Overview
Mini Biography:
Tap dancing at the age of 16 months, pert and pretty Elinor Donahue has...
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Trivia:
Today, those who fondly recall the archetypal 1950s family sitcom...
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another
1 win
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Alternate Names:
Eleanor Donahue | Mary Eleanor Donahue | Mary Elinor Donahue | Elinor Donohue
Filmography
- "Cold Case" .... Esther 'Legs' Davis - 2005 (1 episode, 2005)
- Colors (2005) TV episode .... Esther 'Legs' Davis - 2005 - The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) .... Lady Palimore
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001) (TV) .... Rebecca Quinn Dickinson
- Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV)
- "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) - "Ellen" .... Delores (1 episode, 1996)
... aka These Friends of Mine (USA: first season title)
- The Tape (1996) TV episode .... Delores - The Invaders (1995) (TV) .... Norma Winters
- "Friends" .... Aunt Lillian (1 episode, 1994)
- The One Where Nana Dies Twice (1994) TV episode .... Aunt Lillian - "Biker Mice from Mars" .... Munsterella (1 episode, 1993)
- A Scent, a Memory, a Far Distant Cheese (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Munsterella - "Coach" .... Lorraine (2 episodes, 1993)
- Luthario (1993) TV episode .... Lorraine
- Burden of the Burleighs (1993) TV episode .... Lorraine - "Herman's Head" .... Mrs. Fitzer (1 episode, 1992)
- A Charlie Brown Fitzer (1992) TV episode .... Mrs. Fitzer - "Eek! the Cat" (1992) TV series .... Additional Voices (unknown episodes)
... aka Eek! and the Terrible Thunderlizards
... aka Eek!stravaganza - "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 - Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) .... Orphanage Woman
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Connie Lewis (1 episode, 1990)
- The Szechuan Dragon (1990) TV episode .... Connie Lewis - Pretty Woman (1990) .... Bridget
- "Generations" (1989) TV series .... Sylvia Furth (unknown episodes, 1989)
- "Santa Barbara" (1984) TV series .... Dr. Anderson (unknown episodes, 1989)
- "The Golden Girls" .... Katherine (1 episode, 1989)
- Stan Takes a Wife (1989) TV episode .... Katherine - "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 - "The New Adventures of Beans Baxter" (1987) TV series .... Susan Baxter (unknown episodes)
- "Riptide" .... Elaine Warwick (1 episode, 1986)
- Echoes (1986) TV episode .... Elaine Warwick - "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) - "Happy Days" .... Mrs. Broderick (1 episode, 1984)
... aka Happy Days Again (USA: syndication title)
- School Dazed (1984) TV episode .... Mrs. Broderick - No Earthly Reason (1984) (TV) .... Mrs. Morrison
- "Hotel" .... Louise (1 episode, 1983)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Deceptions (1983) TV episode .... Louise - High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV) .... Mrs. Franklin
- Going Berserk (1983) .... Margaret Anderson
- "The Dukes of Hazzard" .... Federal Agent (1 episode, 1982)
- The Sound of Music - Hazzard Style (1982) TV episode .... Federal Agent - "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 - "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 - "Mork & Mindy" .... Dr. Joni Lincoln (1 episode, 1981)
- Mindy and Mork (1981) TV episode .... Dr. Joni Lincoln - Condominium (1980) (TV) .... Audrey Ames
- "Barnaby Jones" .... Judy Corbett (1 episode, 1980)
- The Silent Accuser (1980) TV episode .... Judy Corbett
- "Doctors' Private Lives" (1979) TV mini-series .... Mona Welk
- "Diff'rent Strokes" .... Diane Sloane (1 episode, 1979)
- The Woman (1979) TV episode .... Diane Sloane - "Police Story" .... Camille Tackleberry (2 episodes, 1977-1978)
- No Margin for Error (1978) TV episode
- Ice Time (1977) TV episode .... Camille Tackleberry - No Margin for Error (1978) (TV)
- Doctors' Private Lives (1978) (TV) .... Mona Wise
- "Please Stand By" (1978) TV series .... Carol Lambert
- Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977) (TV) .... Betty Anderson
- "Mulligan's Stew" (1977) TV series .... Jane Mulligan (unknown episodes)
- Mulligan's Stew (1977) (TV) .... Jane Mulligan
- "The Feather and Father Gang" .... Julie (1 episode, 1977)
- The People's Choice (1977) TV episode .... Julie - "S.W.A.T." .... Marjorie Kemp (1 episode, 1976)
- Lessons in Fear (1976) TV episode .... Marjorie Kemp - "Petrocelli" .... Joan Hiller (1 episode, 1975)
