Elinor Donahue | |
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Donahue in 1960 | |
Born | Mary Eleanor Donahue April 19, 1937 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
Other names | Mary Elinor Donahue |
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Years active | 1942–2011 |
Known for | Father Knows Best Many Happy Returns The Andy Griffith Show Star Trek: The Original Series Metamorphosis The Odd Couple Pretty Woman Days of Our Lives |
Spouses | Richard Smith
(m. 1955; div. 1961)Lou Genevrino (m. 1992) |
Children | 4[1] |
Elinor Donahue (born Mary Eleanor Donahue, April 19, 1937) is a retired American actress, best known today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Jim and Margaret Anderson on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best.