Acting · Columbus, Ohio, USA · Born October 28, 1914
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.
MovieThe Grease Story
2017
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
MovieBlack Ribbon
2007
as Aunt Gayle
TVBoston Common
1996
as Mrs. Gunderson
MovieFamily Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995
as Grandma Dotty Dooley
MovieCops n Roberts
1995
MovieAlvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
1994
as Miss Miller (voice)
MovieAlvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
1993
as Miss Miller (voice)
MovieSamantha
1992
as Mrs. Higgins
MovieFrozen Assets
1992
as Mrs. Patterson
TVHere and Now
1992
as William Grandmother
MovieCool as Ice
1991
as Mae
MovieSplash, Too
1988
as Mrs. Stimler
MovieThe Chipmunk Adventure
1987
as Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
MovieI Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
1985
as Scheherazade
MoviePrivate Resort
1985
as Mrs. Rawlings
TVCrazy like a Fox
1984
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Beverly Hills
TVPunky Brewster
1984
MovieSplash
1984
as Mrs. Stimler
TVJust Our Luck
1983
TVAlvin and the Chipmunks
1983
MovieMax Dugan Returns
1983
as Mrs. Litke
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Gretchen Parks
MovieGrease 2
1982
as Secretary Blanche Hodel
TVTexas
1980
MovieValentine Magic on Love Island
1980
as Ida Kramer
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
1979
TVDiff'rent Strokes
1978
as Sophia Drummond
TVFlying High
1978
MovieGrease
1978
as Blanche
TVForever Fernwood
1977
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Patricia Seldon
MovieSilent Movie
1976
as Tourist Woman (uncredited)
TVMary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Martha Larkin Shumway
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieBedtime Story
1964
as Fanny Eubank
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVStanley
1956
as Betty
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
