Dody Goodman is an American actress in the front rank of the profession with an audience spread across several continents. In cinemas, 'Grease' is the work that carried the name worldwide, as Blanche. 'Splash' is a second title with an audience of its own. The run of work now stretches over 62 years.
Dody Goodman
Actress
93 years (Oct 28, 1914 – Jun 22, 2008)Columbus, USAColumbus, Ohio, USA
Dody Goodman is an American actress in the front rank of the profession with an audience spread across several continents. In cinemas, 'Grease' is the work that carried the name worldwide, as Blanche. 'Splash' is a second title with an audience of its own. The run of work now stretches over 62 years.
Dody Goodman (October 28, 1914 – June 22, 2008) was an American character actress. She played the mother of the title character in the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, her distinctive high-pitched voice announcing the show's title at the beginning of each episode. She was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show in the 1950s, and cast member of The Mary Tyler Moore Hour in 1979. Aside from film and television appearances, she also voiced Miss Miller in the television series Alvin and the Chipmunks and the film spin-off The Chipmunk Adventure. She also played on Punky Brewster, as Punky's teacher.