Dody Goodman
Acting
Born: October 28, 1914 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died: June 22, 2008 (aged 93)
Highest Rated
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
Grease
1978
Splash
1984
Grease 2
1982
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Silent Movie
1976
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Private Resort
1985
Cool as Ice
1991
The Love Boat
1977
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987
Punky Brewster
1984
St. Elsewhere
1982
Photos (3)
Movies (20)
Grease
Blanche
Private Resort
Mrs. Rawlings
Splash
Mrs. Stimler
Grease 2
Secretary Blanche Hodel
Silent Movie
Tourist Woman (uncredited)
Cool as Ice
Mae
The Chipmunk Adventure
Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
Scheherazade
Max Dugan Returns
Mrs. Litke
Bedtime Story
Fanny Eubank
Splash, Too
Mrs. Stimler
Frozen Assets
Mrs. Patterson
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Grandma Dotty Dooley
Valentine Magic on Love Island
Ida Kramer
Samantha
Mrs. Higgins
Cops n Roberts
1995
Black Ribbon
Aunt Gayle
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
Miss Miller (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
Miss Miller (voice)
The Grease Story
Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
TV Shows (15)
Murder, She Wrote
Beverly Hills · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Patricia Seldon · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Miss Chadwick · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Gretchen Parks · 2 eps
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Martha Larkin Shumway · 325 eps
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
Crazy like a Fox
1 eps
Punky Brewster
1 eps
Boston Common
Mrs. Gunderson · 1 eps
Flying High
1 eps
Forever Fernwood
30 eps
Just Our Luck
1 eps
Here and Now
William Grandmother · 1 eps
Diff'rent Strokes
Sophia Drummond · 5 eps
Stanley
Betty · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 7 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 28 eps
Dinah!
Self · 2 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 4 eps