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.
Movies 20
Grease
as Blanche
1978
Splash
as Mrs. Stimler
1984
Grease 2
as Secretary Blanche Hodel
1982
The Chipmunk Adventure
as Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
1987
Private Resort
as Mrs. Rawlings
1985
Silent Movie
as Tourist Woman (uncredited)
1976
Cool as Ice
as Mae
1991
Max Dugan Returns
as Mrs. Litke
1983
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
as Scheherazade
1985
Bedtime Story
as Fanny Eubank
1964
Cops n Roberts
1995
Splash, Too
as Mrs. Stimler
1988
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
as Miss Miller (voice)
1994
The Grease Story
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
2017
Frozen Assets
as Mrs. Patterson
1992
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
as Miss Miller (voice)
1993
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
as Grandma Dotty Dooley
1995
Black Ribbon
as Aunt Gayle
2007
Valentine Magic on Love Island
as Ida Kramer
1980
Samantha
as Mrs. Higgins
1992TV Shows 23
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Murder, She Wrote
as Beverly Hills
1984
The Love Boat
as Patricia Seldon
1977
The Love Boat
as Miss Chadwick
1977
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
St. Elsewhere
as Gretchen Parks
1982
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
as Martha Larkin Shumway
1976
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Dinah!
as Self
1974
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
Punky Brewster
1984
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Boston Common
as Mrs. Gunderson
1996
Flying High
1978
Forever Fernwood
1977
Just Our Luck
1983
Diff'rent Strokes
as Sophia Drummond
1978
Here and Now
as William Grandmother
1992
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
1979
Stanley
as Betty
1956