Doris Smith Net Worth
Doris Smith Net Worth is
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An honest-to-goodness Southern Belle, similar to her most famous role, "Elly May Clampett" on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Donna Douglas grew up in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area, loving "critters". She got married soon after high school, had a son, divorced and won a couple of beauty contests, all within the span of a few years. She moved to ... | Full Name | Donna Douglas |
| Net Worth | $500 thousand |
| Date Of Birth | September 26, 1932 |
| Died | 2015-01-01 |
| Place Of Birth | Pride, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack |
| Education | Redemptorist High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Roland John Bourgeois, Jr. |
| Children | Danny P. Bourgeois |
| Parents | *Emmett Ratcliff Smith, Sr., *Elma Robinson Smith |
| Awards | Miss Golden Globe, TV Land Favorite "Fish Out of Water" Award |
| Movies | Frankie and Johnny, Lover Come Back, Career |
| TV Shows | The Beverly Hillbillies |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lisp, breathless voice |
| 2 | Voluptuous figure |
| 3 | Sparkling blue eyes |
| 4 | Platinum blonde hair |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [death bed message to Max Baer Jr.] Tell Maxie I thought I was going to get better. |
| 2 | [on Buddy Ebsen] You know, the story I had heard of all those stories, I heard Buddy say, "When we did an interview, just a few weeks ago", he said, "What is making the show so successful? What most successful show is that?" Well, the guy's tall, and says, "Who do you know is tall?" Somebody said, "Buddy Ebsen was tall", and he said, he got the part. They built it around him, because we had Jim on the span, and you had Chuck Connors. All these guys were so tall. |
| 3 | [on her on- and off-screen chemistry with Buddy Ebsen, who played Jed Clampett] Buddy Ebsen was the one I worked with the most, so I became closer to him than the others, in a lot of ways, he was like a father to me both on- and off-screen. |
| 4 | [on the death of Buddy Ebsen] He has a very, very special place in my heart. And he certainly was an inspiration in many directions, I think he has left a positive influence, politically. He loved his country. |
| 5 | I loved doing Elly May. She was a slice out of my own life. And, of course, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) 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. |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | [on offering another role] I was offered to do a nighttime soap after The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). 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. |
| 8 | [on the early careers of Buddy Ebsen's, Max Baer Jr.'s, Irene Ryan's and herself, before co-starring on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)] It was the American Dream. But I think it had a lot of good things in it, too. We were all so grateful to be working, Buddy Ebsen--he had started out in vaudeville, and he had done many things, but his career wasn't on an upswing or anything. Granny, [Irene Ryan] she wasn't really doing anything. Max Baer and I, we were babies just starting out, so everybody was so grateful to be working. |
| 9 | I really love pets. They're like children. They know if you really love them or not. You can't fool them. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Douglas, who was married at age 16, came to New York and worked as a model, attracting attention when she appeared on various network television variety shows, hosted by Perry Como, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan. Donna Douglas was the Billboard Girl on The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956) (1959-1960). That led to roles in the 1959 Hollywood feature film, Career (1959), opposite Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine, and the Paramount film musical adaptation of the Broadway stage property, Li'l Abner (1959). Douglas played Tony Randall's secretary in the Rock Hudson-Doris Day romantic comedy, Lover Come Back (1961). Douglas was an uncredited party guest in Bells Are Ringing (1960). She also showed up on the network television shows Tightrope (1959), Bachelor Father (1957), Dr. Kildare (1961), Whirlybirds (1957), The Twilight Zone (1959) (1960-1962), Route 66 (1960), Mister Ed (1958) (1961-1962), Checkmate (1960) (1961), Surfside 6 (1960) (1961), 77 Sunset Strip (1958) (1961) The Jack Benny Program (1950) (1962), before making a career splash as "Elly May". |
| 2 | The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), created by Paul Henning, centered on Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen), a poor Ozarks mountaineer who strikes oil on his property and then moves the family to California, purchasing an estate in the Beverly Hills of Bel Aire. As the story goes in the theme song, "One day he was shooting for some food, and up through the ground come a bubbling crude ... Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea". The goofy Filmways Television series, which also starred Irene Ryan as Granny, Jed's crusty mother-in-law, and the burly Max Baer Jr. as Elly May's dumb cousin Jethro, was a huge ratings hit for CBS - the No. 1 show in its first two years. The series aired from September 1962 until its cancellation in March 1971. The blond, shapely Douglas, a native of Pride, La., who was named Miss New Orleans in a 1957 beauty contest, started out making $500 a week on "The Beverly Hillbillies" television series. That eventually rose to $3,000 a week in the ninth and final season of the series. "I didn't have an agent, but I don't know if that would have made any difference", Donna explained further: "By this time, they had interviewed over 500 girls but had narrowed it down to six, and gave a screen test to only five", she recalled. "So they had a goat tied up on the set and they asked me, 'Do you reckon you can milk that goat?' Well, I had never milked a goat in my life, but I said, 'Sure, I can milk that goat'. That was my first critter. Over the nine years, I probably worked with over 900 different animals. Elly May didn't kiss a lot of men, but she sure kissed a lot of critters". |
| 3 | Was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. [August 2014]. |
| 4 | Donna Douglas appeared occasionally on-screen, after the CBS series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) ended in March 1971, on Night Gallery (1969) (1972), Love, American Style (1969) (1970-1973), Adam-12 (1968) (1973) and on NBC's McMillan & Wife (1971) (1974). Her "Elly May" role was reprised for the 1981 television film, The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981); appeared in a 1993 TV documentary about the comedy series, The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993); and made appearances at conventions that celebrated "The Beverly Hillbillies" series. "The two things I am most asked is if I still love critters and can I still whistle like Elly May. The answer is yes to both", Donna once said. |
| 5 | With her death on January 1, 2015, Max Baer Jr. is the last surviving star of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). |
| 6 | Her only child, Danny P. Bourgeois, was born September 14, 1954. |
| 7 | Donna Douglas performed as a gospel singer and wrote the book, "Miss Donna's Mulberry Acres Farm", which was published in 2011. Also that year, she sued Mattel, claiming that the toy manufacturer used her name and likeness for a Barbie doll, without her approval. The suit reportedly was settled. Earlier, she sued Disney, CAA, Whoopi Goldberg and others, claiming that the idea for the 1992 smash hit, Sister Act (1992), was stolen from the Dorothy Gilman book, "A Nun in the Closet", that she said she had optioned. Douglas lost that suit. |
| 8 | Her birth name is listed both as Dorothy Smith and Doris Smith in various articles. |
| 9 | At her death, she was survived by son Danny Bourgeois, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one brother and other extended family members. |
| 10 | Revealed that she had a wonderful working relationship with Buddy Ebsen on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). |
| 11 | Her acting mentor, series' lead and best friend, Buddy Ebsen, passed away on July 6, 2003, at age 95. |
| 12 | Was close to Buddy Ebsen. |
| 13 | Got married at age 16, and gave birth at age 21. |
| 14 | Mother of Danny P. Bourgeois. |
| 15 | Her mother, Elma Robinson, died on December 31, 2003, at age 93. |
| 16 | Douglas, along with Buddy Ebsen and Max Baer Jr., attended the memorial of Irene Ryan, when the actress passed away in 1973. |
| 17 | Graduated from Redemptorist High School (now Redemptorist Upper School) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1951. |
| 18 | Best friend of Max Baer Jr.. |
| 19 | She and Max Baer Jr. both visited Buddy Ebsen, in the hospital, the week before his death. |
| 20 | Speaking at churches and religious organizations in Louisiana. [October 2013] |
| 21 | Semi-retired and living again in her native Louisiana. [April 2009] |
| 22 | Acting protégée of Buddy Ebsen. |
| 23 | Tested for a role in Visit to a Small Planet (1960). |
| 24 | She and her The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) co-star, Buddy Ebsen, had a lot in common. Like Ebsen, she too is a successful gospel singer and character actress, and is also Republican. |
| 25 | Best known by the public for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). |
| 26 | During the filming of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) she and Irene Ryan would annually put on a huge Christmas party for the show's staff and families. |
| 27 | Appeared as a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2005. |
| 28 | Had a second career as a gospel singer, as well as a popular real estate agent in Beverly Hills, California. |
| 29 | Was proud of her role as Elly May Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) and occasionally made public appearances dressed as Elly May. |
| 30 | Was Miss Baton Rouge, and then in 1957, Miss New Orleans. |
| 31 | Spent hours autographing photos and personally responding to fan mail - even though she received far more than anyone else in the cast of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). |
| 32 | Was a self-described tomboy in her younger days, and like her character Elly May Clampett, she was extremely fond of animals. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronicles of Life Trials | 2013 | Marjorie | |
| Chronicles of Life Starfish | 2008 | TV Short | Marjorie |
| The Nanny | 1999 | TV Series | Donna Douglas |
| The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | 1989 | TV Series | Ellie Mae |
