Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Date of Birth:

Jul 10, 1921

Place of Birth:

Windham, Maine, USA

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.

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filmography:

Eadie Was a Lady Eadie Was a Lady

1945

Outcasts of the Trail Outcasts of the Trail

1949

Throw a Saddle on a Star Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946

Force of Impulse Force of Impulse

1961

Nine Girls Nine Girls

1944

Tars and Spars Tars and Spars

1946

Stand Up and Be Counted Stand Up and Be Counted

1972

Cowboy Blues Cowboy Blues

1946

Stars on Parade Stars on Parade

1944

3 Is a Family 3 Is a Family

1944

Destination 60,000 Destination 60,000

1957

Doughboys in Ireland Doughboys in Ireland

1943

She's a Soldier Too She's a Soldier Too

1944

Skirts Ahoy! Skirts Ahoy!

1952

Stagecoach Kid Stagecoach Kid

1949

Gidget Goes to Rome Gidget Goes to Rome

1963

Big Timber Big Timber

1950

Congratulations, It's a Boy! Congratulations, It's a Boy!

1971

Because You're Mine Because You're Mine

1952

Love Hate Love Love Hate Love

1971

A Gift of Terror A Gift of Terror

1973

Gidget Goes Hawaiian Gidget Goes Hawaiian

1961

Portrait of a Stripper Portrait of a Stripper

1979

Rendezvous Hotel Rendezvous Hotel

1979

Magnificent Roughnecks Magnificent Roughnecks

1956

The Comic The Comic

1969

Murder by Natural Causes Murder by Natural Causes

1979

Bristle Face Bristle Face

1964

Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

A Thousand and One Nights A Thousand and One Nights

1945

It's Great to Be Young It's Great to Be Young

1946

Spider-Man Spider-Man

1977

The Guns of Fort Petticoat The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

Singing on the Trail Singing on the Trail

1946

The Phantom Thief The Phantom Thief

1946

The Fuller Brush Girl The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

A Night to Remember A Night to Remember

1942

Walk Softly, Stranger Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

Over 21 Over 21

1945

The Iron Maiden The Iron Maiden

1963

Easy Living Easy Living

1949

The Unknown The Unknown

1946

In a Lonely Place In a Lonely Place

1950

The Blue Gardenia The Blue Gardenia

1953

The Boogie Man Will Get You The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

My Sister Eileen My Sister Eileen

1942

Night Editor Night Editor

1946

The Power of the Whistler The Power of the Whistler

1945

Dancing in Manhattan Dancing in Manhattan

1944

Roughshod Roughshod

1949

Three Guys Named Mike Three Guys Named Mike

1951

My Man Godfrey My Man Godfrey

1957

Flight Nurse Flight Nurse

1953

Massacre Canyon Massacre Canyon

1954

Redwood Forest Trail Redwood Forest Trail

1950

Hoedown Hoedown

1950

That Texas Jamboree That Texas Jamboree

1946

There's Something About a Soldier There's Something About a Soldier

1943

So This Is Love So This Is Love

1953

Post Office Investigator Post Office Investigator

1949

Mr. District Attorney Mr. District Attorney

1947

Song of the Prairie Song of the Prairie

1945

Thief of Damascus Thief of Damascus

1952

The First Time The First Time

1952

Carolina Blues Carolina Blues

1944

Sweet Smell of Success Sweet Smell of Success

1957

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