Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Acting

Born: 1937-04-19 · Tacoma, Washington, USA

Biography

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 a

🎬 Movies (20)

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016

Self

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

2004

Lady Palimore

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within

2001

Rebecca Quinn Dickinson

Dear God

Dear God

1996

Elinor Donahue

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

Orphanage Woman

Pretty Woman

Pretty Woman

1990

Bridget

No Earthly Reason

1984

Mrs. Morrison

High School U.S.A.

High School U.S.A.

1983

Mrs. Franklin

Going Berserk

Going Berserk

1983

Margaret Anderson

Just an Overnight Guest

Just an Overnight Guest

1983

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Police Story: No Margin for Error

1978

Doctors' Private Lives

Doctors' Private Lives

1978

Mona Wise

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas

1977

Betty Anderson

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

Dick Clark's Good Old Days

1977

Mulligan's Stew

Mulligan's Stew

1977

Jane Mulligan

The Father Knows Best Reunion

The Father Knows Best Reunion

1977

Betty Anderson

Gidget Gets Married

Gidget Gets Married

1972

Medley Blaine

In Name Only

In Name Only

1969

Esther Garrity

Girls Town

Girls Town

1959

Mary Lee Morgan

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1959

Lora's Friend