Actor
Elinor Donahue
April 19, 1937 · Tacoma, Washington, USA
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.
Donahue achieved stardom for her role as the elder daughter, Betty, on the television family series Father Knows Best. Her co-stars were Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray as her younger brother, James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., and Lauren Chapin as her younger sister, Kathy.
Notable work
8.4Friends (1994)
as Aunt Lillian
7.4Pretty Woman (1990)
as Bridget
6.7The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
as Lady Palimore
8Star Trek (1966)
as Commissioner Nancy Hedford
5.3Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
as Orphanage Woman
7.6Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
as Rebecca Quinn
7.5Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Connie Lewis
7.7Cold Case (2003)
as Esther 'Legs' Davis (2005)
7.6The Golden Girls (1985)
as Katherine
7.4Imitation of Life (1959)
as Lora's Friend
7.6Happy Days (1974)
cast
Often works with
Héctor Elizondo
3 titles together
Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Dear God
Jennifer Aniston
2 titles together
Friends, E! True Hollywood Story
Larry Miller
2 titles together
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Dear God
William Shatner
2 titles together
Star Trek, Eek! The Cat
Barbara Babcock
2 titles together
Star Trek, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Tom Bosley
2 titles together
Murder, She Wrote, Happy Days
Full filmography · 79
Cold Case
as Esther 'Legs' Davis (2005)
20037.7
E! True Hollywood Story
cast
19968.1
Friends
as Aunt Lillian
19948.4
Ellen
as Delores Warwell
19946.1
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Rebecca Quinn
19937.6
Eek! The Cat
as Mom (voice)
19926.9
Herman's Head
as Mrs. Fitzer
19916.8
Get a Life
as Gradys Peterson
19907.3
Coach
as Lorraine
19896.7
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter
as Susan Baxter
1987
The Golden Girls
as Katherine
19857.6
Murder, She Wrote
as Connie Lewis
19847.5