Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell (July 10, 1921 — April 11, 1988) was an American film and television actress. Born Jean Marie Donnell, 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 Acting
Popularity 14.359
Birthday 1921-07-10
Place of Birth Windham, Maine, USA
Also Known As Jean Marie Donnell,
Sweet Smell of Success
1957

Sweet Smell of Success

The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942

The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Blue Gardenia
1953

The Blue Gardenia

My Sister Eileen
1942

My Sister Eileen

Night Editor
1946

Night Editor

Dancing in Manhattan
1944

Dancing in Manhattan

The Power of the Whistler
1945

The Power of the Whistler

In a Lonely Place
1950

In a Lonely Place

The Unknown
1946

The Unknown

A Night to Remember
1942

A Night to Remember

The Fuller Brush Girl
1950

The Fuller Brush Girl

The Phantom Thief
1946

The Phantom Thief

Walk Softly, Stranger
1950

Walk Softly, Stranger

Over 21
1945

Over 21

Easy Living
1949

Easy Living

The Iron Maiden
1963

The Iron Maiden

Roughshod
1949

Roughshod

Three Guys Named Mike
1951

Three Guys Named Mike

Mr. District Attorney
1947

Mr. District Attorney

Post Office Investigator
1949

Post Office Investigator

Song of the Prairie
1945

Song of the Prairie

Thief of Damascus
1952

Thief of Damascus

Carolina Blues
1944

Carolina Blues

The First Time
1952

The First Time

So This Is Love
1953

So This Is Love

There's Something About a Soldier
1943

There's Something About a Soldier

Flight Nurse
1953

Flight Nurse

My Man Godfrey
1957

My Man Godfrey

Massacre Canyon
1954

Massacre Canyon

Redwood Forest Trail
1950

Redwood Forest Trail

That Texas Jamboree
1946

That Texas Jamboree

Hoedown
1950

Hoedown

Singing on the Trail
1946

Singing on the Trail

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

Destination 60,000
1957

Destination 60,000

3 Is a Family
1944

3 Is a Family

Doughboys in Ireland
1943

Doughboys in Ireland

She's a Soldier Too
1944

She's a Soldier Too

Stagecoach Kid
1949

Stagecoach Kid

Skirts Ahoy!
1952

Skirts Ahoy!

Stars on Parade
1944

Stars on Parade

Cowboy Blues
1946

Cowboy Blues

Throw a Saddle on a Star
1946

Throw a Saddle on a Star

Outcasts of the Trail
1949

Outcasts of the Trail

Eadie Was a Lady
1945

Eadie Was a Lady

Force of Impulse
1961

Force of Impulse

Nine Girls
1944

Nine Girls

Stand Up and Be Counted
1972

Stand Up and Be Counted

Tars and Spars
1946

Tars and Spars

Gidget Goes to Rome
1963

Gidget Goes to Rome

Big Timber
1950

Big Timber

Bristle Face
1964

Bristle Face

Murder by Natural Causes
1979

Murder by Natural Causes

Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

A Thousand and One Nights
1945

A Thousand and One Nights

Spider-Man
1977

Spider-Man

It's Great to Be Young
1946

It's Great to Be Young

The Comic
1969

The Comic

Magnificent Roughnecks
1956

Magnificent Roughnecks

Love Hate Love
1971

Love Hate Love

Because You're Mine
1952

Because You're Mine

Congratulations, It's a Boy!
1971

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

A Gift of Terror
1973

A Gift of Terror

Gidget Goes Hawaiian
1961

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Rendezvous Hotel
1979

Rendezvous Hotel

Portrait of a Stripper
1979

Portrait of a Stripper

Gidget
1965

Gidget

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason

Police Story
1973

Police Story

Felony Squad
1966

Felony Squad

Daniel Boone
1964

Daniel Boone

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Dr. Kildare
1961

Dr. Kildare

The George Gobel Show
1954

The George Gobel Show

Paper Moon
1974

Paper Moon

Mister Ed
1961

Mister Ed

Omnibus
1952

Omnibus

Cannon
1971

Cannon

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Me and the Chimp
1972

Me and the Chimp

The Girl with Something Extra
1973

The Girl with Something Extra

Climax!
1954

Climax!

Matinee Theater
1955

Matinee Theater

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Addams Family
1964

The Addams Family

Racket Squad
1951

Racket Squad

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Cavalcade of America
1952

Cavalcade of America

Matt Helm
1975

Matt Helm

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason

Here We Go Again
1973

Here We Go Again

The Mothers-in-Law
1967

The Mothers-in-Law

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Adam-12
1968

Adam-12

Emergency!
1972

Emergency!

Medical Center
1969

Medical Center