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Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 10, 1921
Died Apr 11, 1988 (66)
Birthplace Windham, Maine, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Jeff Donnell was an American film and television actress. Born Jean Marie Donnell, 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.

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Murder by Natural Causes

Murder by Natural Causes

1979

as Mrs. Mathews

Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

1979

as Edith Sterling

Rendezvous Hotel

Rendezvous Hotel

1979

as Mrs. Williams

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

1977

as Aunt May Parker

A Gift of Terror

A Gift of Terror

1973

as Mrs. Cummings

Love Hate Love

Love Hate Love

1971

as Mary Blunden

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

as Cornelia

The Comic

The Comic

1969

as Nurse

Bristle Face

Bristle Face

1964

as Mrs. Jarkey

The Iron Maiden

The Iron Maiden

1963

as Miriam Fisher

Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome

1963

as Mrs. Lawrence

Force of Impulse

Force of Impulse

1961

as Louise Reese

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

1961

as Dorothy Lawrence

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

as Mary Wheller

Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

as Sally

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1957

as Molly

Magnificent Roughnecks

Magnificent Roughnecks

1956

as Julie

Massacre Canyon

Massacre Canyon

1954

as Cora

Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse

1953

as Lt. Ann Phillips

The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

1953

as Sally Ellis

So This Is Love

So This Is Love

1953

as Henrietta Van Dyke

Thief of Damascus

Thief of Damascus

1952

as Sheherazade

The First Time

The First Time

1952

as Donna Gilbert

Because You're Mine

Because You're Mine

1952

as Patty Ware

Skirts Ahoy!

Skirts Ahoy!

1952

as Giff

Three Guys Named Mike

Three Guys Named Mike

1951

as Alice Raymend

Hoedown

Hoedown

1950

as Vera Wright

Big Timber

Big Timber

1950

as Sally

Redwood Forest Trail

Redwood Forest Trail

1950

as Julie Wescott

The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

as Jane Bixby

Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

as Gwen

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

as Sylvia Nicolai

Stagecoach Kid

Stagecoach Kid

1949

as Jessie Arnold

Post Office Investigator

Post Office Investigator

1949

as April Shaughnessy

Outcasts of the Trail

Outcasts of the Trail

1949

as Vinnie White

Roughshod

Roughshod

1949

as Elaine Wyatt

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949

as Penny McCarr

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1947

as Miss Miller

The Phantom Thief

The Phantom Thief

1946

as Anne Parks Duncan

Throw a Saddle on a Star

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946

as Judy Lane

That Texas Jamboree

That Texas Jamboree

1946

as Jean Warren

Singing on the Trail

Singing on the Trail

1946

as Cindy Brown

Cowboy Blues

Cowboy Blues

1946

as Susan Nelson

Night Editor

Night Editor

1946

as Martha Cochrane

The Unknown

The Unknown

1946

as Nina Arnold

It's Great to Be Young

It's Great to Be Young

1946

as Georgia Johnson

Tars and Spars

Tars and Spars

1946

as Peggy McDougal

The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler

1945

as Frances 'Francie' Lane

Over 21

Over 21

1945

as Jan Lupton

Eadie Was a Lady

Eadie Was a Lady

1945

as Pamela 'Pepper' Parker

Song of the Prairie

Song of the Prairie

1945

as Penelope 'Penny' Stevens

A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

as Harem Girl

Dancing in Manhattan

Dancing in Manhattan

1944

as Julie Connors

Stars on Parade

Stars on Parade

1944

as Mary Brooks

Carolina Blues

Carolina Blues

1944

as Charlotte Barton

3 Is a Family

3 Is a Family

1944

as Hazel Whittaker

Nine Girls

Nine Girls

1944

as "Butch" Hendricks

She's a Soldier Too

She's a Soldier Too

1944

as Mary Fleming (uncredited)

Doughboys in Ireland

Doughboys in Ireland

1943

as Molly Callahan

There's Something About a Soldier

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

as Jean Burton

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1942

as Anne Carstairs

The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

as Winnie Slade

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1942

as Helen Loomis

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Television Credits

Matt Helm

as Ethel

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 20, 1975

Dr. Kildare

as Evelyn Driscoll

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Mrs. Jarkey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Mister Ed

as Martha Harper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1961

The F.B.I.

as Rooming House Manager

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Omnibus

as Helen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

Perry Mason

as Sylvia Dykes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Daniel Boone

as Varna Montgomery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1964

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Pug

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as Kay Matheson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The Addams Family

as Eleanor Digby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1964

Cavalcade of America

as Ann Rutledge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Millie Moon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1959

Paper Moon

as Mrs. Carson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Cleaning Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

The F.B.I.

as Mrs. Kraft

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Adam-12

as Mrs. James Nelson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1968

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Marlene

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Perry Mason

as Rose Carol

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Here We Go Again

as Aunt Patti

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1973

Emergency!

as Katie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1972

Medical Center

as Mrs. Hersey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

The Mothers-in-Law

as Elaine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

Barnaby Jones

as Janet Gossett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

The Bob Newhart Show

as Clara Hackler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1972

The Partridge Family

as Mrs. Monahan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1970

Nanny and the Professor

as Mrs. Winslow (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 1970

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as Nurse Klein

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1969

Love, American Style

as Mrs. Hutton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

Love, American Style

as Mrs. Gellar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

The Ford Television Theatre

as Doris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1952

The George Gobel Show

as Self

Episodes: 66

First Aired: Oct 02, 1954

Police Story

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Gidget

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Felony Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

Me and the Chimp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 1972

The Girl with Something Extra

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1973

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

Racket Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 07, 1951

Gibbsville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 1976

Studio 57

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1954

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2024 12 4 7 1
2025 1 6 17 1
2025 2 4 11 1
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2025 5 1 2 1
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