Elinor Donahue
Born	Mary Eleanor Donahue April 19, 1937 (1937-04-19) (age 71) Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.
Occupation	actor
Years active	1942–present

Elinor Donahue (born April 19, 1937, as Mary Eleanor Donahue in Tacoma, Washington, USA, North America) is an American actress. The naturally red-headed Donahue is best known for her early role as Robert Young's eldest/popular daughter, Betty Anderson, on the popular 1950s cult sitcom, Father Knows Best, and for her nearly 30-year marriage to producer Harry Ackerman, whom she met on the set of that series. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: , Country State County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (D) Area  - City  62. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State Coordinates: , Country State County Pierce Government  - Mayor Bill Baarsma (D) Area  - City  62. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... North American redirects here. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Robert Young or Bob Young may refer to several different people: Robert J Young (historian) Robert Young (politician) (1834–1904), New Brunswick politician and businessman Robert Young (Biblical scholar), author of Youngs Literal Translation of the Bible Robert Young (actor) (1907-1998), star of US television programs Father Knows... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cult typically refers to a cohesive social group devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture considers outside the mainstream, with a notably positive or negative popular perception. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Robert Young and Jean Vander Pyl on NBC Radios Father Knows Best Father Knows Best, a popular American TV and radio sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s, portrayed an idealized vision of middle-class American life of the era. ... Harry Ackerman (November 17, 1912 in Albany, New York - February 3, 1991 in Burbank, California) was a famed TV executive producer at Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures. ...

Biography

Donahue's mother was a theatrical costumer, who moonlighted as a department store saleswoman in order to pay for her daughter's dancing lessons. 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. Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska,[1] was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Barrie Chase (born October 20, 1933), a dancer and actress, made four television specials as Fred Astaires young partner in the 1960s, taking the place that Ginger Rogers had held thirty years before as Astaires primary dance partner. ...

Donahue was a child actor working in vaudeville and had several bit parts in movies as a teenager, including Love is Better Than Ever (1952), starring a young Elizabeth Taylor. She achieved stardom for her role as the elder daughter, Betty, on the popular television family series Father Knows Best (1954 - 1960). She also appeared in numerous other television shows as a guest actor, such as the Star Trek second-season episode "Metamorphosis", as well as in such motion pictures as Pretty Woman (1990). This article is about the musical variety theatre. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ... Robert Young and Jean Vander Pyl on NBC Radios Father Knows Best Father Knows Best, a popular American TV and radio sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s, portrayed an idealized vision of middle-class American life of the era. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ... Metamorphosis is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series first broadcast November 10, 1967 and repeated July 19, 1968. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy motion picture. ... This article is about the year. ...

Donahue has had roles on many TV shows, including Miriam Welby, Tony Randall's love interest on TV's The Odd Couple, compassionate working mother, Jane Mulligan on Mulligan's Stew, and Hunnicut, the evil nurse on Days of Our Lives. Donahue was also featured in several episodes of The Andy Griffith Show as pharmacist Ellie Walker, even getting a mention in the famous opening credits. Walker was intended to be a love interest for Andy Taylor, but was dropped from the cast after Griffith and the producers decided they had no romantic chemistry, and appears only during the first season (1960 - 1961). The Odd Couple was a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. ... Days of our Lives is an American soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965[5] on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. ... The Andy Griffith Show is an American television series that aired on CBS from October 3rd, 1960 to April 1st, 1968. ... For other persons named Andrew Taylor, see Andrew Taylor (disambiguation). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Donahue played Gladys, the mother of Chris Peterson (Chris Elliott), on the cult sitcom Get A Life! (1990-1992), alongside Elliott's real-life father, comedian Bob Elliott. Chris Elliott (born May 31, 1960 in New York City) is an American comedian and the son of comedian Bob Elliott. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... Robert Brackett Elliott (March 26, 1923— ) is an American comedian, formerly one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. ...

Donahue was married to the late TV executive producer Harry Ackerman (who had been 25 years her senior). His list of credits included Leave It to Beaver, Bewitched, and Gidget. A mother of four sons, Elinor has been living with her third husband, contractor Louis Genevrino, whom she married in 1992 in California. Harry Ackerman (November 17, 1912 in Albany, New York - February 3, 1991 in Burbank, California) was a famed TV executive producer at Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures. ... For other uses, see Leave It to Beaver (disambiguation). ... This article is about an American television sitcom. ... Gidget was a film starring fifties teen icon Sandra Dee was produced in the USA in 1959. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1998, Donahue published a memoir entitled In the Kitchen with Elinor Donahue, in which she relived some of her memories of Hollywood along with providing more than 150 of her top-grade recipes.^[1] Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

Donahue played Commissioner Nancy Hedford in the Star Trek espisode "Metamorphosis" along side Glenn Corbett as Zefram Cochrane the inventor of warp drive.

References

External links

• Elinor Donahue article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
• Elinor Donahue at the Internet Movie Database