Jeff Donnell: Jeff Donnell. Actress: In a Lonely Place. A reliable featured player and occasional co-star, actress Jeff Donnell was born Jean Marie Donnell in a boys' reformatory in South Windham, Maine in 1921, the younger of schoolteacher Mildred and penologist Howard's two daughters. She took piano and dance lessons during her childhood in Maryland; she loved the popular "Mutt and Jeff" cartoon strip so much that she gave herself the nickname...
Known For: In a Lonely Place (Sylvia Nicolai), Sweet Smell of Success (Sally), Big Timber (Sally), Tora! Tora! Tora! (Cornelia)