
Donna Godchaux
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1947
- Died
- November 2, 2025 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Florence, Alabama, USA
Biography
Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (August 22, 1947 – November 2, 2025) was an American singer best known as a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 1979. In addition to the Dead, she performed with the Jerry Garcia Band and the short-lived Heart of Gold Band, all alongside her first husband, Keith Godchaux. She formed the Donna Jean Godchaux Band in 2006.
Known For

The Grateful Dead Movie

Long Strange Trip

Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday

Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream

Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72

Dead & Company 2016-07-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater

Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection

The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs
Filmography

Dead & Company 2016-07-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Movie · as Self

Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72
Movie · as Self

Long Strange Trip
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
Movie · as Self

Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
Movie · as Self

Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection
Movie · as Self

The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs
Movie

Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
Movie · as Self

The Grateful Dead Movie
Movie · as Self

Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater
Movie · as Self - Performer