Name
Dody Goodman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-10-28
Deathday
2008-06-22 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
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Chasing women for the weekend at a luxurious Miami resort, teen buddies Ben and Jack get m...
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Freewheeling, motorcycle-riding musician Johnny rolls into a small town with his band, and...
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Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio ...
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An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who...
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Benson is a Casanova who tricks women into having sex with him before leaving them. He is ...
- 1978 Grease as Blanche
- 1983 Max Dugan Returns as Mrs. Litke
- 1984 Splash as Mrs. Stimler
- 1982 Grease 2 as Secretary Blanche Hodel
- 1992 Samantha as Mrs. Higgins
- 1993 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol as Miss Miller (voice)
- 2007 Black Ribbon as Aunt Gayle
- 1964 Bedtime Story as Fanny Eubank
- 1976 Silent Movie as Tourist Woman (uncredited)
- 1991 Cool as Ice as Mae
- 1988 Splash, Too as Mrs. Stimler
- 1987 The Chipmunk Adventure as Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
- 1985 I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later as Scheherazade
- 1992 Frozen Assets as Mrs. Patterson
- 1995 Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare as Grandma Dotty Dooley
- 2017 The Grease Story as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
- 1980 Valentine Magic on Love Island as Ida Kramer
- 1995 Cops n Roberts
- 1985 Private Resort as Mrs. Rawlings
- 1994 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9 as Miss Miller (voice)
- 1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ( 325 episodes ) as Martha Larkin Shumway
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 2 episodes ) as Gretchen Parks
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Beverly Hills
- 1996 Boston Common ( 1 episode ) as Mrs. Gunderson
- 1979 The Mary Tyler Moore Hour ( 11 episodes )
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Patricia Seldon
- 1983 Alvin and the Chipmunks ( 0 episode )
- 1978 Diff'rent Strokes ( 5 episodes ) as Sophia Drummond
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 1984 Punky Brewster ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Crazy like a Fox ( 1 episode )
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1978 Flying High ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Here and Now ( 1 episode ) as William Grandmother
- 1977 Forever Fernwood ( 30 episodes )
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1974 Dinah! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1956 Stanley ( 6 episodes ) as Betty
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Miss Chadwick
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1983 Just Our Luck ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Co-Host
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar ( 28 episodes ) as Self
