Mary Eleanor Donahue, born on the 19th of April, 1937, is an American actress who became popular for her role as Betty in the TV show “Father Knows Best” during the 1950s ad ’60s.

So how much is Donahue’s net worth? As of mid 2016, authoritative sources estimate that it is over $3 million, largely acquired from her years as an actress.

Elinor Donahue Net Worth $3 million

Born in Tacoma, Washington, Donahue is the daughter of Doris Genevieve and William. As early as two years of age, she was dancing with her parents, and from that point she has been participating in various radio programs, and became a dancer in vaudeville. She also attended a ballet school, the Long’s Private School, to enhance her talent. At the age five, she was signed by Universal Studios which spotted her talent, and that became the start of her long career as an actress.

Although she was an actress as a child, her career only came into full swing when she became a teenager. Her early projects included “Love is Better than Ever”, “Three Daring Daughters”, and “Girls Town” in the late ’40s and ’50s, which early projects set up her career and started her net worth.

In 1954, Donahue’s career catapulted to success when she became part of the show “Father Knows Best”; her girl-next-door appeal became a perfect fit for her role as Betty, and soon she became a household name. She played the role for six years until the show ended in 1960. Her role not only became her ticket to success, but also considerably boosted her net worth.

After this success, Donahue joined another hit TV program, “The Andy Griffith Show.” She played the leads girlfriend but only stayed in the show for one season. She also appeared in the series “Many Happy Returns” for one season from 1964 to 1965.

The rest of the ’60s and ’70’s became a series of non-stop projects for Donahue. Some of the shows she did included “The Odd Couple” from 1972 to 1975, “Mulligan’s Stew” in 1977, and recurring roles in “The Love Boat” from 1979 to 1987, as well as in the long-running show “Days of Our Lives” from 1984 to 1985. Her various appearances maintained her career and also helped her wealth to rise.

Although she didn’t reach super-stardom, her consistency in acting made her a favourite on television and in movies even in small roles. She continued acting in the ’90’s, appearing in movies and shows like “Pretty Woman”, “Get a Life”, “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” and “Friends”.

In 1998, Donahue published a book entitled “In the Kitchen with Elinor Donahue”, in which she shared her life under the spotlight, and some of her favourite recipes.

Today, Donahue is not that active in acting but still makes some appearances. One of her last projects included a small role in “The Young and the Restless” in 2010.

In terms of her personal life, Donahue was first married to Richard Smith, but their marriage ended in divorce in 1961. After one year, she married Harry Ackerman, and they were together until his death in 1991. Today she is married to Lou Genevrino, her husband since 1992. Donahue has four children.

Lucy DeCoutere was born on 5 September 1970, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, of Czech and British descent, and is an actress, best known for her role in the television series “Trailer Park Boys” in which she played the character Lucy. She’s also performed on stage and has done voice –over work too, during her career. All of her endeavors have helped put her net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Lucy DeCoutere? As of mid-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $500,000, mostly earned through a career in acting. She stayed with the “Trailer Park Boys” franchise from 2001 up to 2016. She has also had other film projects, and as she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Lucy DeCoutere Net Worth $500,000

Lucy attended Griffith University’s teachers college, and after graduating, would then go to grad school at Concordia University in Montreal. She completed her studies and would then try her hand at several jobs, including being a kindergarten teacher in South Korea.

DeCoutere’s first acting project was a small role in the film “The Hanging Garden”, which is about life and death, and was filmed in Nova Scotia, directed by Thom Fitzgerald. The following year, she then made an appearance in the docu-drama “Beefcake”, which is an acknowledgement of the influence of muscle magazines from the 1940s to the 1960s, and was nominated for three Genie Awards.

Her net worth would start to increase significantly when she was cast as Lucy in “Trailer Park Boys”. The mockumentary series is a continuation of a 1999 film of the same name, and focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents living in a fictional trailer park, some of whom are ex-convicts. It premiered on Showcase in 2001, and ran until the series finale in 2007. The popularity of “Trailer Park Boys” opened up more opportunities for her including three films – “The Movie”, “Countdown to Liquor Day”, and “Don’t Legalize It” which were released from 2006 to 2014. These films also helped increase DeCoutere’s net worth.

She also did other projects during this period, mainly in small roles again. She had a role in “The Event” which was again directed by Thom Fitzgerald. She also became a part of the two-part miniseries “Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion” which presented a fictionalized version of the Halifax Explosion. She was also part of another Fitzgerald television drama – “The Gospel According to the Blues”.

In 2014, Netflix planned to revive “Trailer Park Boys” for an eighth and ninth season. The show restarted in 2014 and continues to air. They also released an eight part series called “Trailer Park Boys Out of the Park Europe”. The series continued to its 11th season in 2017, however Lucy announced that she was resigning from the project the previous year.

For her personal life, it is known that Lucy was the first to publicly identify herself in alleging sexual assault against former CBC radio personality Jian Ghomeshi.

However, he was acquitted of all charges involving DeCoutere and six others, with the judge expressing doubt of the witness testimonies. It was also rumored that Lucy left “Trailer Park Boys” due to Mike Smith being arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman. She later released a statement, that she did not feel in danger and was a friend of Smith. She still lives by hers elf.