She was number 94 on the list.
Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett and Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett in "The Beverly Hillbillies" episode titled "Hair-Raising Holiday." It aired for the first time on Oct. 2, 1963.
Douglas attended St. Gerard Catholic High School, where she played softball and basketball,[4] and was a member of the school's first graduating class. Douglas was named Miss Baton Rouge[4] and Miss New Orleans in 1957.
Douglas moved to New York City to pursue a career in show business, and started as an illustration model for toothpaste advertisements. She was featured as the "Letters Girl" on NBC's The Perry Como Show in 1957 and as the "Billboard Girl" on NBC's The Steve Allen Show in 1959. These and other television appearances led New York photographers and newspaper reporters to award her the "Miss By-line" crown, which she wore on CBS' The Ed Sullivan Show.
Douglas appeared in a 1958 episode of The Phil Silvers Show "Bilko and the Crosbys" credited as Doris Bourgeois, her given name and her married name from her first marriage.
Hal B. Wallis saw the Sullivan episode and cast her in the role of Marjorie Burke in the movie drama Career (1959), starring Anthony Franciosa, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine. This was followed by a bit part in the musical comedy Li'l Abner (1959) and the role of a secretary in the comedy/romance Lover Come Back (1961), starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day.
She made numerous television appearances in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including The Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder" (1960). She played Barbara Simmons in four 1961 episodes of the CBS detective series Checkmate. Her other credits include U.S. Marshal, Tightrope, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Bachelor Father, Adam-12, and Route 66. Douglas also appeared in Thriller, season one, episode 16, "The Hungry Glass".
Filmography
Career (1959) as Marjorie Burke
Li'l Abner (1959) as Chorus Dancer (uncredited)
Bells Are Ringing (1960) as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strangers When We Meet (1960) as Neighbor (uncredited)
Lover Come Back (1961) as Deborah
Frankie and Johnny (1966) as Frankie
Chronicles of Life Trials (2013) as Marjorie (final film role)
Television
Bachelor Father (1959) as Alice in episode "Kelly's Secret"
U.S. Marshal (1959) as Joyce Markham in episode "Trigger Happy"
The Twilight Zone (November 11, 1960) as Janet Tyler in episode "Eye of the Beholder" and (May 25, 1962) as Woman #1 in episode "Cavender Is Coming"
Lock-Up (1960) as Gloria Larkey in episode "The Case of Dan Gray"
Whirlybirds (1960) as Girl in episode "Four Little Indians"
The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor (1960) as Sandra Hoyle in episode "Alibis"
Route 66 (November 2, 1960) as Model in episode "Layout at Glen Canyon"
Thriller (January 3, 1961) in episode "The Hungry Glass"
77 Sunset Strip (April 28, 1961) as Rhoda Sheridan in episode "The Celluloid Cowboy"
Hennesey (May 22, 1961) as Sheree in episode "His Honor, Dr. Blair"
The Aquanauts (1961) as Nancy Gard in episode "The Stakeout Adventure"
Michael Shayne (1961) as Dusa Quick in episode "Murder Is a Fine Art"
Surfside 6 (two episodes, 1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961) as Jenny in episode:"Second Chance"
Pete and Gladys (two episodes, 1961)
Mister Ed (three episodes, 1961–1962) as Jane Parker in episode "The Busy Wife"
Sam Benedict (1961) as Francine in episode "Hanigan"
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971) (a main character) as Elly May Clampett
The Defenders (1964) as Mary Andrews in episode "Drink Like a Lady"
Night Gallery (January 26, 1972) as Mildred McVane in episode "Last Rites for a Dead Druid"
Adam-12 (1972, season 5) as Nina Draper in episode "18 — The Beast"
McMillan and Wife (January 6, 1974) as Barmaid in episode 5 "The Man Without a Face"
Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981) as Elly May Clampett
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (one episode, 1989) as Ellie Mae
The Jerry Springer Show (1993)
The Nanny (March 31, 1999) as herself in episode "California, Here We Come"
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