Doris Packer Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Doris Packer (May 30, 1904 – March 31, 1979) was an American actress, possibly best known as Mrs. Cornelia Rayburn, Theodore Cleaver's principal in Leave It to Beaver. She also portrayed the mother of millionaire playboy Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. (Steven Franken), on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Prior to playing Chatsworth's mother, she played Clarice Armitage, mother of Milton Armitage (Warren Beatty), whose character Chatsworth replaced. Packer was born in Menominee in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Her family moved to southern California when she was quite young. She became... MORE

Doris Packer (May 30, 1904 – March 31, 1979) was an American actress, possibly best known as Mrs. Cornelia Rayburn, Theodore Cleaver's principal in Leave It to Beaver. She also portrayed the mother of millionaire playboy Chatsworth Osborne, Jr. (Steven Franken), on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Prior to playing Chatsworth's mother, she played Clarice Armitage, mother of Milton Armitage (Warren Beatty), whose character Chatsworth replaced. Packer was born in Menominee in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Her family moved to southern California when she was quite young. She became interested in acting while in high school. After attending the University of California at Los Angeles, she moved to New York City to study under noted drama teacher Evelyn Thomas. Packer also appeared in Broadway shows. In 1954, she appeared as Florence on an episode ("Sixteen Vertical") of Rod Cameron's crime drama series, City Detective. In 1955-1956, Packer appeared three times as a nurse in the NBC sitcom It's a Great Life, featuring Frances Bavier. In 1958, she guest-starred in 1958 on Rod Cameron's subsequent syndicated series, State Trooper, in "The Last Stage Robbery" episode. She played wealthy LESS