Does anyone know why she quit The Andy Griffith Show. She was so good as Ellie. She was my favorite character on FKB. Remember the one she tried to join a club and she wore a sheet and Bud and Kathy tried to burn it. Or when she got Margaret to lie to Jim about her friend meeting a boy secretly. Those were great episodes. What is she doing now?

OMG, this thread is ancient but I'm surprised that no one has responded to it. The only thing that I know of that she's done (that I've seen anyway) was that part in "Pretty Woman". She played the sales person that the hotel manager sends Vivian (Julia Roberts) to see to buy the cocktail dress. That was after Vivian was humiliated on Rodeo Drive when she tried to buy a dress. I really liked that scene. It was a surprise to see Elanor, but I recognized her instantly from Father Knows Best. That says a lot about her good looks!

Anyone know if she's done anything else?

Andrea

She was on the show, Cold Case a few years back, but other than that, I haven't seen her acting in anything either. She IS narrating some on the first season set with Lauren Chapin. She still looks great.

She IS narrating some on the first season set with Lauren Chapin. She still looks great.
That's cool! Maybe I'll see if I can rent these! It's been a really long time since I've seen them!

Andrea

That's cool! Maybe I'll see if I can rent these! It's been a really long time since I've seen them!

Andrea


FKB is available through netflix, if you subscribe to it. We're going through the first season now.

Does anyone know why she quit The Andy Griffith Show. She was so good as Ellie. She was my favorite character on FKB. Remember the one she tried to join a club and she wore a sheet and Bud and Kathy tried to burn it. Or when she got Margaret to lie to Jim about her friend meeting a boy secretly. Those were great episodes. What is she doing now?

The U.S. was a lot different at the time this question was posted (August 2001).

I've heard that Griffith thought that there was a lack of chemistry between him and Donahue. I've never heard Griffith say that, of course, but I've heard others allude to that reason.

I've always liked Donahue...I thought she was beautiful as Betty on FKB, had a huge crush on her when I first started watching the show. She was a beauty! I've also heard that she was married in real life during part of the run of FKB, and went through a bitter divorce even while FKB was still being produced.

Ms Donahue was also played Miriam, Felix's girlfriend on The Odd Couple.

I too have always enjoyed Ms. Donahue's work. She was happily married for many years to Bewitched executive producer, Harry Ackerman, until he passed in the early 1990s. She also played Lorraine, one of Luther's girlfriends, on Coach!! :cool: :D

She also played Ross & Monica's aunt on Friends. I recall her in the episode when their Grandmother passed away. She played their mother's sister.