Donna Michelle

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Donna Michelle

Playboy centerfold appearance	December 1963
Birthplace	Los Angeles, California
Birthdate	December 8, 1945
Date of death	April 9, 2004
Measurements	38" - 22" - 37"
Height	5' 4"
Weight	118 lbs.
Preceded by	Terre Tucker
Succeeded by	Sharon Rogers
Playmate of the Year (PMOY) for	1964
PMOY preceded by	June Cochran
PMOY succeeded by	Jo Collins

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 was just 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] References

• Donna Michelle at Playboy.com
• Donna Michelle at the Internet Movie Database

[edit] See also

• Dead Playboy Playmates
• List of people in Playboy 1960-1969

Playboy Playmates of the Year

Ellen Stratton • Linda Gamble • Christa Speck • June Cochran • Donna Michelle • Jo Collins • Allison Parks • Lisa Baker • Victoria Vetri • Connie Kreski • Claudia Jennings • Sharon Clark • Liv Lindeland • Marilyn Cole • Cynthia Wood • Marilyn Lange • Lillian Müller • Patti McGuire • Debra Jo Fondren • Monique St. Pierre • Dorothy Stratten • Terri Welles • Shannon Tweed • Marianne Gravatte • Barbara Edwards • Karen Velez • Kathy Shower • Donna Edmondson • India Allen • Kimberley Conrad • Renee Tenison • Lisa Matthews • Corinna Harney • Anna Nicole Smith • Jenny McCarthy • Julie Lynn Cialini • Stacy Sanches • Victoria Silvstedt • Karen McDougal • Heather Kozar • Jodi Ann Paterson • Brande Roderick • Dalene Kurtis • Christina Santiago • Carmella DeCesare • Tiffany Fallon • Kara Monaco