Donna Douglas
Donna Douglas
Donna Douglaswas an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett in CBS's The Beverly Hillbillies. Following her acting career, Douglas became a real estate agent, Gospel singer, inspirational speaker, and author of books for children and adults...
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth26 September 1932
CityPride, LA
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Back then, it was more or less we couldn't change a line in our script. We weren't allowed to change lines. Today, actors change everything and won't do parts. It's very different today. Back then, the producers were in charge. Today actors are more in charge.
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I was offered to do a night-time soap after The Beverly Hillbillies. There was so much I didn't want to do because of family values. It was a big hit in a couple weeks, but it didn't matter to me, because I wanted to do a certain caliber of work and didn't want to do garbage.
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I still live in Huntington Beach, California, but I try to get back home more to Louisiana a lot. All my family is down in Louisiana.
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I loved doing Elly May. She was a slice out of my own life. And of course the The Beverly Hillbillies was a story about the American Dream. No matter who tried to slicker us or take advantage of us, we always came out on top. We were never the losers. So the right attitude was important. We set a good examples. The Hillbillies set high standards.
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Whatever God would want me to do... love each other and help others. I want to add, not take away.
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Today you can't go by the titles of the shows to know what the content of the show may be.
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I've done gospel singing. I have a gospel album and country album.
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I really love pets. They're like children. They know if you really love them or not. You can't fool them.
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I speak for a lot of church groups, youth groups, schools, colleges and do personal appearances. I've done conventions and trade shows. A lot of different little hats.
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I would think that other people could see if you had other talents. I grew and expanded from the Elly May role. I was doing real estate and personal appearances and kept my foot in the door.