Jeff Donnell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

113

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

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Bob Newhart Show

    The Bob Newhart Show

  • The Partridge Family

    The Partridge Family

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Hoedown

    Hoedown

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cowboy Blues

    Cowboy Blues

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • The Unknown

    The Unknown

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

  • Flight Nurse

    Flight Nurse

  • The Mothers-in-Law

    The Mothers-in-Law

  • Gidget

    Gidget

  • Roughshod

    Roughshod

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • Nine Girls

    Nine Girls

  • Three Guys Named Mike

    Three Guys Named Mike

  • Over 21

    Over 21

  • Magnificent Roughnecks

    Magnificent Roughnecks

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Carolina Blues

    Carolina Blues

  • Stagecoach Kid

    Stagecoach Kid

  • Bristle Face

    Bristle Face

  • Skirts Ahoy!

    Skirts Ahoy!

  • The Comic

    The Comic

  • The Iron Maiden

    The Iron Maiden

  • Sweet Smell of Success

    Sweet Smell of Success

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • A Thousand and One Nights

    A Thousand and One Nights

  • Paper Moon

    Paper Moon

  • The Blue Gardenia

    The Blue Gardenia

  • The Power of the Whistler

    The Power of the Whistler

  • Song of the Prairie

    Song of the Prairie

  • Singing on the Trail

    Singing on the Trail

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Stand Up and Be Counted

    Stand Up and Be Counted

  • Gidget Goes Hawaiian

    Gidget Goes Hawaiian

  • Gidget Goes to Rome

    Gidget Goes to Rome

  • Throw a Saddle on a Star

    Throw a Saddle on a Star

  • That Texas Jamboree

    That Texas Jamboree

  • A Night to Remember

    A Night to Remember

  • Gibbsville

    Gibbsville

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • Portrait of a Stripper

    Portrait of a Stripper

  • Murder by Natural Causes

    Murder by Natural Causes

  • Tars and Spars

    Tars and Spars

  • Congratulations, It's a Boy!

    Congratulations, It's a Boy!

  • The Girl with Something Extra

    The Girl with Something Extra

  • 3 Is a Family

    3 Is a Family

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • The First Time

    The First Time

  • Because You're Mine

    Because You're Mine

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • Doughboys in Ireland

    Doughboys in Ireland

  • McNaughton's Daughter

    McNaughton's Daughter

  • Post Office Investigator

    Post Office Investigator

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • The Fuller Brush Girl

    The Fuller Brush Girl

  • Sincerely, Willis Wade

    Sincerely, Willis Wade

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • A Gift of Terror

    A Gift of Terror

  • Dancing in Manhattan

    Dancing in Manhattan

  • She's a Soldier Too

    She's a Soldier Too

  • Here We Go Again

    Here We Go Again

  • Me and the Chimp

    Me and the Chimp

  • Outcasts of the Trail

    Outcasts of the Trail

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Love Hate Love

    Love Hate Love

  • Night Editor

    Night Editor

  • Redwood Forest Trail

    Redwood Forest Trail

  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat

    The Guns of Fort Petticoat

  • Meet the O'Briens

    Meet the O'Briens

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • The Phantom Thief

    The Phantom Thief

  • Stars on Parade

    Stars on Parade

  • Massacre Canyon

    Massacre Canyon

  • It's Great to Be Young

    It's Great to Be Young

  • The Boogie Man Will Get You

    The Boogie Man Will Get You

  • Big Timber

    Big Timber

  • Force of Impulse

    Force of Impulse

  • Rendezvous Hotel

    Rendezvous Hotel

  • Thief of Damascus

    Thief of Damascus

  • Destination 60,000

    Destination 60,000

  • Eadie Was a Lady

    Eadie Was a Lady