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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
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Ellie Walker
- Cold Case (2003) as Esther 'Legs' Davis (2005)
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- 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
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Judy Corbett
- Ellen (1994) as Delores Warwell
- Police Woman (1974) as Ellie Tarlow
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Sharon Calloway
- The Golden Girls (1985) as Katherine
- The Rookies (1972) Cast
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Miriam Welby
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Laura Holt
- One Day at a Time (1975) Cast
- Eek! The Cat (1992) as Mom (voice)
- Police Story (1973) Cast
- Dennis the Menace (1959) Cast
- The Flying Nun (1967) as Dr. Jennifer Ethrington
- CHiPs (1977) as Elnor Donahue (uncredited)
- Father Knows Best (1954) as Betty Anderson
- Pretty Woman (1990) as Bridget
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) as Lady Palimore
- Battle of the Network Stars (1976) Cast
- Herman's Head (1991) as Mrs. Fitzer
- Get a Life (1990) as Gradys Peterson
- S.W.A.T. (1975) Cast
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950) as Emily Vanderlip Foster
- $weepstake$ (1979) Cast
- Occasional Wife (1966) Cast
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Debbie Waring
- The Eleventh Hour (1962) Cast
- Redigo (1963) Cast
- 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
- Imitation of Life (1959) as Lora's Friend
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996) Cast
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978) Cast
- The Brothers Brannagan (1960) as Diane
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) Cast
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Carol Madsen
- Dear God (1996) as Elinor Donahue
- Mulligan's Stew (1977) as Jane Mulligan
- Many Happy Returns (1964) Cast
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969) Cast
- High School U.S.A. (1983) as Mrs. Franklin
- Going Berserk (1983) as Margaret Anderson
- Singing Guns (1950) as Little Girl (uncredited)
- Gidget Gets Married (1972) as Medley Blaine
- My Blue Heaven (1950) as Mary (uncredited)
- Tea for Two (1950) Cast
- Mister Big (1943) as Muggsy
- Police Story: No Margin for Error (1978) Cast
- And Now Tomorrow (1944) as Janice
- Three Daring Daughters (1948) as Alix Morgan
- The Happy Years (1950) as Connie Brown
- Girls Town (1959) as Mary Lee Morgan
- Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016) as Self
- Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) as Cynthia (uncredited)
- Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) as Pattie Marie Levoy
- Honeymoon Lodge (1943) as Janie Thomas
- In Name Only (1969) as Esther Garrity
- Doctors' Private Lives (1978) as Mona Wise
- Her First Romance (1951) as Lucille Stewart
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within (2001) as Rebecca Quinn Dickinson
- Winter Wonderland (1946) as Betty Wheeler
- The Unfinished Dance (1947) as Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)
- The Father Knows Best Reunion (1977) as Betty Anderson
- Girls' Town (1942) as Bit Role (uncredited)
- Mulligan's Stew (1977) as Jane Mulligan
- An Old-Fashioned Girl (1949) as Maud Shaw (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)
- 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), The Andy Griffith Show (1960).
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