Jeff Donnell
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-07-10 in Windham, Maine, USA
Died
1988-04-11
Biography
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 list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Perry Mason
as Sylvia Dykes
Perry Mason
as Rose Carol
Adam-12
as Mrs. James Nelson
Emergency!
as Katie
Dr. Kildare
as Evelyn Driscoll
Marcus Welby, M.D.
as Cleaning Woman
Love, American Style
as Mrs. Hutton
Love, American Style
as Mrs. Gellar
The Addams Family
as Eleanor Digby
Climax!
as Kay Matheson
The F.B.I.
as Rooming House Manager
The F.B.I.
as Mrs. Kraft
Cannon
Barnaby Jones
as Janet Gossett
Daniel Boone
as Varna Montgomery
Matinee Theater
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Medical Center
as Mrs. Hersey
The Partridge Family
as Mrs. Monahan