‘Hillbillies’ star Donna Douglas passes away at 81

Donna Douglas, who is famous for her role in ‘ The Beverly Hillbillies,’ has died at the age of 81.

The actress’ niece Charlene Smith said that Douglas battled p ancreatic cancer , CBS News reported.

Douglas was probably best known as Elly May Clampett on the show, which ran from 1962-1971 on CBS, where she portrayed that character in all 274 episodes of the show and brought back the role in a 1981 TV movie reboot of the series.

—ANI