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name: "Patricia Donahue"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 March 1925"
died: "11 June 2012"
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updated: "2026-09-16T13:45:25.906785+00:00"
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# Patricia Donahue

Actor. Born 6 March 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 11 June 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 March 1925, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- **Died:** 11 June 2012

## Biography

Patricia Donahue (née Maher) was an American actress who appeared in television and films from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on 6 March 1925, she began her screen career with small roles and gained early notice in the Bowery Boys comedy *In the Money* (1958). She is best known for playing Lucy Hamilton, the secretary in the television series *Michael Shayne* (1960–1961).

Donahue appeared in numerous television productions, including episodes of *The Twilight Zone* (1959), *Perry Mason* (1957), *Bonanza* (1959), *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), *The Saint* (1962), *The Rockford Files* (1974), *Little House on the Prairie* (1974) and *Voyagers!* (1982). Her film credits include *The Fastest Guitar Alive* (1967) and *Cutter's Way* (1981), in which she played Mrs. Cord. She was married to bandleader Sam Donahue and later to film producer Euan Lloyd.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Cutter's Way* (1981), Fi1m 82, as Mrs. Cord — [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)

## Also known for

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Janie Williams — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), Mrs. Slater
- *Bonanza* (1959), Regina Darien
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Marjorie Howgill
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Joyce Fulton, Bonnie Winslow
- *The Saint* (1962), Arlene Bland, Countess Kristina Rovagna
- *The Rockford Files* (1974), Board President, Eleanor Loft — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-rockford-files.md)
- *Voyagers!* (1982)

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