Who was Donna Douglas?

The late American actress and singer Donna Douglas was born as Doris Ione Smith in Pride, Louisiana USA, on 26 September 1932, meaning that Libra was her zodiac sign. She appeared in 43 TV series and movies, and is perhaps still remembered best for starring as Elly May Clampett in all the 274 episodes of the family comedy series “The Beverly Hillbillies”, which Paul Henning created, and which also starred Buddy Ebsen and Irene Ryan. It follows a hillbilly family who’ve just become wealthy and have moved to Beverly Hills; the series aired from 1962 through 1971, and won three of its 21 award nominations.

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Education and early life

Donna was raised in Pride alongside her one older sibling, by their mother Elma (nee Robinson) who was a housewife, and father Emmett Ratcliff Smith Sr. who worked at Standard Oil.

Donna became interested in acting while attending St. Gerard Catholic High School, while she was also into playing basketball and softball with her peers. She matriculated in 1951, and then found work to financially support herself, while she was named Miss Baton Rouge sometime in the mid-1950s, and Miss New Orleans in 1957, and then moved to New York City to pursue a career in the movie industry.

Roles in TV series

Donna made her debut TV series appearance in the 1959 comedy “The Steve Allen Plymouth Show”, and the same year saw her play Nancy in the episode “The Casino” of the crime drama “Tightrope”; she could then have been seen appearing in an episode of the family comedy “Bachelor Father”, the adventure “Whirlybirds” and the critically acclaimed family comedy “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”.

She was mostly focused on shooting for “The Beverly Hillbillies” in the ‘60s, and only appeared in a couple of other TV series in the decade, such as the drama “Sam Benedict”, the crime drama “The Defenders” and the family fantasy comedy “Mister Ed”.

From 1970 through 1972, Donna played Annabelle and Gloria Gilchrest in the romantic comedy “Love, American Style”, which starred William Callaway, Barbara Minkus and Stuart Margolin, and is a collection of short love stories; the series won four of its nine award nominations. Donna also remains known for playing Mrs Ferrell in the science fiction “Project U. F. O.”, created by Harold Jack Bloom, and which starred Caskey Swaim and Edward Winter; it follows two men employed by the US government as they’re investigating UFO sightings.

Donna retired from acting in 1981, but returned to voice Ellie Mae in the 1989 episode “Mario Hillbillies” of the animated action adventure “The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!”, and to play a supporting character in the 1999 episode “California, Here We Come” of the romantic family comedy “The Nanny”.

Roles in movies

Donna’s debut film role was playing Woman on Sidewalk in the critically acclaimed 1959 action adventure mystery “North by Northwest”, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and which starred Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. It follows an advertising executive who’s trying to hide from a group of foreign spies, as they believe him to be a government agent; the film won nine of its 22 award nominations, including three Oscar nominations for Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction – Set Direction, Color and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen.

Some of Donna’s following roles were in the drama “Career” and the family musical comedy “Li’l Abner” both in 1959, and the 1960 romantic musical comedy “Bells Are Ringing”.

In 1961, she portrayed Deborah, Peter’s Secretary in the romantic comedy “Lover Come Back”, directed by Delbert Mann, and which starred Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall. It follows a man who’s been left with a campaign for a product which is yet to be invented, and the film won two of its eight award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen.

Donna had only two other film roles prior to retiring, playing Frankie in the 1966 romantic musical comedy “Frankie and Johnny” and Elly May Clampett in the 1981 comedy “The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies”, while she was later featured in the 2008 short family drama “Chronicles of Life Starfish” and the 2013 family drama “Chronicles of Life Trials”.

Other credits

Donna sang the song “Look Out Broadway” in the 1966 movie “Frankie and Johnny”, and the song “Real Love” in the 1999 video game “Grand Theft Auto 2”.

Some of her talk-show appearances were in “TV Land’s Top Ten”, “Biography” and “The Jim Bakker Show”.

