Elinor Donahue
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?Work (1988)Actor • 1988
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?Work (1988)Actor • 1988
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?Work (1981)Actor • 1981
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?Work (1981)Actor • 1981
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Elinor Donahue (who entered the world on Mary Eleanor Donahue; April 19, 1937) is an American retired actress widely recognized for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Jim and Margaret Anderson, on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best. Donahue was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Doris Gene...
Biography & Career
Appearing in dancing-chorus film roles from the age of five, Donahue was at one point a ballet-school classmate of future Fred Astaire partner Barrie Chase. She was once recognized as a child actress working in vaudeville and had several bit parts in movies as a teenager, including Love Is Better Than Ever (1952), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Tea for Two (1950) starring Doris Day. She played one of the daughters in Three Daring Daughters in 1948 and appeared as Mamie Van Doren's sister in Girls Town (1959). Donahue achieved stardom for her role as the elder daughter, Betty, on the television family series Father Knows Best, which aired from 1954 to 1960. 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).
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- 1972: Career Milestone
- 1978: Career Milestone
- 1981: Career Milestone
- 1988: Career Milestone
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