Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

111

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-07-10

Day of Death

1988-04-11 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Windham, Maine, USA

Also Known As

Jean Marie Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Biography

Jeff Donnell 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

Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Acting

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as

Sally

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942

The Boogie Man Will Get You

as

Winnie Slade

The Blue Gardenia

1953

The Blue Gardenia

as

Sally Ellis

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

1961

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

as

Dorothy Lawrence

My Sister Eileen

1942

My Sister Eileen

as

Helen Loomis

Night Editor

1946

Night Editor

as

Martha Cochrane

The Power of the Whistler

1945

The Power of the Whistler

as

Frances 'Francie' Lane

In a Lonely Place

1950

In a Lonely Place

as

Sylvia Nicolai

The Unknown

1946

The Unknown

as

Nina Arnold

A Night to Remember

1942

A Night to Remember

as

Anne Carstairs

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

The Fuller Brush Girl

as

Jane Bixby

The Phantom Thief

1946

The Phantom Thief

as

Anne Parks Duncan

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

Walk Softly, Stranger

as

Gwen

Over 21

1945

Over 21

as

Jan Lupton

Easy Living

1949

Easy Living

as

Penny McCarr

The Iron Maiden

1963

The Iron Maiden

as

Miriam Fisher

Roughshod

1949

Roughshod

as

Elaine Wyatt

Rendezvous Hotel

1979

Rendezvous Hotel

as

Mrs. Williams

Three Guys Named Mike

1951

Three Guys Named Mike

as

Alice Raymend

Mr. District Attorney

1947

Mr. District Attorney

as

Miss Miller

Post Office Investigator

1949

Post Office Investigator

as

April Shaughnessy

Song of the Prairie

1945

Song of the Prairie

as

Penelope 'Penny' Stevens

Thief of Damascus

1952

Thief of Damascus

as

Sheherazade

Carolina Blues

1944

Carolina Blues

as

Charlotte Barton

The First Time

1952

The First Time

as

Donna Gilbert

So This Is Love

1953

So This Is Love

as

Henrietta Van Dyke

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

There's Something About a Soldier

as

Jean Burton

Flight Nurse

1953

Flight Nurse

as

Lt. Ann Phillips

My Man Godfrey

1957

My Man Godfrey

as

Molly

Massacre Canyon

1954

Massacre Canyon

as

Cora

Redwood Forest Trail

1950

Redwood Forest Trail

as

Julie Wescott

That Texas Jamboree

1946

That Texas Jamboree

as

Jean Warren

Hoedown

1950

Hoedown

as

Vera Wright

Portrait of a Stripper

1979

Portrait of a Stripper

as

Edith Sterling

Singing on the Trail

1946

Singing on the Trail

as

Cindy Brown

Throw a Saddle on a Star

1946

Throw a Saddle on a Star

as

Judy Lane

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

1957

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

as

Mary Wheller

Destination 60,000

1957

Destination 60,000

as

Ruth Buckley

3 Is a Family

1944

3 Is a Family

as

Hazel Whittaker

Dancing in Manhattan

1944

Dancing in Manhattan

as

Julie Connors

She's a Soldier Too

1944

She's a Soldier Too

as

Mary Fleming (uncredited)

Doughboys in Ireland

1943

Doughboys in Ireland

as

Molly Callahan

Stagecoach Kid

1949

Stagecoach Kid

as

Jessie Arnold

Skirts Ahoy!

1952

Skirts Ahoy!

as

Giff

Stars on Parade

1944

Stars on Parade

as

Mary Brooks

Cowboy Blues

1946

Cowboy Blues

as

Susan Nelson

Outcasts of the Trail

1949

Outcasts of the Trail

as

Vinnie White

Eadie Was a Lady

1945

Eadie Was a Lady

as

Pamela 'Pepper' Parker

Force of Impulse

1961

Force of Impulse

as

Louise Reese

Nine Girls

1944

Nine Girls

as

"Butch" Hendricks

Stand Up and Be Counted

1972

Stand Up and Be Counted

as

Ruth

Tars and Spars

1946

Tars and Spars

as

Peggy McDougal

Gidget Goes to Rome

1963

Gidget Goes to Rome

as

Mrs. Lawrence

Big Timber

1950

Big Timber

as

Sally

Bristle Face

1964

Bristle Face

as

Mrs. Jarkey

Murder by Natural Causes

1979

Murder by Natural Causes

as

Mrs. Mathews

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as

Cornelia

Spider-Man

1977

Spider-Man

as

Aunt May Parker

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

A Thousand and One Nights

as

Harem Girl

It's Great to Be Young

1946

It's Great to Be Young

as

Georgia Johnson

The Comic

1969

The Comic

as

Nurse

Magnificent Roughnecks

1956

Magnificent Roughnecks

as

Julie

Love Hate Love

1971

Love Hate Love

as

Mary Blunden

Because You're Mine

1952

Because You're Mine

as

Patty Ware

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

1971

Congratulations, It's a Boy!

as

Rose

A Gift of Terror

1973

A Gift of Terror

as

Mrs. Cummings

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

as

Martha Harper

Gidget

Gidget

as

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Rooming House Manager

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Helen

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Sylvia Dykes

Cannon

Cannon

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

as

Me and the Chimp

Me and the Chimp

as

The Girl with Something Extra

The Girl with Something Extra

as

Police Story

Police Story

as

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Varna Montgomery

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Pug

Climax!

Climax!

as

Kay Matheson

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

as

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as

Self

The Addams Family

The Addams Family

as

Eleanor Digby

Racket Squad

Racket Squad

as

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Ann Rutledge

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Evelyn Driscoll

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

as

Self

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as

Millie Moon

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

as

Mrs. Carson

Matt Helm

Matt Helm

as

Ethel

Marcus Welby, M.D.

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as

Cleaning Woman

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Mrs. Kraft

Adam-12

Adam-12

as

Mrs. James Nelson

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Marlene

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Rose Carol

Here We Go Again

Here We Go Again

as

Aunt Patti

Emergency!

Emergency!

as

Katie

Medical Center

Medical Center

as

Mrs. Hersey

The Mothers-in-Law

The Mothers-in-Law

as

Elaine

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Gibbsville

Gibbsville

as

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

as

Nurse Klein

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Janet Gossett

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

as

Clara Hackler

The Partridge Family

The Partridge Family

as

Mrs. Monahan

Nanny and the Professor

Nanny and the Professor

as

Mrs. Winslow (uncredited)

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Mrs. Hutton

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

as

Mrs. Gellar

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Mrs. Jarkey

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Doris

Production

Crew

Directing