Dody Goodman

Dody Goodman

Known for
Acting
Born
October 28, 1914
Died
June 22, 2008 (aged 93)
Birthplace
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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Filmography

2017
The Grease Story poster

The Grease Story

Movie · as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)

2007
Black Ribbon poster

Black Ribbon

Movie · as Aunt Gayle

1996
Boston Common poster

Boston Common

TV · as Mrs. Gunderson · 1 ep

1995
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare poster

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

Movie · as Grandma Dotty Dooley

1995
Cops n Roberts poster

Cops n Roberts

Movie

1994
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9 poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9

Movie · as Miss Miller (voice)

1993
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol

Movie · as Miss Miller (voice)

1992
Samantha poster

Samantha

Movie · as Mrs. Higgins

1992
Frozen Assets poster

Frozen Assets

Movie · as Mrs. Patterson

1992
Here and Now poster

Here and Now

TV · as William Grandmother · 1 ep

1991
Cool as Ice poster

Cool as Ice

Movie · as Mae

1988
Splash, Too poster

Splash, Too

Movie · as Mrs. Stimler

1987
The Chipmunk Adventure poster

The Chipmunk Adventure

Movie · as Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)

1985
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later poster

I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later

Movie · as Scheherazade

1985
Private Resort poster

Private Resort

Movie · as Mrs. Rawlings

1984
Splash poster

Splash

Movie · as Mrs. Stimler

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Beverly Hills · 1 ep

1984
Punky Brewster poster

Punky Brewster

TV · 1 ep

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · 1 ep

1983
Max Dugan Returns poster

Max Dugan Returns

Movie · as Mrs. Litke

1983
Alvin and the Chipmunks poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks

TV

1983
Just Our Luck poster

Just Our Luck

TV · 1 ep

1982
Grease 2 poster

Grease 2

Movie · as Secretary Blanche Hodel

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Gretchen Parks · 2 eps

1980
Valentine Magic on Love Island poster

Valentine Magic on Love Island

Movie · as Ida Kramer

1979
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour

TV · 11 eps

1978
Grease poster

Grease

Movie · as Blanche

1978
Diff'rent Strokes poster

Diff'rent Strokes

TV · as Sophia Drummond · 5 eps

1978
Flying High poster

Flying High

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Patricia Seldon, Miss Chadwick · 1 ep

1977
Forever Fernwood poster

Forever Fernwood

TV · 30 eps

1976
Silent Movie poster

Silent Movie

Movie · as Tourist Woman (uncredited)

1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman poster

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

TV · as Martha Larkin Shumway · 325 eps

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1964
Bedtime Story poster

Bedtime Story

Movie · as Fanny Eubank

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 7 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 4 eps

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 28 eps

1956
The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
Stanley poster

Stanley

TV · as Betty · 6 eps

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 4 eps