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American actress (1933-2015)

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Donna Douglas was an American actor, screenwriter, and model. Born in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, she worked in the entertainment industry from 1956 until 2008. Her professional roles included television acting and modeling. She was a female speaker and writer of the English language.

Douglas authored 46 works, including *A mother's journey*, *Nurse's Secret*, *9/11 Project*, *Nurses on Call*, and *A Nightingale Christmas Wish*. She also performed folk music, using her voice as an instrument. She had one child.

She died of pancreatic cancer in Zachary, Louisiana, in 2015. Her death was classified as natural causes. She resided in Zachary at the time of her death.

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Person · Open Library

Works
46

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Film & TV

Acting · Pride Louisiana USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donna Douglas (born Doris Ione Smith; September 26, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett in CBS's The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). Following her acting career, Douglas became a real estate agent, gospel singer, inspirational speaker, and author of books for children and adults. Although…

Known for

  • The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration — Janet Tyler (archive footage)2019
  • An Awesome Christmas2007
  • E! True Hollywood Story1996
  • The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies1993
  • The Nanny — Donna Douglas1993
  • Turtle Races — Herself1991
  • The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! — Ellie Mae1989
  • The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies — Elly May Clampett1981
  • Project U.F.O.1978
  • McMillan & Wife — Rita1971

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1933
Active to
2015
audio dramaaudiobookauthorbritishcomedyenglish

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,662
Total plays
6,494

Tags

female vocalistspopAlloldiesspotify

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Donna+Douglas">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Doris Ione Smith , ( 1932-09-26 ) September 26, 1932, Pride, Louisiana , U.S.
Died
January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01) (aged 82), Zachary, Louisiana , U.S.
Resting place
Bluff Creek Community Cemetery, Bluff Creek, Louisiana
Occupations
Actress singer writer comedienne real estate agent inspirational speaker
Years active
1956–2008
Spouses
Roland John Bourgeois Jr. ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1954 ) ​ Robert M. Leeds ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1980 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Donna
Family name
Douglas
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of death
Zachary
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.donnadouglas.com
Image
Donna Douglas 1967.JPG
Number of children
1
Residence
Zachary
Show 8 more facts
date of death
2015-01-01
Commons category
Donna Douglas
date of birth
1932-09-26
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1956-00-00
end of work period
2008-00-00
writing language
English language
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

Donna Douglas (born Doris Ione Smith; September 26, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). Following her acting career, Douglas became a real estate agent, gospel singer, inspirational speaker, and author of books for children and adults.

Early life

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