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Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Acting

Born: July 10, 1921Windham, Maine, USA

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
Filmography
Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

Edith Sterling

1979

Rendezvous Hotel

Mrs. Williams

1979
Murder by Natural Causes

Murder by Natural Causes

Mrs. Mathews

1979
Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Aunt May Parker

1977
A Gift of Terror

A Gift of Terror

Mrs. Cummings

1973
Stand Up and Be Counted

Stand Up and Be Counted

Ruth

1972
Congratulations, It's a Boy!

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

Rose

1971
Love Hate Love

Love Hate Love

Mary Blunden

1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Cornelia

1970
The Comic

The Comic

Nurse

1969
Bristle Face

Bristle Face

Mrs. Jarkey

1964
Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome

Mrs. Lawrence

1963
The Iron Maiden

The Iron Maiden

Miriam Fisher

1963
Force of Impulse

Force of Impulse

Louise Reese

1961
Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Dorothy Lawrence

1961
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

Molly

1957
Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

Sally

1957

Destination 60,000

Ruth Buckley

1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

Mary Wheller

1957
Sincerely, Willis Wade

Sincerely, Willis Wade

Sylvia

1956
Magnificent Roughnecks

Magnificent Roughnecks

Julie

1956
Meet the O'Briens

Meet the O'Briens

Nancy

1954
Massacre Canyon

Massacre Canyon

Cora

1954
Flight Nurse

Flight Nurse

Lt. Ann Phillips

1953
So This Is Love

So This Is Love

Henrietta Van Dyke

1953
The Blue Gardenia

The Blue Gardenia

Sally Ellis

1953
Because You're Mine

Because You're Mine

Patty Ware

1952
Skirts Ahoy!

Skirts Ahoy!

Giff

1952
Thief of Damascus

Thief of Damascus

Sheherazade

1952
The First Time

The First Time

Donna Gilbert

1952
Three Guys Named Mike

Three Guys Named Mike

Alice Raymend

1951
Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger

Gwen

1950
Redwood Forest Trail

Redwood Forest Trail

Julie Wescott

1950
The Fuller Brush Girl

The Fuller Brush Girl

Jane Bixby

1950
Big Timber

Big Timber

Sally

1950
Hoedown

Hoedown

Vera Wright

1950
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

Sylvia Nicolai

1950
Easy Living

Easy Living

Penny McCarr

1949
Post Office Investigator

Post Office Investigator

April Shaughnessy

1949
Outcasts of the Trail

Outcasts of the Trail

Vinnie White

1949
Stagecoach Kid

Stagecoach Kid

Jessie Arnold

1949
Roughshod

Roughshod

Elaine Wyatt

1949
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

Miss Miller

1947

It's Great to Be Young

Georgia Johnson

1946
Singing on the Trail

Singing on the Trail

Cindy Brown

1946
Cowboy Blues

Cowboy Blues

Susan Nelson

1946
The Unknown

The Unknown

Nina Arnold

1946
That Texas Jamboree

That Texas Jamboree

Jean Warren

1946
The Phantom Thief

The Phantom Thief

Anne Parks Duncan

1946
Night Editor

Night Editor

Martha Cochrane

1946
Throw a Saddle on a Star

Throw a Saddle on a Star

Judy Lane

1946
Tars and Spars

Tars and Spars

Peggy McDougal

1946
Song of the Prairie

Song of the Prairie

Penelope 'Penny' Stevens

1945
Over 21

Over 21

Jan Lupton

1945
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

Harem Girl

1945
The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler

Frances 'Francie' Lane

1945
Eadie Was a Lady

Eadie Was a Lady

Pamela 'Pepper' Parker

1945
Carolina Blues

Carolina Blues

Charlotte Barton

1944
Dancing in Manhattan

Dancing in Manhattan

Julie Connors

1944
3 Is a Family

3 Is a Family

Hazel Whittaker

1944
She's a Soldier Too

She's a Soldier Too

Mary Fleming (uncredited)

1944
Stars on Parade

Stars on Parade

Mary Brooks

1944
Nine Girls

Nine Girls

"Butch" Hendricks

1944
There's Something About a Soldier

There's Something About a Soldier

Jean Burton

1943
Doughboys in Ireland

Doughboys in Ireland

Molly Callahan

1943
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Anne Carstairs

1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Boogie Man Will Get You

Winnie Slade

1942
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

Helen Loomis

1942