Awards and nominations

Donna was named Miss Golden Globe in 1963, and won a 2004 TV Land Award for Favorite ‘Fish Out of Water’, for her and her colleagues performance in “The Beverly Hillbillies”.

Career after acting

Donna became a real estate agent upon retiring from acting, but only worked the job for two years as she then returned to the film industry, appearing in several TV series and movies, and helping friends with writing and producing their projects.

She became a motivational speaker, giving speeches at schools and churches across the USA, and was also a gospel singer. Donna published her first children’s book “Donna’s Critters and Kids: Children’s Stories with a Bible Touch” sometime in the 2000s, and it was followed by her second “Miss Donna’s Mulberry Acres Farm” in November 2011; she published her cookbook “Southern Favorites with a Taste of Hollywood” in 2013.

Love life and marriages

Donna was married twice. She and her first husband, non-celebrity American Roland Bourgeois Jr. exchanged vows in 1951, and Donna gave birth to their son Danny Bourgeois in 1954; she and Roland divorced in the same year, for unknown reasons.

Her second husband was the late American film editor and director Robert M. Leeds; they married in 1971 and divorced in 1980.

Donna didn’t speak about other men whom she had perhaps been with, she was single at the time of her death, had married twice and had a son with her first husband Roland Bourgeois Jr.

Interesting facts about Donna

She enrolled at Rhema Bible Training Center in 1982, graduating with a degree in children’s ministry in 1984.

Her closest friend was the late American actor and dancer Buddy Ebsen (born as Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr), who passed away aged 95 on 6 July 2003.

Donna and Curt Wilson filed a lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and some of its employees on 10 June 1993, claiming that their 1992 comedy movie “Sister Act” was plagiarized from the book “A Nun in the Closet”; The Walt Disney Company won the case. She also filed a federal lawsuit against CBS Consumer Products and Mattel on 4 May 2011, claiming that they used her appearance for a Barbie doll; the case was settled on 27 December 2011.

Donna spent the last years of her life answering her fan mail, being with her friends and family members, and gardening.

Death, appearance and wealth

Donna was 82 when she died from pancreatic cancer on 1 January 2015, at Baton Rouge General Hospital, and so would’ve been 90 today. She had blue eyes and blonde hair, was 5ft 7ins (1.7m) tall and weighed around 150lbs (67kgs).

Donna’s net worth was estimated at over $500,000 at the time of her death.

Who is Adam Baldwin?

American actor Adam Baldwin was born in Winnetka, Illinois USA, under the Pisces zodiac sign on 27 February 1962. He’s appeared in more than 120 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for playing Jayne in the 2005 action science fiction movie “Serenity”, written and directed by Joss Whedon, and which starred Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres and Chiwetel Ejiofor. It follows the crew of the spaceship Serenity as they’re trying to prevent telepath River from being re-captured by an assassin – the movie won nine of its 19 award nominations.

Adam’s still today active in the movie industry, and is currently shooting for the upcoming film “Love, Courage and the Battle of Bushy Run”.

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Education and early life

Adam was raised in Winnetka, but hasn’t disclosed any details concerning with parents with the public, because they prefer to stay away from media; he’s also believed to be an only child, as he hasn’t spoken of having siblings.

Adam studied at New Trier Township High School East where he was a member of its drama club, portraying lead characters in various school plays; he also occasionally played football with his peers.

He was spotted by a talent agent while starring in a school play, and was cast to make his debut film appearance in the 1980 family comedy “My Bodyguard”, directed by Tony Bill, and in which Adam starred alongside Chris Makepeace and Matt Dillon. It follows a new boy at school, who’s hired another boy as his bodyguard to protect him from a bully; the movie won one of its two award nominations.

Adam matriculated in 1980, and then focused on acting, rather than to go after a college degree.

