Person Details

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Aliases: Dodie Goodman

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Movie Involvements: 3

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Beverly Hills
Black Ribbon
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4

Black Ribbon

(2007) Aunt Gayle
Stanley
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5

Stanley

(1956) Betty
The Grease Story
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8

The Grease Story

(2017) Blanche Hodel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
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9

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2017 Blanche Hodel
2007 Aunt Gayle
1996 Mrs. Gunderson
1995 Grandma Dotty Dooley
N/A
1993 Miss Miller (voice)
1992 Mrs. Higgins
Mrs. Patterson
N/A
1991 Mae
1988 Mrs. Stimler
1987 Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
1985 Scheherazade
Mrs. Rawlings
1984 N/A
Beverly Hills
N/A
Mrs. Stimler
1983 N/A
N/A
Mrs. Litke
1982 N/A
Blanche
1980 N/A
Ida Kramer
1979 N/A
1978 Sophia Drummond
N/A
Blanche
1977 N/A
Patricia Seldon
Miss Chadwick
1976 Tourist Woman (uncredited)
Martha Larkin Shumway
1964 Fanny Eubank
1962 Self
1961 Self
1957 Self
1956 Betty
Self
1948 Self - Comedian
Comedian
Year Character Movie/Tv

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