Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

7/10/1921 – 4/11/1988Windham, Maine, USA

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.

Filmography (112 titles)

Portrait of a Stripper3.5Movie

Portrait of a Stripper

Edith Sterling · 1979

7.0Movie

Rendezvous Hotel

Mrs. Williams · 1979

Murder by Natural Causes6.9Movie

Murder by Natural Causes

Mrs. Mathews · 1979

Spider-Man6.3Movie

Spider-Man

Aunt May Parker · 1977

Gibbsville10.0Show

Gibbsville

1976

4.5Show

McNaughton's Daughter

Mrs. Wilson · 1976

Matt Helm7.8Show

Matt Helm

Ethel · 1975

Paper Moon6.8Show

Paper Moon

Mrs. Carson · 1974

The Girl with Something Extra8.3Show

The Girl with Something Extra

1973

A Gift of Terror7.0Movie

A Gift of Terror

Mrs. Cummings · 1973

Police Story7.0Show

Police Story

1973

Barnaby Jones7.0Show

Barnaby Jones

Janet Gossett · 1973

Here We Go Again6.0Show

Here We Go Again

Aunt Patti · 1973

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak7.0Show

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

Mrs. Cummings · 1972

The Bob Newhart Show7.5Show

The Bob Newhart Show

Clara Hackler · 1972

Stand Up and Be Counted7.0Movie

Stand Up and Be Counted

Ruth · 1972

Emergency!7.9Show

Emergency!

Katie · 1972

Me and the Chimp6.7Show

Me and the Chimp

1972

Congratulations, It's a Boy!6.5Movie

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

Rose · 1971

Cannon6.7Show

Cannon

1971

Love Hate Love5.9Movie

Love Hate Love

Mary Blunden · 1971

The Partridge Family6.8Show

The Partridge Family

Mrs. Monahan · 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!7.2Movie

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Cornelia · 1970

The Comic6.1Movie

The Comic

Nurse · 1969

Love, American Style6.2Show

Love, American Style

Mrs. Hutton · 1969

Medical Center6.4Show

Medical Center

Mrs. Hersey · 1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.6.6Show

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Cleaning Woman · 1969

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors4.8Show

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

Nurse Klein · 1969

Adam-127.1Show

Adam-12

Mrs. James Nelson · 1968

The Mothers-in-Law6.0Show

The Mothers-in-Law

Elaine · 1967