Donna Douglas

Age: 76
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Birth Place: Pride, Louisiana, USA
Born: Sep. 26th, 1933

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Donna Douglas' Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The Beverly Hillbillies	Elly May Cl&hellip
Checkmate	Barbara
Password	Donna Douglas

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

An honest to goodness Southern Belle, similar to her most famous role, Elly May on "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962), Donna Douglas grew up in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area loving "critters." She got married soon after high school, had a son, divorced and won a couple of beauty contests, all within the span of a few years. She moved to New York and soon appeared on television shows, including a well-remembered guest shot on "The Twilight Zone" (1959) in one of the series' most famous episodes, "Eye of the Beholder", in which she plays a woman who tries to undergo a series of experimental treatments to make her beautiful, only for the treatments to fail. The twist was she was beautiful, at least to the viewers, but considered hideous to the pig people of her planet. She soon won the role of Elly May on one of the greatest situation comedies of all time, "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962).

TRIVIA:

Was a self-described tomboy in her younger days, and like her character Elly May, she is extremely fond of animals.
Measurements: 37-23-36 (in 1964) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Is proud of her role as Elly May in _"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)_ (qv) and occasionally makes public appearances dressed as Elly May.
She and her _"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)_ (qv) co-star, 'Buddy Ebsen' (qv), had a lot in common. Like Ebsen, she too is a successful gospel singer and character actress, and is also Republican.
During the filming of _"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)_ (qv) she and 'Irene Ryan' (qv) would annually put on a huge Christmas party for the show's staff and families.
Had a second career as a gospel singer, as well as a popular real estate agent in Beverly Hills.
Spent hours autographing photos and personally responding to fan mail - even though she received far more than anyone else in the cast of _"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)_ (qv).
Was Miss Baton Rouge, and then in 1957, Miss New Orleans.

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