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Elinor Donahue
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Mary Eleanor Donahue (born April 19, 1937), credited as Elinor Donahue, is an American actress, best remembered today for playing the role of Betty Anderson, the eldest child of Robert Young and Jane Wyatt, on the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best.
Donahue achieved stardom for her role as the elder daughter, Betty, on the television family series Father Knows Best. Her co-stars were Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray as her younger brother, James "Bud" Anderson, Jr., and Lauren Chapin as her younger sister, Kathy.
Known For
Friends
1994
Star Trek
1966
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Cold Case
2003
The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Coach
1989
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Ellen
1994
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Happy Days
1974
The Golden Girls
1985
The Odd Couple
1970
One Day at a Time
1975
CHiPs
1977
Eek! The Cat
1992
Pretty Woman
1990
S.W.A.T.
1975
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Imitation of Life
1959
Dear God
1996
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