Donna Douglas

  • Name: Donna Douglas
  • Date of Birth: September 26, 1933
  • Place of Birth: Pride, Louisiana, USA
Mini-bio: An honest to goodness Southern Belle (similar to her most famous role as "Elly May" on "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)), Donna Douglas grew up in Louisiana loving "critters." She got married soon aft...( read more)er 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 was getting acting gigs 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. Soon after she got the role of "Elly May" on one of the greatest situation comedies of all time, "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962).


Was a self-described "Tomboy" as a girl, and like her character "Elly May," she has a large love of animals.


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).


Was Miss New Orleans, 1957.


Measurements: 37-23-36 (in 1964) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)


Is proud of her role as "Elly May" in "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962) and sometimes even makes public appearances dressed up as Elly May.


Now has a second career as a gospel singer.


Appeared as a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2005.
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Replace this image with an actor photoDonna Douglas mini-bio: An honest to goodness Southern Belle (similar to her most famous role as "Elly May" on "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)), Donna Douglas grew up in Louisiana 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 was getting acting gigs 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. Soon after she got the role of "Elly May" on one of the greatest situation comedies of all time, "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962).
Was a self-described "Tomboy" as a girl, and like her character "Elly May," she has a large love of animals.
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).
Was Miss New Orleans, 1957.
Measurements: 37-23-36 (in 1964) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Is proud of her role as "Elly May" in "The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962) and sometimes even makes public appearances dressed up as Elly May.
Now has a second career as a gospel singer.
Appeared as a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2005.

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  • bugsgonewildfour
    bugsgonewildfour
    Hi,
    I am from Louisiana and alot of my friends call me Elly Mae because i Love animals. I really identify with Elly Mae. I have raised all kinds of animals. Skunks, Coons, Squirrels, deer,opposums well you name it except snakes but my Grandson has a snake. Love the Beverly Hillbilly's and still watch reruns. Thanks for a wonderful show with no violence or ugly words it is really refreshing. Thanks, Aggie Doucet Rayne La.
    posted 449 days ago
  • 01MovieMan
    01MovieMan
    I don't believe she was born in 1933
    posted 836 days ago
  • gambinotoo
    gambinotoo
    What a wholesome piece of Americana! She makes being a hillbilly a good thing!
    posted 877 days ago
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