Dody Goodman
Born
October 28, 1914
Died
June 22, 2008 (93 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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.
The Grease Story
Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
2017
Black Ribbon
Aunt Gayle
2007
Boston Common
Mrs. Gunderson · (1 episode)
1996
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
Grandma Dotty Dooley
1995
Cops n Roberts
1995
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
Miss Miller (voice)
1994
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
Miss Miller (voice)
1993
Samantha
Mrs. Higgins
1992
Frozen Assets
Mrs. Patterson
1992
Here and Now
William Grandmother · (1 episode)
1992
Cool as Ice
Mae
1991
Splash, Too
Mrs. Stimler
1988
The Chipmunk Adventure
Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
1987
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
Scheherazade
1985
Private Resort
Mrs. Rawlings
1985
Crazy like a Fox
(1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Beverly Hills · (1 episode)
1984
Punky Brewster
(1 episode)
1984
Splash
Mrs. Stimler
1984
Just Our Luck
(1 episode)
1983
Alvin and the Chipmunks
(172 episodes)
1983
Max Dugan Returns
Mrs. Litke
1983
St. Elsewhere
(2 episodes)
1982
Grease 2
Secretary Blanche Hodel
1982
Texas
(364 episodes)
1980
Valentine Magic on Love Island
Ida Kramer
1980
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
(11 episodes)
1979
Diff'rent Strokes
Sophia Drummond · (5 episodes)
1978
Flying High
(1 episode)
1978
Grease
Blanche Hodel
1978
Forever Fernwood
(8 episodes)
1977
The Love Boat
Patricia Seldon · (1 episode)
1977
The Love Boat
Miss Chadwick · (1 episode)
1977
Silent Movie
Tourist Woman (uncredited)
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Martha Larkin Shumway · (325 episodes)
1976
Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Bedtime Story
Fanny Eubank
1964
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (5 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · (1 episode)
1961
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (24 episodes)
1957
Stanley
Betty · (6 episodes)
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1948