Roles in movies

Adam played Stillman in the 1980 drama “Ordinary People”, and some of his following film roles were in the 1982 sports comedy “Pigs vs. Freaks”, the 1983 drama “Hadley’s Rebellion” and the 1983 action comedy “D. C. Cab”.

The year 1985 saw him play Ike Dimick in the romantic comedy “Poison Ivy”, directed by Larry Elikann, and which starred Michael J. Fox, Nancy McKeon and Caren Kaye. It follows the lives of two teenage summer camp counselors, as they’re struggling to help those attending the camp. Some of Adam’s roles in the remainder of the decade were in the 1986 crime thriller “3:15 the Moment of Truth”, the 1988 crime action “Cohen and Tate” and the 1989 crime action “Next of Kin”.

The year 1994 saw him play Tom McLaury in the biographical action adventure “Wyatt Earp”, which Lawrence Kasdan wrote and directed, and which starred Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid and Gene Hackman. It follows a man who’s become a legend due to his heroic actions and adventures, and the movie won three of its 11 award nominations, including an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography. Adam was then cast to appear in the 1994 action western “Blind Justice”, the 1996 science fiction thriller “Starquest II”, and the 1998 thriller “Indiscreet”.

In 2003, he portrayed the main character John Gacy Sr. in the biographical crime drama “Gacy”, written and directed by Clive Saunders, and which also starred Mark Holton and Tom Waldman. It tells the true story of model citizen, loving husband and devoted father John Wayne Gacy, but who was also a serial killer and murdered more than 30 men and boys. The same year saw Adam appear in the family fantasy science fiction “Monster Makers”, while he was then cast to appear in the 2004 action adventure “The Freediver”, the 2007 action fantasy adventure “Sands of Oblivion”, and the 2009 crime comedy “Little Fish, Strange Pond”.

He portrayed Bob Olinger in the popular 2019 biographical western “The Kid”, written and directed by Vincent D’Onofrio, and which starred Jake Schur, Leila George and Chris Pratt. It follows Sheriff Pat Garrett’s encounter with Billy the Kid.

Adam’s since appeared in only two movies: the 2019 western “The Legend of 5 Mile Cave”, and the 2021 biographical sports drama “American Underdog”.

Roles in TV series

Adam’s debut TV series role was playing Otto Frommer in the 1985 episode “Out of Time” of the family science fiction “NBC Special Treat”. His following role came in 1992, when cast to play Detective John Taylor in both episodes of the crime mini-series “Cruel Doubt”. It starred Blythe Danner, Matt McGrath and Denis Arndt, follows three college students who’ve been accused of murdering a man, and the mini-series won two of its seven award nominations.

In 1996 and 1997, Adam starred as Colonel Jack Riles in all the 18 episodes of the action “The Cape”, created by Paris Qualles and Kary Antholis, and which also starred Corbin Bernsen and Cameron Bancroft. It follows a group of NASA astronauts as they’re training at the Kennedy Space Center, and the series won two of its seven award nominations.

The first half of the 2000s heard Adam voice characters in the animated action comedy “Men in Black: The Series”, the animated action adventure “Invader Zim” and another animated action adventure “Justice League Unlimited”, and from 2007 through 2012, he starred as John Casey in the popular action comedy “Chuck”, created by Chris Fedak and Josh Schwart, and which also starred Zachary Levy and Yvonne Strahovski. It follows a computer fanatic who’s accidentally downloaded government secrets into his brain, and the series won 11 of its 45 award nominations.

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Adam’s three most recent TV series roles have been in three episodes of the animated action adventure “Beware the Batman” in 2013 and 2014 (voice role), the 2015 episode “Cool Boys” of the crime comedy “Castle”, and 56 episodes (2014-2018) of the hit action science fiction “The Last Ship”.

Other credits

Adam sang the song “Happy Birthday to You” in the 2011 episode “Chuck Versus the Gobbler” of the action comedy series “Chuck”, and the song “Cool” in the 2015 episode “Cool Boys” of the crime comedy series “Castle”.

