Actor

Dody Goodman

October 28, 1914 · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Dody Goodman (October 28, 1914 – June 22, 2008) was an American character actress. She played the mother of the title character in the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, her distinctive high-pitched voice announcing the show's title at the beginning of each episode. She was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show in the 1950s, and cast member of The Mary Tyler Moore Hour in 1979. Aside from film and television appearances, she also voiced Miss Miller in the television series Alvin and the Chipmunks and the film spin-off The Chipmunk Adventure. She also played on Punky Brewster, as Punky's teacher.

Notable work

7.4
Grease (1978)
as Blanche
6.3
Splash (1984)
as Mrs. Stimler
5.2
Grease 2 (1982)
as Secretary Blanche Hodel
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Beverly Hills
6.5
Silent Movie (1976)
as Tourist Woman (uncredited)

Often works with

Sid Caesar
3 titles together
Grease, Grease 2, Silent Movie
Didi Conn
2 titles together
Grease, Grease 2
Eve Arden
2 titles together
Grease, Grease 2
Howard Morris
2 titles together
Splash, Alvin and the Chipmunks
Connie Stevens
2 titles together
Grease 2, The Love Boat
Eddie Deezen
2 titles together
Grease 2, Punky Brewster

Full filmography · 35

The Grease Story
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
2017
Black Ribbon
as Aunt Gayle
2007
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
as Grandma Dotty Dooley
1995
Cops n Roberts
cast
1995
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
as Miss Miller (voice)
1994
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
as Miss Miller (voice)
1993
Samantha
as Mrs. Higgins
1992
Frozen Assets
as Mrs. Patterson
1992
Cool as Ice
as Mae
19915.1
Splash, Too
as Mrs. Stimler
19885.3
The Chipmunk Adventure
as Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
19877
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
as Scheherazade
1985