Jeff Donnell

About

Jean Marie "Jeff" Donnell (July 10, 1921 — April 11, 1988) was an American film and television actress. She grew up in South Windham, Maine. As a child, she adopted the nickname "Jeff" after the character in her favorite comic strip, Mutt and Jeff. Donnell graduated from Towson High School, Towson, Maryland, in 1938 and attended the Leland Powers School of Drama in Boston, Massachusetts. Later, she studied at the Yale School of Drama. She was signed to a contract by Columbia Pictures in 1942 and made her film debut in My Sister Eileen. She later had roles in some RKO films. She was not a major star, but she did have a lengthy film and television career in various supporting roles, including the role of Gidget's mother, "Dorothy Lawrence", opposite Carl Reiner in the 1961 movie Gidget Goes Hawaiian. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Donnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full...

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Perry MasonSeries • 1957Adam-12Series • 1968Love, American StyleSeries • 1969Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955Dr. KildareSeries • 1961CannonSeries • 1971Emergency!Series • 1972Climax!Series • 1954Daniel BooneSeries • 1964The F.B.I.Series • 1965Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973Medical CenterSeries • 1969The Bob Newhart ShowSeries • 1972The Addams FamilySeries • 1964The Partridge FamilySeries • 1970Mister EdSeries • 1961The Ford Television TheatreSeries • 1952Police StorySeries • 1973Felony SquadSeries • 1966Studio 57Series • 1954The DuPont Show with June AllysonSeries • 1959Racket SquadSeries • 1951Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952