He’s voiced characters in more than 10 video games, most recently in the 2015 “Infinite Crisis”, the 2018 “Star Control: Origins”, and the 2021 “Mass Effect: Legendary Edition”.

Some of Adam’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Trash ‘n Treasure”, “American First with Sebastian Gorka” and “DittyTV’s Eleven”.

Awards and nominations

Adam was nominated for a 2001 DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actor, for his performance in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, while he and his colleagues were nominated for a 2014 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Video Game, for their performance in “Injustice: Gods Among Us”.

Love life and marriage

Adam hasn’t shared many details concerning his marriage with his fans, but it’s known that he and American actress and film producer Ami Julius have been married since 1988.

Ami has four acting credits to her name, and is perhaps still known best for playing Georgette in the 1983 romantic sports comedy film “Hot Dog… The Movie”, and Kathy in the 1986 romantic comedy “The Malibu Bikini Shop”. She gave birth to their first daughter Zoey Gabrielle Baldwin on 29 September 1989, and their second daughter Jeselle Jane Baldwin followed on 24 March 1992; Ami gave birth to their son Devlin Shepard Baldwin on 17 October 1996.

Adam’s yet to speak of other women whom he’s been with, he’s married to Ami Julius as of April 2023, and they have three children together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Adam’s distantly related to famous American actor Alec Baldwin and his many siblings, as they share the same Baldwin ancestry from 1600s England.

One of Adam’s best friends is American actress, producer and director Jamie Lee Curtis, and he did her a favor by appearing in her 2005 family movie “Molly & Roni’s Dance Party”.

The magazine “TV Guide” named Adam ‘Sexiest Newcomer of 2005’.

He loves to play ice hockey, and often participates in celebrity games. Adam is also passionate about mountain biking and is a supporter of the charity organization Ride 2 Recovery, which aims to help rehabilitate wounded veterans through cycling.

He likes to play baseball, bowl and play Frisbee.

Adam’s favorite actor is Al Pacino, and some of his favorite movies include “Dog Day Afternoon”, “Insomnia” and “Jack and Jill”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Adam’s age is 61. He has blue eyes and brown hair, is 6ft 4ins (1.93m) tall and weighs around 200lbs (91kgs).

Adam’s net worth’s been estimated at over $5 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Joseline Hernandez?

Puerto Rican rapper, actress and TV personality Joseline Hernandez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 3 November 1986, making Scorpio her zodiac sign. She began attracting attention when cast to star in the VH1 reality show “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta”, which has been airing since 2012, and today stars Mimi Faust, Rasheeda and Karlie Redd. It follows the lives of some of the wealthiest women from Atlanta, Georgia ,and the show’s won one of its five award nominations.

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Education and early life

For the first three years of her life, Joseline was raised in Ponce’s public housing system by her father whose name remains undisclosed, and mother Carmen; her father then died from a heroin overdose, and she was six when she and her five siblings moved to Florida USA with their mother and stepfather Luis.

The family struggled financially, especially because Joseline’s youngest brother’s autistic. She studied at a local high school, and was 16 when she began working as a stripper, to help her family, using the name ‘Shenellica Bettencourt’; Joseline was arrested twice during this time, aged 17 and 21, for lascivious behavior.

Joseline matriculated in 2004.

Joseline’s career

Joseline continued to work as a stripper after completing her high school education, and was in 2007 cast to star in a reality show about the life of strippers, but the pilot episode wasn’t picked up by any network.

Her life turned around in 2012, when she began starring in “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Check Yourself”, and became a star on the internet. The following year saw Joseline appear in the TV specials “2013 AVN Awards Show” and “2013 BET Hip Hop Awards”, while the year 2014 saw her make a guest appearance in an episode of the talk-show “This Is Hot 97”.

In 2013 and 2014, Joseline starred in 13 episodes of the reality show “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Check Yourself”, and could then have been seen appearing in an episode of the reality shows “GGN: Snoop Dogg’s Double G News Network” and “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: After Party Live!”

