
        - The Great 5K Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party: Part 2 (1980) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself

  7. Battle of the Network Stars III (1977) (TV) .... Herself - NBC Team captain
  8. Good Old Days (1977) (TV) .... Herself
    ... aka Dick Clark's Good Old Days (USA: complete title)

  9. "Here's Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 10 October 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry (2003) (TV) .... Elinore 'Ellie' Walker


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