Jeff Donnell
Acting
Born: 1921-07-10 in Windham, Maine, USA
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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Donnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Perry Mason
Sylvia Dykes
Perry Mason
Rose Carol
Omnibus
Helen
Emergency!
Katie
Adam-12
Mrs. James Nelson
Love, American Style
Mrs. Hutton
Love, American Style
Mrs. Gellar
Matinee Theater
Dr. Kildare
Evelyn Driscoll
Climax!
Kay Matheson
The Ford Television Theatre
Doris
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Cleaning Woman
Daniel Boone
Varna Montgomery
Cannon
The Bob Newhart Show
Clara Hackler
The Addams Family
Eleanor Digby
Barnaby Jones
Janet Gossett
Medical Center
Mrs. Hersey
The F.B.I.
Rooming House Manager
The F.B.I.
Mrs. Kraft
The Partridge Family
Mrs. Monahan
Mister Ed
Martha Harper
Felony Squad
Studio 57
Police Story
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Jarkey
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Millie Moon
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Cornelia
Racket Squad
Cavalcade of America
Ann Rutledge
Gidget
Paper Moon
Mrs. Carson
The Mothers-in-Law
Elaine
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Nurse Klein
Sweet Smell of Success
Sally
Matt Helm
Ethel
Spider-Man
Aunt May Parker