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