Elinor Donahue
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1937-04-19 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also known As
Mary Eleanor Donahue
Elinor Donahue
Biography
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. Her co-stars were Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray as her younger brother, James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., and Lauren Chapin as her younger sister, Kathy. Donahue was a musical judge in ABC's Jukebox Jury (1953–54). While in the first season of Father Knows Best she also app...
Acting
1990
as Bridget
1978
as Mona Wise
1991
as Orphanage Woman
1977
as Betty Anderson
1950
as Little Girl (uncredited)
1952
as Pattie Marie Levoy
1950
1996
as Elinor Donahue
1972
as Medley Blaine
1947
as Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)
1948
as Alix Morgan
1977
as Jane Mulligan
1944
as Janice
1951
as Lucille Stewart
1943
as Muggsy
1969
as Esther Garrity
2001
as Rebecca Quinn Dickinson
1983
as Margaret Anderson
1942
as Bit Role (uncredited)
1948
as Cynthia (uncredited)
1946
as Betty Wheeler
1950
as Connie Brown
1977
as Betty Anderson
1959
as Mary Lee Morgan
1983
as Mrs. Franklin
1950
as Mary (uncredited)
1943
as Janie Thomas
1949
as Maud Shaw (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)
1959
as Lora's Friend
2016
1984
as Mrs. Morrison
2004
as Lady Palimore
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