Stage and screen character actress Dody Goodman died Sunday at the Englewood, New Jersey Hospital and Medical Center. She had lived at the Actors' Fund Home since October 2 in ill health. She was 93 years old.From the Associated Press:
Goodman, with her pixyish appearance and Southern-tinged, quavery voice, had an eclectic show-business career. She moved easily from stage to television to movies, where she appeared in such popular films as "Grease" and "Grease 2 ," playing Blanche, the principal's assistant, and in "Splash.".
She got her big break on "The Tonight Show" hosted by Jack Paar. It was her quirky, off-kilter remarks which seemed to get some great laughs from the audience.
Other noteworthy TV roles included the soap satire "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" "Diff'rent Strokes" "Murder, She Wrote" and"St. Elsewhere"
I personally will always remember her opposite the great Eve Arden in the Grease flicks--their scenes together a joy to watch.
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