Dody Goodman
- Acting
- October 28, 1914 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
- June 22, 2008
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
- The Grease Story · Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
- Black Ribbon · Aunt Gayle
- Boston Common · Mrs. Gunderson
- Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare · Grandma Dotty Dooley
- Cops n Roberts
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9 · Miss Miller (Voice)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol · Miss Miller (Voice)
- Samantha · Mrs. Higgins
- Frozen Assets · Mrs. Patterson
- Here and Now · William Grandmother
- Cool as Ice · Mae
- Splash, Too · Mrs. Stimler
- The Chipmunk Adventure · Miss Rebecca Miller (Voice)
- I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later · Scheherazade
- Private Resort · Mrs. Rawlings
- Crazy like a Fox
- Murder, She Wrote · Beverly Hills
- Punky Brewster
- Splash · Mrs. Stimler
- Just Our Luck
- Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Max Dugan Returns · Mrs. Litke
- St. Elsewhere · Gretchen Parks
- Grease 2 · Secretary Blanche Hodel
- Valentine Magic on Love Island · Ida Kramer
- The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
- Diff'rent Strokes · Sophia Drummond
- Flying High
- Grease · Blanche
- Forever Fernwood
- The Love Boat · Patricia Seldon, Miss Chadwick
- Silent Movie · Tourist Woman (uncredited)
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman · Martha Larkin Shumway
- Dinah! · Self
- Bedtime Story · Fanny Eubank
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar · Self
- Stanley · Betty
- The Steve Allen Show · Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show · Self