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