Joseline was then invited to appear in the TV specials “BET Awards 2015” and “VH1 BIG in 2015 with Entertainment Weekly”, and in 2017 starred in 10 episodes of the musical news talk-show “The Real”; it aired from 2013 through 2022, starred Adrienne Houghton, Jeannie Mai Jenkins and Loni Love, and won 11 of its 40 award nominations.

She signed a contract with streaming service Zeus Network on 11 October 2019, and has since 19 January 2020 been starring in her own reality show “Joseline’s Cabaret”; some of Joseline’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Cornbread TV”, “Bobby I Love You, Purrr”, and “College Hill: Celebration Edition”.

Acting credits

Joseline has two acting credits. She played Michelle in four episodes (2016-2017) of the musical series “Star”, which starred Brittany O’Grady, Ryan Destiny and Jude Demorest, and was created by Tom Donaghy and Lee Daniels. It tells the story of a musical group founded by three women, and the series was nominated for seven awards.

In 2022, Joseline appeared in the episode “White Knights” of the crime series “P-Valley”, created by Katori Hall, and which today stars Nicco Annan, Shannon Thornton and J. Alphonse Nicholson. It follows the lives of a group of strippers, the series has been airing since 2020, and has won 10 of its 47 award nominations.

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— Joseline Hernandez (@MsJoseline) April 9, 2022

YouTube channel

Joseline uploads her music videos onto her self-titled YouTube channel, which she launched on 12 February 2020, and which today numbers over 21 million views of her seven videos combined. The channel’s subscribed to by over 80,000 people, and we’re going to cover Joseline’s three most viewed videos, which’ve contributed to her internet popularity.

Her #1 video “Joseline Hernandez- “Vegas” (I Wanna Ride)” has been watched more than 10 million times since 17 January 2022, and is her original song.

Joseline’s second most popular video “Joseline Hernandez- Live Your Best Life “DO IT LIKE ITS YOUR BDAY” has been watched more than 2.5 million times since 30 August 2021, and is also her original song.

Her #3 video “Joseline Hernandez- Sex Drive” was uploaded on 19 February 2020, and has since been viewed close to 800,000 times.

Love life and relationships

Joseline doesn’t shy away from sharing the details of her love life with her fans, and it’s widely known that she’s bisexual.

She was in a long on-and-off relationship with Stevie J, a popular American DJ and music producer; the two claimed in 2013 that they’d exchanged vows, however, while making a guest appearance in a reality show in 2016, Stevie J revealed that they faked their marriage just for publicity. The two then broke up in the fifth season of the reality show “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta”, but reconciled and broke up several times in the following three years; Joseline gave birth to their daughter on 28 December 2016, while she was Stevie’s sixth child.

Since the second half of 2019, Joseline’s been engaged to American music producer Robin Jimmy Ingouma – aka Ballistic Beats; she hasn’t married as of April 2023, and has a daughter with former boyfriend Stevie J.

Interesting facts and hobbies

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Joseline enjoys being active on various social media networks, and is an Instagram star as she’s followed by close to five million people on this network, while she’s uploaded only three pictures. She’s also active on TikTok and is followed by more than 120,000 people, while she’s amassed more than 600,000 likes of all her videos combined, most of which feature her showing off her large breasts and buttocks.

Joseline works out at the gym nearly every day, as it’s necessary for her career to remain in shape; she’s also following a diet, and rarely eats fast food and sweets.

She’s passionate about fashion, and is a bit of shopaholic as she buys new clothes nearly every day.

Joseline’s a fan of Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, and some of her favorite movies include “Wanted”, “Salt” and “The Tourist”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Joseline’s age is 36. Her eyes and hair are brown, she’s 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall and weighs around 145lbs (65kgs).

Joseline’s net worth’s been estimated at over $300,000, as of May 2023.