Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/19/1937
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 ...
Known For
Pretty Woman
as Bridget
Singing Guns
as Little Girl (uncredited)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Janie Thomas
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Lady Palimore
Going Berserk
as Margaret Anderson
Mister Big
as Muggsy
Winter Wonderland
as Betty Wheeler
Three Daring Daughters
as Alix Morgan
Dear God
as Elinor Donahue
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within
as Rebecca Quinn Dickinson
Tenth Avenue Angel
as Cynthia (uncredited)
Love Is Better Than Ever
as Pattie Marie Levoy
High School U.S.A.
as Mrs. Franklin
Tea for Two
Unknown Role
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Orphanage Woman
Imitation of Life
as Lora's Friend
Mulligan's Stew
as Jane Mulligan
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Unknown Role
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as Self
The Happy Years
as Connie Brown
Career Timeline
1983
1978
1977
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas
as Betty Anderson
Mulligan's Stew
as Jane Mulligan
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
Role unknown
The Love Boat
as Rowena
The Love Boat
as Betty Anderson
The Love Boat
as Mrs. Van Buren
CHiPs
as Elnor Donahue (uncredited)
Mulligan's Stew
as Jane Mulligan
The Father Knows Best Reunion
as Betty Anderson