- Vengeance in White (1975) TV episode .... Joan Hiller - "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) - "The Rookies" .... Amanda (1 episode, 1974)
- Blue Christmas (1974) TV episode .... Amanda - "Police Woman" .... Ellie Tarlow (1 episode, 1974)
- Warning: All Wives... (1974) TV episode .... Ellie Tarlow - If I Love You, Am I Trapped Forever? (1974) (TV)
- Gidget Gets Married (1972) (TV) .... Medley Blaine
- "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
- In Name Only (1969) (TV) .... Esther Garrity
- "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 - "Occasional Wife" .... Linda Sue (1 episode, 1967)
- Oil, Be Seeing You (1967) TV episode .... Linda Sue - "A Man Called Shenandoah" .... Julie Wade (1 episode, 1965)
- Town on Fire (1965) TV episode .... Julie Wade - "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 - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Melanie (1 episode, 1964)
- The Secret in the Stone (1964) TV episode .... Melanie - "The Virginian" .... Carole Cole (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
- Siege (1963) TV episode .... Carole Cole - "Redigo" .... Joanie-Mae Kilpatrick (1 episode, 1963)
- Hostage Hero Riding (1963) TV episode .... Joanie-Mae Kilpatrick - "Dr. Kildare" .... Sharon Calloway (1 episode, 1963)
- Ship's Doctor (1963) TV episode .... Sharon Calloway - "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 - "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Letty Mae (1 episode, 1963)
- The Burning Tree (1963) TV episode .... Letty Mae - "77 Sunset Strip" .... Laura Holt (1 episode, 1963)
- Scream Softly, Dear (1963) TV episode .... Laura Holt - "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 - "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) - "The Brothers Brannagan" .... Kate Warren (1 episode, 1960)
- Duet (1960) TV episode .... Kate Warren - "Dennis the Menace" .... Georgana (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Just Dennis (UK)
- Dennis and the Wedding (1960) TV episode .... Georgana - "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
- Girls Town (1959) .... Mary Lee Morgan
... aka The Innocent and the Damned (USA: reissue title) - "U.S. Marshal" .... Martha Watson (1 episode)
- Shoot to Kill (????) TV episode .... Martha Watson - "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Katherine (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- Sheila (1956) TV episode .... Katherine - "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 - "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 - Sweethearts on Parade (1953) (uncredited) .... Student
... aka Sweetheart Time (USA) - "Where's Raymond?" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka The Ray Bolger Show (new title)
- The Teenager (1953) TV episode - "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 - Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) .... Pattie Marie Levoy
... aka The Light Fantastic (UK) - Her First Romance (1951) .... Lucille Stewart
... aka Girls Never Tell (UK) - My Blue Heaven (1950) (uncredited) .... Bratty Autograph Seeker
- Tea for Two (1950) (uncredited) .... Lynne Smith
- The Happy Years (1950) (uncredited) .... Connie Brown
- Singing Guns (1950) .... Mike Murphy's Kid
- An Old-Fashioned Girl (1949) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Maud Shaw
- Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) (uncredited) .... Cynthia
- Arkansas Swing (1948) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Toni MacGregor
- Three Daring Daughters (1948) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Alix Morgan
... aka The Birds and the Bees (UK) - The Unfinished Dance (1947) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Josie
- Winter Wonderland (1947) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Betty Wheeler
- Little Miss Big (1946) (uncredited)
... aka Baxter's Millions (UK) - And Now Tomorrow (1944) (uncredited) .... Janice, age 4
- Bowery to Broadway (1944) (uncredited) .... Bessie Jo as a Child
- Honeymoon Lodge (1943) (as Mary Elinor Donahue) .... Janie Thomas
- Mister Big (1943) (as Mary Eleanor Donahue) .... Muggsy
- Girls' Town (1942) (uncredited) .... Bit Role
- Three Daring Daughters (1948) (performer: "THE DICKEY-BIRD-SONG" (uncredited), "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" (uncredited))
... aka The Birds and the Bees (UK)
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