Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

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…

Filmography

Friends
Friends
1994 · TV
as Aunt Lillian
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 · TV
as Rowena
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 · TV
as Betty Anderson
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 · TV
as Mrs. Van Buren
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · TV
as Ellie Walker
Star Trek
Star Trek
1966 · TV
as Commissioner Nancy Hedford
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV
as Connie Lewis
Cold Case
Cold Case
2003 · TV
as Esther 'Legs' Davis (2005)
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best
1954 · TV
as Betty Anderson
Coach
Coach
1989 · TV
as Lorraine
Happy Days
Happy Days
1974 · TV
The Virginian
The Virginian
1962 · TV
as Carole Cole
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 · TV
as Rebecca Quinn
Ellen
Ellen
1994 · TV
as Delores Warwell
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
1985 · TV
as Katherine
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
as Self
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · TV
as Emily Vanderlip Foster
One Day at a Time
One Day at a Time
1975 · TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · TV
as Letty Mae Stinchcomb
Hotel
Hotel
1982 · TV
as Louise
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV
as Sharon Calloway
The Rookies
The Rookies
1972 · TV
Police Woman
Police Woman
1974 · TV
as Ellie Tarlow
CHiPs
CHiPs
1977 · TV
as Elnor Donahue (uncredited)