Quinn, Medicine Woman and a few soaps, including Santa Barbara and Days of Our Lives , the latter in which she played a rare malicious part. Though she may not have had much of a chance to shine in her career, Elinor has certainly been a steady, reliable player who has not let her fans down with her obvious warmth and pleasing disposition.
Quinn, Medicine Woman Her last credits were several appearances as a judge on The Young and the Restless in and a featured role in the film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement The widow of TV executive producer Harry Ackerman he was 25 years her senior , whose list of credits included Leave It to Beaver , Bewitched and Gidget , and a mother of four sons, Elinor married third husband, contractor Louis Genevrino, in In , she published a memoir entitled "In the Kitchen with Elinor Donahue", in which she relived some of her memories of Hollywood along with providing more than of her top-grade recipes.
Sign In. Edit Elinor Donahue. Showing all 16 items. Those who fondly recall the archetypal s family sitcom Father Knows Best may be surprised to learn that when the series debuted in , it did so poorly in the ratings that CBS canceled it in March of A flood of protests came from viewers insisting that the show be reinstated. And written as Elinor, my full name had 13 letters, which my mother always said was a lucky number for us.
Like me, the other two actors who played his children in the show were without dads at home, so I think Young picked up on that during all our screen tests and it reinforced our connection on screen throughout the series.
Although he portrayed the model middle-class, Midwest father in the show, Young suffered from depression throughout his life.
Donahue remembers visiting the aging actor for his 90th birthday party a year before he died. So she told the producers I would do it, but only for a substantial salary. Well, they accepted, so I was committed, but it was a nice paycheck! We looked nothing like sisters, so they bleached my hair and padded my bra. Actress Elinor Donahue, best known as Betty Anderson in "Father Knows Best," once admitted that she wanted to be remembered as a multifaceted actress.
Born in April , Elinor was involved in the entertainment industry for over six decades, landing gigs as a vaudeville dancer when she was still a toddler and getting picked up by Universal Studios at five years old. Her first appearance on the big screen came in 's "Mister Big. It wasn't until , though, that she would land the part that skyrocketed her career: Betty Anderson in " Father Knows Best.
For six years, Elinor Donahue captivated the audience with her outstanding performance of the eldest daughter of Jim Robert Young and Margaret Anderson Jane Wyatt in the show that is remembered as one of the ideal family sitcoms from the 50s.
In an interview that the retired actress had with Closer Weekly in May , she shared some details about "Father Knows Best," including that it was broadcasted early in the morning in California. After admitting that she had been watching the show and even labeling it as "quite fun," Elinor revealed that she didn't watch it back in the day because she was too busy working to make it as good as it was.
She explained :. So, I never saw the show. Elinor also confessed that catching up with the TV series brought her happy memories, especially because the group that worked with her on the show including Lauren Chapin and Billy Gray was very close, and they all liked each other. Elinor added that she used to be too critical of herself as a young actress, so much so that she would make herself uncomfortable, which is another reason she didn't watch "Father Knows Best" in the 50s.
While Elinor Donahue today is recognized as a legendary actress, her childhood was quite challenging.
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