Donna Douglas

Birth Name:

Doris Smith

Birth Place:

Pride, Louisiana, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

Began her career as a model and appeared on variety shows like "The Ed Sullivan Show" before her acting career took off
Entered beauty pageants in her youth and was named Miss New Orleans in 1957
Made her screen acting debut in the film "Career" in 1959
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․"
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․"
Appeared in a memorable 1960 episode of "The Twilight Zone" titled "The Eye of the Beholder" as a bandaged woman in a hospital
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
Published her book "Miss Donna's Mulberry Acres Farm" in 2011

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