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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 …
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- Friends (1994) as Aunt Lillian
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Connie Lewis
- Star Trek (1966) as Commissioner Nancy Hedford
- The Love Boat (1977) as Rowena
- Cold Case (2003) as Esther 'Legs' Davis (2005)
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Ellie Walker
- Hotel (1982) Cast
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Letty Mae Stinchcomb
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) as Rebecca Quinn
- The Virginian (1962) as Carole Cole
- Happy Days (1974) Cast
- Coach (1989) as Lorraine
- Police Woman (1974) as Ellie Tarlow
- Ellen (1994) as Delores Warwell
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Sharon Calloway
- The Golden Girls (1985) as Katherine
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Judy Corbett
- The Rookies (1972) Cast
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Laura Holt
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Miriam Welby
- One Day at a Time (1975) Cast
- Dennis the Menace (1959) Cast
- The Flying Nun (1967) as Dr. Jennifer Ethrington
- Eek! The Cat (1992) as Mom (voice)
- Police Story (1973) Cast
- Father Knows Best (1954) as Betty Anderson
- Pretty Woman (1990) as Bridget
- CHiPs (1977) as Elnor Donahue (uncredited)
- Herman's Head (1991) as Mrs. Fitzer
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) as Lady Palimore
- Get a Life (1990) as Gradys Peterson
- Battle of the Network Stars (1976) Cast
- S.W.A.T. (1975) Cast
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) as Emily Vanderlip Foster
- The Eleventh Hour (1962) Cast
- $weepstake$ (1979) Cast
- Occasional Wife (1966) Cast
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Debbie Waring
- The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (1987) as Susan Baxter
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) as Orphanage Woman
- Condominium (1980) as Audrey Ames
- Redigo (1963) Cast
- Imitation of Life (1959) as Lora's Friend
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996) Cast
- Many Happy Returns (1964) Cast
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) Cast
- Dear God (1996) as Elinor Donahue
- The Brothers Brannagan (1960) as Diane
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969) Cast
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Carol Madsen
- High School U.S.A. (1983) as Mrs. Franklin
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978) Cast
- Mulligan's Stew (1977) as Jane Mulligan
- Going Berserk (1983) as Margaret Anderson
- And Now Tomorrow (1944) as Janice
- Singing Guns (1950) as Little Girl (uncredited)
- Police Story: No Margin for Error (1978) Cast
- Honeymoon Lodge (1943) as Janie Thomas
- Tea for Two (1950) Cast
- Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016) as Self
- Gidget Gets Married (1972) as Medley Blaine
- My Blue Heaven (1950) as Mary (uncredited)
- Girls Town (1959) as Mary Lee Morgan
- Three Daring Daughters (1948) as Alix Morgan
- Doctors' Private Lives (1978) as Mona Wise
- Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) as Cynthia (uncredited)
- The Happy Years (1950) as Connie Brown
- Winter Wonderland (1946) as Betty Wheeler
- In Name Only (1969) as Esther Garrity
- Mister Big (1943) as Muggsy
- The Father Knows Best Reunion (1977) as Betty Anderson
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001) as Rebecca Quinn Dickinson
- Her First Romance (1951) as Lucille Stewart
- Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) as Pattie Marie Levoy
- Girls' Town (1942) as Bit Role (uncredited)
- The Unfinished Dance (1947) as Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)
- Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977) as Betty Anderson
- Mulligan's Stew (1977) as Jane Mulligan
- Dick Clark's Good Old Days (1977) Cast
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Most-watched Elinor Donahue films currently: Pretty Woman (1990), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004), Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Imitation of Life (1959), Dear God (1996).
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Selected TV credits: Friends (1994), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Star Trek (1966), The Love Boat (1977), Cold Case (2003).
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