Dody Goodman
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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 th...
Known For
Filmography
The Grease Story
2017
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
Black Ribbon
2007
as Aunt Gayle
Boston Common
1996
as Mrs. Gunderson
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995
as Grandma Dotty Dooley
Cops n Roberts
1995
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
1994
as Miss Miller (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
1993
as Miss Miller (voice)
Samantha
1992
as Mrs. Higgins
Frozen Assets
1992
as Mrs. Patterson
Here and Now
1992
as William Grandmother
Cool as Ice
1991
as Mae
Splash, Too
1988
as Mrs. Stimler
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
as Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985
as Scheherazade
Private Resort
1985
as Mrs. Rawlings
Splash
1984
as Mrs. Stimler
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Beverly Hills
Punky Brewster
1984
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Max Dugan Returns
1983
as Mrs. Litke
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
Just Our Luck
1983
Grease 2
1982
as Secretary Blanche Hodel
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Gretchen Parks
Valentine Magic on Love Island
1980
as Ida Kramer
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
1979
Grease
1978
as Blanche
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
as Sophia Drummond
Flying High
1978
The Love Boat
1977
as Patricia Seldon
Forever Fernwood
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Miss Chadwick
Silent Movie
1976
as Tourist Woman (uncredited)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Martha Larkin Shumway
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Bedtime Story
1964
as Fanny Eubank
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Stanley
1956
as Betty
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self