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Elinor Donahue (born Mary Eleanor Donahue, April 19, 1937) is a retired American actress, best known today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Jim and Margaret Anderson on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best.
Elinor Donahue. Actress: Pretty Woman. Tap dancing at the age of 16 months, pert and pretty Elinor Donahue has been entertaining audiences for six decades. Born Mary Eleanor Donahue in Tacoma, Washington, on April 19, 1937, she appeared as a radio singer and vaudeville dancer while a mere toddler, then was picked up by Universal Studios at the ...
Jun 29, 2023 · Most TV watchers of the ‘50s remember Elinor Donahue as Betty "Princess" Anderson on Father Knows Best. In 1960, she joined the cast of The Andy Griffith Show, playing Sheriff Andy Taylor’s love...
Elinor Donahue. Actress: Pretty Woman. Tap dancing at the age of 16 months, pert and pretty Elinor Donahue has been entertaining audiences for six decades. Born Mary Eleanor Donahue in Tacoma, Washington, on April 19, 1937, she appeared as a radio singer and vaudeville dancer while a mere toddler, then was picked up by Universal Studios at the ...
Jul 5, 2022 · Elinor Donahue (Ellie Walker) CBS, Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock. Elinor Donahue played Mayberry pharmacist Ellie Walker, Andy's first of many love interests throughout the series. She...
Elinor Donahue, born as Mary Eleanor Donahue, is a famous American actress best known for appearing as Betty Anderson in the 1950s’ popular sitcom ‘Father Knows Best’. She is also known for playing the roles of Joan Randall in the drama ‘Many Happy Returns’, of Jane Mulligan in the series ‘Mulligan's Stew’ and of Gladys Peterson ...
Jul 19, 2024 · The commonality is actually actress Elinor Donahue, who became a part of classic TV history on Father Knows Best and, ever so briefly, The Andy Griffith Show, the latter for about a dozen episodes.
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.
Jan 30, 2024 · Now 86 and retired, Elinor Donahue has been married four times and is the mother of four. In this conversation, Elinor looks back at her days as a star of classic television. The Father Knows...
In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Elinor Donahue talks about growing up as a performer in radio and vaudeville, and outlines her early film career in the films Mister Big and The Unfinished Dance.