ELINOR DONAHUE
ACTING
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).
- Pretty Woman 1990
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991
- Singing Guns 1950
- Love Is Better Than Ever 1952
- Dear God 1996
- Gidget Gets Married 1972
- The Unfinished Dance 1947
- Three Daring Daughters 1948
- And Now Tomorrow 1944
- Mister Big 1943
- In Name Only 1969
- Going Berserk 1983
- Tenth Avenue Angel 1948
- Winter Wonderland 1946
- The Happy Years 1950
- Girls Town 1959
- High School U.S.A. 1983
- My Blue Heaven 1950
- Honeymoon Lodge 1943
- An Old-Fashioned Girl 1949
- Imitation of Life 1959
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 2004
- The Andy Griffith Show 1960
- Murder, She Wrote 1984
- Star Trek 1966
- Ellen 1994
- The Odd Couple 1970
- The Love Boat 1977
- Friends 1994
- The Golden Girls 1985
- The Flying Nun 1967
- Cold Case 2003
- Eek! The Cat 1992
- General Electric Theater 1953
- Get a Life 1990
- Father Knows Best 1954
- The Virginian 1962
- Dr. Kildare 1961
- Letter to Loretta 1953
- The Love Boat 1977
- Condominium 1980
- Letter to Loretta 1953
- CHiPs 1977
- The Love Boat 1977
- Police Woman 1974
- Herman's Head 1991
- Coach 1989
- Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
- 77 Sunset Strip 1958