Elinor Donahue

Mary Eleanor Donahue (born April 19, 1937), credited as Elinor Donahue, is an American actress, best remembered today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Robert Young and Jane Wyatt, on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best.

Casted

Pretty Woman

Played Bridget

Average Rating

7.5

8700 votes

Release Date

Mar 23, 1990

36 years ago
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Played Lady Palimore

Average Rating

6.7

3348 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 2004

21 years ago
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Played Orphanage Woman

Average Rating

5.3

1420 votes

Release Date

Sep 05, 1991

35 years ago
Imitation of Life

Played Lora's Friend

Average Rating

7.4

301 votes

Release Date

Apr 09, 1959

67 years ago
Dear God

Played Elinor Donahue

Average Rating

5.5

61 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 1996

29 years ago
Going Berserk

Played Margaret Anderson

Average Rating

5.0

38 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1983

43 years ago
High School U.S.A.

Played Mrs. Franklin

Average Rating

5.4

34 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1983

43 years ago
Tea for Two

Average Rating

6.0

30 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1950

76 years ago
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

Played Rebecca Quinn Dickinson

Average Rating

7.8

20 votes

Release Date

May 12, 2001

25 years ago
Girls Town

Played Mary Lee Morgan

Average Rating

3.4

19 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 1959

67 years ago
Singing Guns

Played Little Girl (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.0

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1950

77 years ago
Tenth Avenue Angel

Played Cynthia (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.1

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 1948

79 years ago
Love Is Better Than Ever

Played Pattie Marie Levoy

Average Rating

6.1

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 23, 1952

75 years ago
The Unfinished Dance

Played Josie (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)

Average Rating

6.0

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 19, 1947

79 years ago
Three Daring Daughters

Played Alix Morgan

Average Rating

5.7

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 1948

79 years ago
Gidget Gets Married

Played Medley Blaine

Average Rating

5.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 04, 1972

55 years ago
Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

Played Betty Anderson

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 1977

49 years ago
And Now Tomorrow

Played Janice

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 22, 1944

82 years ago
Winter Wonderland

Played Betty Wheeler

Average Rating

4.3

3 votes

Release Date

May 12, 1946

81 years ago
The Happy Years

Played Connie Brown

Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jul 07, 1950

76 years ago
The Father Knows Best Reunion

Played Betty Anderson

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

May 15, 1977

49 years ago
My Blue Heaven

Played Mary (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 1950

76 years ago
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 2016

9 years ago
Her First Romance

Played Lucille Stewart

Average Rating

2.0

2 votes

Release Date

May 04, 1951

76 years ago
Mister Big

Played Muggsy

Average Rating

2.2

2 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1943

84 years ago
Just an Overnight Guest

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1983

43 years ago
An Old-Fashioned Girl

Played Maud Shaw (as Mary Eleanor Donahue)

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 19, 1949

78 years ago
Doctors' Private Lives

Played Mona Wise

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1978

48 years ago
Police Story: No Margin for Error

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 30, 1978

48 years ago
Mulligan's Stew

Played Jane Mulligan

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 1977

49 years ago
In Name Only

Played Esther Garrity

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 25, 1969

57 years ago
Dick Clark's Good Old Days

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1977

49 years ago
Girls' Town

Played Bit Role (uncredited)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1942

85 years ago
Honeymoon Lodge

Played Janie Thomas

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 23, 1943

83 years ago
No Earthly Reason

Played Mrs. Morrison

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 03, 1984

42 years ago

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