Jeff Donnell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-07-10

Day of death

1988-04-11 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Windham, Maine, USA

Jeff Donnell

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Carolina Blues

    Carolina Blues

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Roughshod

    Roughshod

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

  • Tars and Spars

    Tars and Spars

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Skirts Ahoy!

    Skirts Ahoy!

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • The Mothers-in-Law

    The Mothers-in-Law

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • The Unknown

    The Unknown

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • Magnificent Roughnecks

    Magnificent Roughnecks

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Comic

    The Comic

  • Gidget

    Gidget

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • Bristle Face

    Bristle Face

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • Post Office Investigator

    Post Office Investigator

  • Congratulations, It's a Boy!

    Congratulations, It's a Boy!

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Because You're Mine

    Because You're Mine

  • Nine Girls

    Nine Girls

  • The First Time

    The First Time

  • Cowboy Blues

    Cowboy Blues

  • Stagecoach Kid

    Stagecoach Kid

  • The Girl with Something Extra

    The Girl with Something Extra

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Sincerely, Willis Wade

    Sincerely, Willis Wade

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • The Fuller Brush Girl

    The Fuller Brush Girl

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Love Hate Love

    Love Hate Love

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • Gibbsville

    Gibbsville

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • Me and the Chimp

    Me and the Chimp

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • Here We Go Again

    Here We Go Again

  • Redwood Forest Trail

    Redwood Forest Trail

  • A Gift of Terror

    A Gift of Terror

  • Sweet Smell of Success

    Sweet Smell of Success

  • McNaughton's Daughter

    McNaughton's Daughter

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Thief of Damascus

    Thief of Damascus

  • Flight Nurse

    Flight Nurse

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Gidget Goes Hawaiian

    Gidget Goes Hawaiian

  • The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Portrait of a Stripper

    Portrait of a Stripper

  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat

    The Guns of Fort Petticoat

  • The Iron Maiden

    The Iron Maiden

  • Night Editor

    Night Editor

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • Gidget Goes to Rome

    Gidget Goes to Rome

  • Outcasts of the Trail

    Outcasts of the Trail

  • The Phantom Thief

    The Phantom Thief

  • Over 21

    Over 21

  • That Texas Jamboree

    That Texas Jamboree

  • Three Guys Named Mike

    Three Guys Named Mike

  • Hoedown

    Hoedown

  • The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

    The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

  • The Boogie Man Will Get You

    The Boogie Man Will Get You

  • Massacre Canyon

    Massacre Canyon

  • 3 Is a Family

    3 Is a Family

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • The Power of the Whistler

    The Power of the Whistler

  • Stars on Parade

    Stars on Parade

  • Stand Up and Be Counted

    Stand Up and Be Counted

  • Force of Impulse

    Force of Impulse

  • Rendezvous Hotel

    Rendezvous Hotel

  • Big Timber

    Big Timber

  • She's a Soldier Too

    She's a Soldier Too

  • Throw a Saddle on a Star

    Throw a Saddle on a Star

  • Doughboys in Ireland

    Doughboys in Ireland

  • Murder by Natural Causes

    Murder by Natural Causes

  • Singing on the Trail

    Singing on the Trail

  • Song of the Prairie

    Song of the Prairie

  • It's Great to Be Young

    It's Great to Be Young

  • Eadie Was a Lady

    Eadie Was a Lady

  • Dancing in Manhattan

    Dancing in Manhattan

  • Destination 60,000

    Destination 60,000

  • Meet the O'Briens

    Meet the O'Briens