Donna Douglas Biography

Fast Facts

• Began her career as a model and appeared on variety shows like "The Ed Sullivan Show" before her acting career took off
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "Career" in 1959
• Entered beauty pageants in her youth and was named Miss New Orleans in 1957
• Quote: "The two questions I get all the time are, can I really whistle, and do I really love animals․ The answer is yes to both․"
• Quote: "Over the nine years [on 'The Beverly Hillbillies'] I probably worked with over 900 different animals․ Elly didn't kiss a lot of men, but she sure kissed a lot of critters․"
• Best known for playing Elly May Clampett in "The Beverly Hillbillies" and Frankie in "Frankie and Johnny․"
• In her later years she worked in real estate and performed as a gospel singer in Louisiana
• Appeared in a memorable 1960 episode of "The Twilight Zone" titled "The Eye of the Beholder" as a bandaged woman in a hospital
• Published her book "Miss Donna's Mulberry Acres Farm" in 2011