Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Acting
Born 1921-07-10 - Died 1988-04-11Windham, Maine, USA

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.

Movies (69)

Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970Movie7.2
Spider-Man
6.3

Spider-Man

1977Movie6.3
In a Lonely Place
7.6

In a Lonely Place

1950Movie7.6
Sweet Smell of Success
7.6

Sweet Smell of Success

1957Movie7.6
Nine Girls
5.8

Nine Girls

1944Movie5.8
3 Is a Family
9.0

3 Is a Family

1944Movie9.0
A Thousand and One Nights
6.1

A Thousand and One Nights

1945Movie6.1
Mr. Winkle Goes to War
7.1

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944Movie7.1
There's Something About a Soldier
5.4

There's Something About a Soldier

1943Movie5.4
Redwood Forest Trail
7.0

Redwood Forest Trail

1950Movie7.0
Three Guys Named Mike
5.8

Three Guys Named Mike

1951Movie5.8
The Fuller Brush Girl
6.1

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950Movie6.1
Easy Living
5.7

Easy Living

1949Movie5.7
The Power of the Whistler
5.9

The Power of the Whistler

1945Movie5.9
A Night to Remember
6.7

A Night to Remember

1942Movie6.7
My Man Godfrey
6.5

My Man Godfrey

1957Movie6.5
The Blue Gardenia
6.5

The Blue Gardenia

1953Movie6.5
Throw a Saddle on a Star
7.0

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946Movie7.0
Because You're Mine
6.8

Because You're Mine

1952Movie6.8
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
6.3

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957Movie6.3
The Unknown
6.3

The Unknown

1946Movie6.3
My Sister Eileen
6.8

My Sister Eileen

1942Movie6.8
Flight Nurse
6.0

Flight Nurse

1953Movie6.0
So This Is Love
4.3

So This Is Love

1953Movie4.3
Stars on Parade
8.0

Stars on Parade

1944Movie8.0
Tars and Spars
5.8

Tars and Spars

1946Movie5.8
Walk Softly, Stranger
5.1

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950Movie5.1
The Iron Maiden
6.6

The Iron Maiden

1963Movie6.6
Skirts Ahoy!
5.8

Skirts Ahoy!

1952Movie5.8
Night Editor
5.5

Night Editor

1946Movie5.5
Love Hate Love
5.9

Love Hate Love

1971Movie5.9
Over 21
6.7

Over 21

1945Movie6.7
The Comic
6.1

The Comic

1969Movie6.1
Gidget Goes to Rome
5.0

Gidget Goes to Rome

1963Movie5.0
Mr. District Attorney
6.5

Mr. District Attorney

1947Movie6.5
The First Time
7.5

The First Time

1952Movie7.5
Massacre Canyon
6.7

Massacre Canyon

1954Movie6.7
Roughshod
5.7

Roughshod

1949Movie5.7
It's Great to Be Young
9.0

It's Great to Be Young

1946Movie9.0
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
5.0

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

1961Movie5.0
Singing on the Trail
7.0

Singing on the Trail

1946Movie7.0
The Phantom Thief
6.4

The Phantom Thief

1946Movie6.4
Outcasts of the Trail
9.0

Outcasts of the Trail

1949Movie9.0
Murder by Natural Causes
6.9

Murder by Natural Causes

1979Movie6.9
Eadie Was a Lady
4.4

Eadie Was a Lady

1945Movie4.4
Sincerely, Willis Wade
8.0

Sincerely, Willis Wade

1956Movie8.0
Portrait of a Stripper
4.0

Portrait of a Stripper

1979Movie4.0
Congratulations, It's a Boy!
6.5

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

1971Movie6.5
Force of Impulse
4.3

Force of Impulse

1961Movie4.3
Rendezvous Hotel
7.0

Rendezvous Hotel

1979Movie7.0
Bristle Face
8.0

Bristle Face

1964Movie8.0
The Boogie Man Will Get You
6.2

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942Movie6.2
Thief of Damascus
6.7

Thief of Damascus

1952Movie6.7
Meet the O'Briens

Meet the O'Briens

1954Movie
She's a Soldier Too
5.5

She's a Soldier Too

1944Movie5.5
Magnificent Roughnecks
10.0

Magnificent Roughnecks

1956Movie10.0
Stand Up and Be Counted
7.0

Stand Up and Be Counted

1972Movie7.0
Post Office Investigator
7.0

Post Office Investigator

1949Movie7.0
Song of the Prairie
7.0

Song of the Prairie

1945Movie7.0
Big Timber
10.0

Big Timber

1950Movie10.0
Carolina Blues
5.8

Carolina Blues

1944Movie5.8
That Texas Jamboree
8.0

That Texas Jamboree

1946Movie8.0
Cowboy Blues
10.0

Cowboy Blues

1946Movie10.0
A Gift of Terror
7.0

A Gift of Terror

1973Movie7.0
Stagecoach Kid
7.3

Stagecoach Kid

1949Movie7.3
Hoedown
6.0

Hoedown

1950Movie6.0
Destination 60,000
10.0

Destination 60,000

1957Movie10.0
Doughboys in Ireland
10.0

Doughboys in Ireland

1943Movie10.0
Dancing in Manhattan
7.0

Dancing in Manhattan

1944Movie7.0

TV Shows (43)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Love, American Style
6.2

Love, American Style

1969Series6.2
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Matinee Theater
5.3

Matinee Theater

1955Series5.3
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
Adam-12
7.1

Adam-12

1968Series7.1
Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.6

Marcus Welby, M.D.

1969Series6.6
Omnibus
7.0

Omnibus

1952Series7.0
The Addams Family
8.0

The Addams Family

1964Series8.0
Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964Series7.0
Climax!
3.8

Climax!

1954Series3.8
The Bob Newhart Show
7.5

The Bob Newhart Show

1972Series7.5
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
The Partridge Family
6.8

The Partridge Family

1970Series6.8
Barnaby Jones
7.1

Barnaby Jones

1973Series7.1
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
Mister Ed
6.8

Mister Ed

1961Series6.8
Medical Center
6.4

Medical Center

1969Series6.4
Studio 57
7.5

Studio 57

1954Series7.5
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952Series7.8
Police Story
7.0

Police Story

1973Series7.0
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

1956Series6.4
Felony Squad
6.5

Felony Squad

1966Series6.5
Racket Squad
6.5

Racket Squad

1951Series6.5
The George Gobel Show
7.8

The George Gobel Show

1954Series7.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
6.8

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959Series6.8
Gidget
6.8

Gidget

1965Series6.8
Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952Series4.6
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954Series7.9
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
4.8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969Series4.8
Paper Moon
6.8

Paper Moon

1974Series6.8
The Mothers-in-Law
6.0

The Mothers-in-Law

1967Series6.0
Matt Helm
7.8

Matt Helm

1975Series7.8
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
7.0

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

1972Series7.0
Special for Women
6.3

Special for Women

1960Series6.3
The Girl with Something Extra
8.3

The Girl with Something Extra

1973Series8.3
Here We Go Again
6.0

Here We Go Again

1973Series6.0
Gibbsville
10.0

Gibbsville

1976Series10.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
Me and the Chimp
6.7

Me and the Chimp

1972Series6.7
McNaughton's Daughter
4.5

McNaughton's Daughter

1976Series4.5