Classic TV fans have long wondered why the actress vanished from the show ... and whether there was truth to rumors that she ...

A ctress Elinor Donahue, best known for her roles in The Andy Griffith Show, Star Trek, The Odd Couple, and Father Knows Best, is opening up about her decades-long career.

While the heart of The Andy Griffith Show (which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1968) ... Ellie Walker (Elinor Donahue, born 1937) L-R: Frances Bavier, Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, ...

circa 1965: Don Knotts (playing Barney Fife,) Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle,) and Andy Griffith (Andy Taylor) look perplexed in a haunted house, in a still from the television series, The Andy Griffith Show.

Andy must make a hasty, ill-advised marriage proposal to Ellie Walker after he becomes convinced that the new, handsome young doctor in town is trying to steal his girl. 90 25.