#Twilight zone beauty in the eye movie#
With the 1973 death of Hillbillies co-star Irene Ryan, and Max Baer Jr.'s refusal to participate, Douglas joined Nancy Kulp and Buddy Ebsen in 1981 as the only original cast members to appear in the reunion movie Return of the Beverly Hillbillies. The film proved popular but it did little to advance Douglas' big-screen career. During the 1966 summer hiatus of The Beverly Hillbillies, Douglas made her only starring feature film appearance, cast as Frankie in Fred de Cordova's Frankie and Johnny (1966) with Elvis Presley. Continually typecast as a result of her Hillbillies role, Douglas decided to focus on her career as a gospel singer.
#Twilight zone beauty in the eye series#
This series ran for nine consecutive seasons, beginning in 1962 and ending in 1971.
The Beverly Hillbillies Although Douglas was an active actress in the 1960s, she was still relatively unknown when selected from among 500 young actresses to work on The Beverly Hillbillies. Douglas also appeared in Thriller, season 1, episode 16, "The Hungry Glass".
Marshal, Tightrope, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Bachelor Father, Adam-12 and Route 66. She played Barbara Simmons in four 1961 episodes of the CBS detective series Checkmate. She made numerous television appearances in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including The Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder" (1960). 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Career Douglas moved to New York City to pursue a career in show business and started as an illustration model for toothpaste advertisements. Douglas was named Miss Baton Rouge and Miss New Orleans in 1957. Gerard Catholic High School, where she played softball and basketball and was a member of the school's first graduating class. Her birth name is listed both as Dorothy Smith and Doris Smith in various articles. The younger of two children, she was the only daughter of Emmett Ratcliff Smith, Sr. Early life Douglas was born Doris Ione Smith in the community of Pride, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on September 26, 1932.
Following her acting career, Douglas became a real estate agent, gospel singer, inspirational speaker, and author of books for children and adults. Rod Serling's TWILIGHT ZONE - Individual Base Card from the series issued by Rittenhouse in 1999 Donna Douglas (born Doris Ione Smith Septem– January 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). Item: 324204122043 TWILIGHT ZONE - Card #42 - THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - DONNA DOUGLAS.
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