| The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies | 1981 | TV Movie | Elly May Clampett |
| Project U.F.O. | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Mrs. Ferrell / Wendy |
| McMillan & Wife | 1974 | TV Series | Rita |
| Adam-12 | 1973 | TV Series | Nina Draper |
| Love, American Style | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Annabelle (segment "Love and the Love Kit") / Gloria Gilchrest (segment "Love and the Other Guy") |
| Night Gallery | 1972 | TV Series | Mildred McVane (segment "Last Rites for a Dead Druid") |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1962-1971 | TV Series | Elly May Clampett |
| Frankie and Johnny | 1966 | Frankie | |
| The Defenders | 1964 | TV Series | Mary Andrews |
| Sam Benedict | 1962 | TV Series | Francine |
| The Twilight Zone | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Debutante / Janet Tyler (revealed) |
| Mister Ed | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Girl / Blanche / Jane Parker |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1962 | TV Series | |
| Lover Come Back | 1961 | Deborah, Peter's Secretary | |
| Dr. Kildare | 1961 | TV Series | Jenny |
| Pete and Gladys | 1961 | TV Series | Blonde / Model |
| Surfside 6 | 1961 | TV Series | Amy / Paula Creston |
| Cain's Hundred | 1961 | TV Series | Edie |
| The Aquanauts | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Nancy Gard |
| Hennesey | 1961 | TV Series | Sheree South |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1961 | TV Series | Rhonda Sheridan |
| Checkmate | 1961 | TV Series | Barbara Simmons |
| Michael Shayne | 1961 | TV Series | Dusa Quick |
| Thriller | 1961 | TV Series | Laura Bellman |
| Route 66 | 1960 | TV Series | Dana |
| The Detectives | 1960 | TV Series | Sandra Hoyle |
| Lock Up | 1960 | TV Series | Gloria Larkey |
| Bells Are Ringing | 1960 | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Whirlybirds | 1960 | TV Series | Girl |
| Bachelor Father | 1959 | TV Series | Louise / Alice |
| Li'l Abner | 1959 | Chorus Dancer (uncredited) | |
| U.S. Marshal | 1959 | TV Series | Joyce Markham |
| Career | 1959 | Marjorie Burke | |
| Tightrope | 1959 | TV Series | Nancy |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1956 | TV Series | Billboard Girl (1959-1960) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie and Johnny | 1966 | performer: "Look Out Broadway" - uncredited | |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1962-1963 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biography | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| TV Land's Top Ten | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Herself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Vicki! | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
| CBS This Morning | 1993 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Elly May Clampett |
| Jerry Springer | 1993 | TV Series | Herself |
| Turtle Races | 1991 | Herself | |
| The Joan Rivers Show | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hard Copy | 1990 | TV Series | Herself |
| Our Time | 1985 | TV Series | Herself |
| Elvis: Memories | 1985 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Hee Haw | 1984 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1963-1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Linkletter Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The New Truth and Consequences | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| Password All-Stars | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
| Go!!! | 1967 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Dream Girl of '67 | 1967 | TV Series | Herself - Fashion Hostess |
| Hollywood Talent Scouts | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| CBS: The Stars' Address | 1963 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The 20th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Herself - Miss Golden Globes |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1948 | TV Series | Letters Girl, 1957 |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Herself - In Memoriam |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself - In Memoriam |
| Inside Edition | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Elly May Clampett - Beverly Hillbillies Janet Tyler - episode of Twilight Zone |
| CMT: The Greatest - 20 Greatest Country Comedy Shows | 2006 | TV Special | Elly May Clampett |
| Paul Henning & The Hillbillies | 2005 | Video documentary | Elly Mae Clampett |
| 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection | 2003 | Video | Ellie May Clampett (Beverly Hillbillies) (uncredited) |
| 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos | 1996 | Video | Ellie May Clampett (Beverly Hillbillies) |
| Bad Hair Day: The Videos | 1996 | Video short | Ellie May Clampett (Beverly Hillbillies) (uncredited) |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | 1963 | TV Series | Elly May Clampett |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TV Land Award | TV Land Awards | Favorite "Fish Out of Water" | The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) |
| 1963 | Miss Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | (Television). |
Known for movies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971)
as Elly May Clampett
Frankie and Johnny (1966)
as Frankie
Lover Come Back (1961)
as Deborah, Peter's Secretary
Career (1959)
as Marjorie Burke