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Jeff Donnell
Actor

Jeff Donnell

10 Jul 1921Born
11 Apr 1988Died
66Age at death
108Credits

Biography

Jean Marie "Jeff" Donnell (July 10, 1921 — April 11, 1988) was an American film and television actress. She grew up in South Windham, Maine. As a child, she adopted the nickname "Jeff" after the character in her favorite comic strip, Mutt and Jeff. Donnell graduated from Towson High School, Towson, Maryland, in 1938 and attended the Leland Powers School of Drama in Boston, Massachusetts. Later, she studied at the Yale School of Drama. She was signed to a contract by Columbia Pictures in 1942 and made her film debut in My Sister Eileen. She later had roles in some RKO films.

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She was not a major star, but she did have a lengthy film and television career in various supporting roles, including the role of Gidget's mother, "Dorothy Lawrence", opposite Carl Reiner in the 1961 movie Gidget Goes Hawaiian.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 108 credits.

  1. 1979Portrait of a StripperFilm: Edith Sterling
  2. 1979Rendezvous HotelFilm: Mrs. Williams
  3. 1979Murder by Natural CausesFilm: Mrs. Mathews
  4. 1977Spider-ManFilm: Aunt May Parker
  5. 1976GibbsvilleSeries (1 episode)
  6. 1976McNaughton's DaughterSeries: Mrs. Wilson (3 episodes)
  7. 1975Matt HelmSeries: Ethel (7 episodes)
  8. 1974Paper MoonSeries: Mrs. Carson (1 episode)
  9. 1973The Girl with Something ExtraSeries (1 episode)
  10. 1973A Gift of TerrorFilm: Mrs. Cummings
  11. 1973Police StorySeries (2 episodes)
  12. 1973Barnaby JonesSeries: Janet Gossett (1 episode)
  13. 1973Here We Go AgainSeries: Aunt Patti (1 episode)
  14. 1972The ABC Afternoon PlaybreakSeries: Mrs. Cummings (1 episode)
  15. 1972The Bob Newhart ShowSeries: Clara Hackler (1 episode)
  16. 1972Stand Up and Be CountedFilm: Ruth
  17. 1972Emergency!Series: Katie (1 episode)
  18. 1972Me and the ChimpSeries (1 episode)
  19. 1971Congratulations, It's a Boy!Film: Rose
  20. 1971CannonSeries (1 episode)
  21. 1971Love Hate LoveFilm: Mary Blunden
  22. 1970The Partridge FamilySeries: Mrs. Monahan (1 episode)
  23. 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Film: Cornelia
  24. 1969The ComicFilm: Nurse
  25. 1969Love, American StyleSeries: Mrs. Hutton, Mrs. Gellar (1 episode)
  26. 1969Medical CenterSeries: Mrs. Hersey (1 episode)
  27. 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Series: Cleaning Woman (1 episode)
  28. 1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsSeries: Nurse Klein (1 episode)
  29. 1968Adam-12Series: Mrs. James Nelson (1 episode)
  30. 1967The Mothers-in-LawSeries: Elaine (1 episode)
  31. 1966Felony SquadSeries (1 episode)
  32. 1965The F.B.I.Series: Rooming House Manager, Mrs. Kraft (1 episode)
  33. 1965GidgetSeries (1 episode)
  34. 1964Daniel BooneSeries: Varna Montgomery (1 episode)
  35. 1964The Addams FamilySeries: Eleanor Digby (1 episode)
  36. 1964Bristle FaceFilm: Mrs. Jarkey
  37. 1963Gidget Goes to RomeFilm: Mrs. Lawrence
  38. 1963The Iron MaidenFilm: Miriam Fisher
  39. 1961Force of ImpulseFilm: Louise Reese
  40. 1961Dr. KildareSeries: Evelyn Driscoll (5 episodes)
  41. 1961Gidget Goes HawaiianFilm: Dorothy Lawrence
  42. 1961Mister EdSeries: Martha Harper (1 episode)
  43. 1960Special for WomenSeries: The Career Woman (1 episode)
  44. 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries: Millie Moon (1 episode)
  45. 1957My Man GodfreyFilm: Molly
  46. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Sylvia Dykes, Rose Carol (1 episode)
  47. 1957Sweet Smell of SuccessFilm: Sally
  48. 1957Destination 60,000Film: Ruth Buckley
  49. 1957The Guns of Fort PetticoatFilm: Mary Wheller
  50. 1956Sincerely, Willis WadeFilm: Sylvia
  51. 1956Magnificent RoughnecksFilm: Julie
  52. 1955Matinee TheaterSeries (1 episode)
  53. 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeries: Mrs. Jarkey (2 episodes)
  54. 1954Climax!Series: Kay Matheson (1 episode)
  55. 1954Studio 57Series (1 episode)
  56. 1954Meet the O'BriensFilm: Nancy
  57. 1954Massacre CanyonFilm: Cora
  58. 1953Flight NurseFilm: Lt. Ann Phillips
  59. 1953So This Is LoveFilm: Henrietta Van Dyke
  60. 1953The Blue GardeniaFilm: Sally Ellis
  61. 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries: Doris (1 episode)
  62. 1952Because You're MineFilm: Patty Ware
  63. 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeries: Ann Rutledge (1 episode)
  64. 1952Skirts Ahoy!Film: Giff
  65. 1952Thief of DamascusFilm: Sheherazade
  66. 1952The First TimeFilm: Donna Gilbert
  67. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries (1 episode)
  68. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Pug, Marlene (1 episode)
  69. 1951Racket SquadSeries (1 episode)
  70. 1951Three Guys Named MikeFilm: Alice Raymend
  71. 1950Walk Softly, StrangerFilm: Gwen
  72. 1950Redwood Forest TrailFilm: Julie Wescott
  73. 1950The Fuller Brush GirlFilm: Jane Bixby
  74. 1950Big TimberFilm: Sally
  75. 1950HoedownFilm: Vera Wright
  76. 1950In a Lonely PlaceFilm: Sylvia Nicolai
  77. 1949Easy LivingFilm: Penny McCarr
  78. 1949Post Office InvestigatorFilm: April Shaughnessy
  79. 1949Outcasts of the TrailFilm: Vinnie White
  80. 1949Stagecoach KidFilm: Jessie Arnold

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