Jeff Donnell
Jul 10, 1921 — Apr 11, 1988 (66 years)
Windham, Maine, USA
60 Movies
25 Series
A career spanning 84+ years and 85+ titles makes Jeff Donnell one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Sylvia Nicolai in 'In a Lonely Place' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
66R.I.P.
60Movies
25Series
Jeff Donnell
60 Movies
25 Series
A career spanning 84+ years and 85+ titles makes Jeff Donnell one of the trade's long-distance runners. her Sylvia Nicolai in 'In a Lonely Place' ranks among the most remembered of her filmography. Drama has been her most frequent territory.
66 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
60
Movies
25
Series
Movies
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
In a Lonely Place
1950
Spider-Man
1977
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
The Unknown
1946
Nine Girls
1944
The Blue Gardenia
1953
My Man Godfrey
1957
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
A Night to Remember
1942
The Iron Maiden
1963
Mr. District Attorney
1947
Night Editor
1946
My Sister Eileen
1942
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
Thief of Damascus
1952
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
Three Guys Named Mike
1951
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
1961
The Power of the Whistler
1945
Because You're Mine
1952
Gidget Goes to Rome
1963
Easy Living
1949
Massacre Canyon
1954
Force of Impulse
1961
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
Roughshod
1949
The Comic
1969
So This Is Love
1953
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942
Skirts Ahoy!
1952
Over 21
1945
The First Time
1952
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
Carolina Blues
1944
Flight Nurse
1953
The Phantom Thief
1946
Tars and Spars
1946
Stagecoach Kid
1949
Eadie Was a Lady
1945
TV Shows
Matt Helm
1975
Dr. Kildare
1961
Mister Ed
1961
The F.B.I.
1965
Perry Mason
1957
Daniel Boone
1964
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Climax!
1954
The Addams Family
1964
Cavalcade of America
1952
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
Paper Moon
1974
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
Adam-12
1968
Here We Go Again
1973
Emergency!
1972
Medical Center
1969
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
Barnaby Jones
1973
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
The Partridge Family
1970
Love, American Style
1969
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1972
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Spider-Man
Aunt May Parker
1977
Film
Matt Helm
Ethel
1975–1976
TV
Paper Moon
Mrs. Carson
1974
TV
A Gift of Terror
Mrs. Cummings
1973
Film
Barnaby Jones
Janet Gossett
1973
TV
Here We Go Again
Aunt Patti
1973
TV
The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
Mrs. Cummings
1973
TV
The Bob Newhart Show
Clara Hackler
1978
TV
Stand Up and Be Counted
Ruth
1972
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jeff Donnell still alive?
Jeff Donnell passed away on April 11, 1988 at age 66.
What are the most famous roles of Jeff Donnell?
Jeff Donnell is best known for roles in In a Lonely Place, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Sweet Smell of Success.
How many movies has Jeff Donnell been in?
Over a 46-year career (since 1942), Jeff Donnell has appeared in 69 movies and 43 TV shows.
What was Jeff Donnell's first movie?
The career of Jeff Donnell began with My Sister Eileen (1942).
What is Jeff Donnell's most recent movie or series?
Jeff Donnell's most recent release is Portrait of a Stripper, which premiered on October 2, 1979.
What TV shows has Jeff Donnell appeared in?
On television, Jeff Donnell has appeared in The Addams Family, Perry Mason, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Bob Newhart Show.
Jeff Donnell
1921-07-10 · Windham, Maine, USA
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. Jeff Donnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.