Elinor Donahue | 83

Elinor Donahue (born April 19, 1937) is an American actress who played Betty Anderson in the American sitcom “Father Knows Best” in the 1950s. Donahue was born in Tacoma, Washington, on April 19, 1937, the daughter of Doris Genevieve (née Gelbaugh) and Thomas William Donahue.This actress started acting when she was very young. Since then, she has played many exciting roles, not only won awards, but also won the love of fans. She has been very diligent throughout her whole career, starring in a large number of film and television works, which has made her famous and recognized as a legendary actress.

She has appeared in dance chorus movies since the age of five, and was once a ballet school classmate of future Fred Astaire partner Barrie Chase. She is a child actress, worked in a vaudeville [citation needed], and played as teenager in several parts in movies , including “Love Is Better Than Ever (1952), starring Elizabeth Taylor “. In 1948, she played one of the daughters in “Three Daring Daughters” and as the sister of Mamie Van Doren in “Girls town” in 1959.

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