Donna Michelle
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Donna Michelle (born 8 December 1945 in Los Angeles, California - died 9 April 2004 in Ukiah, California) was the adopted name of Donna M. Ronne, an American model, actress and photographer. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its December 1963 issue, and was the Playmate of the Year for 1964. Her original pictorial was photographed by Pompeo Posar and Edmund Leja.
As a child, Donna studied ballet for several years and had performed with the New York City Ballet.
At the time of her photo session with Playboy, Donna would have been 17 years old. For a time she was involved with Hugh Hefner.
Donna studied theater arts in college and had a brief acting career before turning to photography. She photographed a pictorial for Playboy for the April 1974 issue called "Donna Clicks."
In 2003, the Caribbean island nation of Grenada honored Playboy magazine's 50th anniversary with a series of postage stamps. Donna's May 1964 cover photo graces one of those stamps.
Donna Michelle died on 9 April 2004 in Ukiah, California. She suffered a heart attack while shopping at a local supermarket.
Film and Television Work
- Company of Killers (1970) .... Gloria
- Bal des voyous, Le (1968) .... Karine
- Nuit la plus chaude, La (1967)
- "I Spy" - "Lori" (1966) .... Millicent
- "The Big Valley" - "Barbary Red" (1966) .... Dolly
- Agent for H.A.R.M. (1966) .... Marian
- Mickey One (1965) .... The Girl
- Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) .... Animal
- Goodbye Charlie (1964) .... Guest on yacht
- "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." - The Double Affair (1964) .... Nina
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