Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 28, 1914
Place of Birth:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Dody Goodman
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Grease Story | Blanche Hodel (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Black Ribbon | Aunt Gayle |
| 1995 | Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare | Grandma Dotty Dooley |
| 1995 | Cops n Roberts | |
| 1994 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9 | Miss Miller (voice) |
| 1993 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol | Miss Miller (voice) |
| 1992 | Samantha | Mrs. Higgins |
| 1992 | Frozen Assets | Mrs. Patterson |
| 1991 | Cool as Ice | Mae |
| 1988 | Splash, Too | Mrs. Stimler |
| 1987 | The Chipmunk Adventure | Miss Rebecca Miller (voice) |
| 1985 | I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later | Scheherazade |
| 1985 | Private Resort | Mrs. Rawlings |
| 1984 | Splash | Mrs. Stimler |
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Mrs. Litke |
| 1982 | Grease 2 | Secretary Blanche Hodel |
| 1980 | Valentine Magic on Love Island | Ida Kramer |
| 1978 | Grease | Blanche Hodel |
| 1976 | Silent Movie | Tourist Woman (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Bedtime Story | Fanny Eubank |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Boston Common | Mrs. Gunderson |
| 1992 | Here and Now | William Grandmother |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Beverly Hills |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox | |
| 1983 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | |
| 1983 | Just Our Luck | |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Gretchen Parks |
| 1980 | Texas | |
| 1979 | The Mary Tyler Moore Hour | |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes | Sophia Drummond |
| 1978 | Flying High | |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Patricia Seldon |
| 1977 | Forever Fernwood | |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Miss Chadwick |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Martha Larkin Shumway |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self |
| 1956 | Stanley | Betty |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |