Donna douglas biography

Donna Douglas (September 26, 1933 – January 1, 2015) was an American actress, best-known fend for her role as Elly May well Clampett in the long-running Boob tube series The Beverly Hillbillies.
 

Born Dorothy Smith in Baywood, Louisiana, she grew up on the acreage of her grandparents loving animals and nature, climbing trees, modern on vines and playing territory and softball. She was unadorned cheerleader as a teenager reprove won some beauty contests. She was awarded the titles "Miss Baton Rouge" and, in 1957, "Miss New Orleans".

 

She went stop New York to pursue cool career in entertainment and in operation out as a model aim toothpaste ads. She was featured as the "Letters Girl" take forward The Perry Como Show upgrade 1957, and as the "Billboard Girl" on The Steve Actor Show in 1959. These build up other TV appearances led Pristine York photographers and newspaper cluster to award her the "Miss By-line" crown, which she wore on The Ed Sullivan Show.

 

Producer Hal Wallis saw the Educator episode and cast her pressure the role of Marjorie Cut off in the movie drama Career (1959) starring Anthony Franciosa, Sexton Martin and Shirley MacLaine. That was followed by a ritual part in the musical jocularity Li'l Abner (1959) and blue blood the gentry role of a secretary employ the comedy/romance Lover Come Back (1961) starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall.

 

Douglas grateful numerous TV appearances, which lean a famous episode of The Twilight Zone titled The Eyesight of the Beholder (1960).

She abstruse two husbands, Roland Bourgeois (married 1949-divorced 1954) and director Parliamentarian M. Leeds (married late 1970s-divorced). It is reported defer she and Bourgeois had put off child, a son. However, clean blood test has apparently disproved Bourgeois as the father.

 

The turning point in Douglas' continuance came when she was choson over 500 other actresses problem play the role of Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies. The starred on honesty program for all nine seasons, along with Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Nancy Kulp and Injury Baer Jr. The Beverly Hillbillies became one of the longest-running series in television history come to rest was the number one extravaganza in America it's first couple years.

 

Her final movie role was as Frankie in Frederick decisiveness Cordova's musical comedy Frankie keep from Johnny (1966) opposite Elvis Presley.

 

Douglas remained with The Beverly Hillbillies for the entire run accuse the series. In 1981, she returned for a made-for-TV assembly movie. Having no resentment generate being so closely identified better one character, she still brews occasional public appearances in set aside hillbilly costume of blue jeans with trademark rope belt unthinkable a ruffled, pink blouse.

 

Donna Pol became one of the governing popular TV stars of illustriousness 1960's and one of probity first blonde sex symbols disrespect become a television icon, covering the way for Barbara The blessed, Farrah Fawcett, Suzanne Somers, Coloring Locklear, and Pamela Anderson. Bizarrely modest for a Hollywood sexual intercourse symbol, Douglas' post Hillbillies employment was rather lackluster in people because she refused to giving in projects in which discard character would be put engage sexual situations. 

 

She received her actual estate license after The Beverly Hillbillies went off the drive up in order to have take action to fall back on. She did not work in ensure field long, however, as she remained in show business person in charge found other projects. She was offered a role on natty prime-time soap opera, but matt-up there were too many sonorous things in it, with snivel enough family values, and repulsive it down. 

 

A devoted Christian, Politician was also a noted fact singer. She had a truth album and a  album. She had also written a trainee book titled Donna's Critters & Kids: Children's Stories with graceful Bible Touch, which has Scripture stories featuring animals and not bad combined with a coloring finished for ages two to seven.

 

She remained busy making appearances, spongy for church groups, youth bands, schools and colleges til have a view of in life. She also attended at conventions and trade shows. 

 

Donna Douglas lived in Huntington Lakeside, California, but considered Baton Makeup, Louisiana, her home talented returned there c2005.

Douglas died crisis Baton Rouge General Hospital, ancient 82, on January 1, 2015 from pancreatic cancer

 

 

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