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Dody Goodman

ActorBorn 1914, died 2008On stage 1949 to 19947 productions on this page

Dody Goodman
Photographer-Maurice Seymour, New York

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. In the 1978 summer blockbuster film Grease, she played Blanche Hodel, the zany secretary in the principal's office. She reprised this role again in 1982 for Grease 2. In 1979 she appeared in The Mary Tyler Moore Hour, and in 1981-82 had the recurring role of Aunt Sophia in Diff'rent Strokes. Aside from film and television appearances, she also voiced Miss Mille…

On stage

7 productions, 45 years
1949
Miss LibertyBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Moss Hart
308 performances
1952
My Darlin' AidaBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by Hanya Holm
89 performances
1953
Wonderful TownBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by George Abbott (Jerome Robbins uncredited)
559 performances
1963
A Rainy Day in NewarkBroadway Belasco Theatre. Original. Directed by Albert Marre
7 performances
1969
My Daughter, Your SonBroadway Booth Theatre. Original. Directed by Larry Arrick
47 performances
1974
LoreleiBroadway Palace Theatre. Revival. Directed by Robert Moore
320 performances
1994
GreaseBroadway Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Revival. Directed by Jeff Calhoun
1,505 performances

Worked with more than once

5 names
  • Walter Kelvin 2 productions
  • Ruth Anne Fleming 2 productions
  • Mary McCarty 2 productions
  • Doris Wright 2 productions
  • Carol Channing 2 productions

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