Dody Goodman
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1914-10-28
- Died
- 2008-06-22
- Place of birth
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Dodie 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
TV Shows (22)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Beverly Hills
The Love Boat
1977
as Patricia Seldon / Miss Chadwick
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Martha Larkin Shumway
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Gretchen Parks
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Punky Brewster
1984
Texas
1980
Flying High
1978
Boston Common
1996
as Mrs. Gunderson
Forever Fernwood
1977
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
1979
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
as Sophia Drummond
Just Our Luck
1983
Here and Now
1992
as William Grandmother
Stanley
1956
as Betty
Movies (20)
Grease
1978
as Blanche Hodel
Splash
1984
as Mrs. Stimler
Private Resort
1985
as Mrs. Rawlings
Grease 2
1982
as Secretary Blanche Hodel
Cool as Ice
1991
as Mae
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
as Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
Silent Movie
1976
as Tourist Woman (uncredited)
Splash, Too
1988
as Mrs. Stimler
Max Dugan Returns
1983
as Mrs. Litke
Bedtime Story
1964
as Fanny Eubank
Samantha
1992
as Mrs. Higgins
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985
as Scheherazade
Valentine Magic on Love Island
1980
as Ida Kramer
The Grease Story
2017
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
Cops n Roberts
1995
Frozen Assets
1992
as Mrs. Patterson
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995
as Grandma Dotty Dooley
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
1993
as Miss Miller (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
1994
as Miss Miller (voice)
Black Ribbon
2007
as Aunt Gayle
About Dody Goodman
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 Ad… With 42 credits spanning from 1948 to 2017, Dody Goodman has appeared in 20 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dody Goodman Movies
- Grease (1978) — as Blanche Hodel
- Splash (1984) — as Mrs. Stimler
- Private Resort (1985) — as Mrs. Rawlings
- Grease 2 (1982) — as Secretary Blanche Hodel
- Cool as Ice (1991) — as Mae
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