Donna Douglas, the actress who played Elly Mae Clampett in the 1960s sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies, is dead at 81, reports WAFB in Louisiana.
Family members say Donna Douglas passed away Thursday is morning at the age of 81, at her home in Zachary, LA, with family members by her side.
Douglas was an actress, best known for her role as Elly May Clampett, the only daughter of Jed Clampett, in the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies.
In 2011, Douglas sued toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., claiming the company used her name and likeness for a Barbie doll without authorization. The suit was settled.
She was born in 1933, in Pride, LA.
The Beverly Hillbillies told the improbable story of a simple country man, Jed Clampett, who strikes oil on his land. He becomes so rich that he can move his family to a mansion in Beverly Hills. The family’s simple ways rubbing up against superficial Hollywood culture supplied most of the “jokes.”
It was pretty silly fair, but saved in large part by a cast made up of movie and Broadway vets such as Buddy Ebsen and Irene Ryan.
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