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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 ...
- January 1, 1
- 3 min
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
Jun 29, 2023 · Elinor Donahue played Ellie Walker, Sheriff Andy Taylor's love interest, in the first season of The Andy Griffith Show. She left the show after 12 episodes because she felt insecure and unhappy with her role and the chemistry with Andy Griffith.
Learn about the life and career of Elinor Donahue, a versatile actress who starred in Father Knows Best, The Andy Griffith Show, and The Princess Diaries 2. Find out her birth name, nickname, family, trivia, and more on IMDb.
- April 19, 1937
Jan 29, 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.
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In her three-and-a-half-hour Archive 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.
