Dody Goodman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

44

Gender

Female

Birthday

1914-10-28

Day of death

2008-06-22 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Dody Goodman

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Grease

    Grease

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks

    Alvin and the Chipmunks

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Punky Brewster

    Punky Brewster

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Bedtime Story

    Bedtime Story

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Texas

    Texas

  • Flying High

    Flying High

  • Splash

    Splash

  • Private Resort

    Private Resort

  • Silent Movie

    Silent Movie

  • Boston Common

    Boston Common

  • Grease 2

    Grease 2

  • The Chipmunk Adventure

    The Chipmunk Adventure

  • Splash, Too

    Splash, Too

  • Cool as Ice

    Cool as Ice

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol

  • Frozen Assets

    Frozen Assets

  • I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

    I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • Black Ribbon

    Black Ribbon

  • Just Our Luck

    Just Our Luck

  • The Grease Story

    The Grease Story

  • Max Dugan Returns

    Max Dugan Returns

  • Here and Now

    Here and Now

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9

  • Valentine Magic on Love Island

    Valentine Magic on Love Island

  • Forever Fernwood

    Forever Fernwood

  • Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

    Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

  • Cops n Roberts

    Cops n Roberts

  • Samantha

    Samantha

  • Stanley

    Stanley

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

    The Mary Tyler Moore Hour