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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Grease
as Blanche Hodel
1978
Max Dugan Returns
as Mrs. Litke
1983
Splash
as Mrs. Stimler
1984
Grease 2
as Secretary Blanche Hodel
1982
Samantha
as Mrs. Higgins
1992
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
as Miss Miller (voice)
1993
Black Ribbon
as Aunt Gayle
2007
Bedtime Story
as Fanny Eubank
1964
Silent Movie
as Tourist Woman (uncredited)
1976
Cool as Ice
as Mae
1991
Splash, Too
as Mrs. Stimler
1988
The Chipmunk Adventure
as Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
1987
I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later
as Scheherazade
1985
Frozen Assets
as Mrs. Patterson
1992
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
as Grandma Dotty Dooley
1995
The Grease Story
as Blanche Hodel (archive footage)
2017
Valentine Magic on Love Island
as Ida Kramer
1980
Cops n Roberts
1995
Private Resort
as Mrs. Rawlings
1985
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
as Miss Miller (voice)
1994
TV Appearances
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
as Martha Larkin Shumway
1976
St. Elsewhere
as Gretchen Parks
1982
Murder, She Wrote
as Beverly Hills
1984
Boston Common
as Mrs. Gunderson
1996
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
1979
The Love Boat
as Patricia Seldon
1977
Alvin and the Chipmunks
1983
Diff'rent Strokes
as Sophia Drummond
1978
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Punky Brewster
1984
Texas
1980
Crazy like a Fox
1984