Donna Michelle Ronne (née Fick; December 8, 1945 – April 9, 2004) was an American model, actress, and
photographer
A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who uses a camera to make photographs.
Duties and types of photograp ...
. Known professionally as Donna Michelle, she was ''
Playboy
''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $ ...
'' magazine's December 1963
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
and 1964
Playmate of the Year. She was the youngest Playmate of the Year ever at just 18 years old.
Pompeo Posar and Edmund Leja photographed her
centerfold
The centerfold or centrefold of a magazine is the inner pages of the middle Folio, sheet, usually containing a portrait, such as a pin-up or a Nudity, nude. The term can also refer to the model featured in the portrait. In saddle-stitched maga ...
images.
Personal life
The maiden name of Michelle's mother was Baron. On February 9, 1963, Michelle married David M. Ronne in Los Angeles; they divorced in April 1967. Michelle was seventeen years old and married when she was named Playmate of the Month.
Michelle died of a heart attack in Ukiah, California, at the age of 58.
Filmography
* ''Company of Killers'' (1971) .... Gloria
* ''
Le Bal des voyous'' (1968) .... Karine
* ''La Nuit la plus chaude'' (1967)
* ''
I Spy'' (TV) – "Lori" (1966) .... Millicent
* ''
One Spy Too Many'' (1966) .... Princess Nicole
* ''
The Big Valley
''The Big Valley'' is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour epis ...
'' (TV) – "Barbary Red" (1966) .... Dolly
* ''
Agent for H.A.R.M.'' (1966) .... Marian
* ''
Mickey One
''Mickey One'' is a 1965 American neo noir crime film starring Warren Beatty and directed by Arthur Penn from a script by Alan Surgal.
Plot
After incurring the wrath of the Mafia, a stand-up comic (Warren Beatty) flees Detroit for Chicago. He s ...
'' (1965) .... The Girl
* ''
Beach Blanket Bingo'' (1965) .... Animal
* ''
Goodbye Charlie
''Goodbye Charlie'' is a 1964 American comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds and Pat Boone. The CinemaScope film is about a callous womanizer who gets his just reward after a jealous husband kills hi ...
'' (1964) .... Guest on yacht doing the Twist
* ''
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' (TV) – "The Double Affair" (1964) (released as a film called ''
The Spy with My Face'') .... Nina
See also
*
List of people in Playboy 1960–1969
The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green.
A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe ...
References
External links
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American film actresses
20th-century American photographers
1960s Playboy Playmates
Playboy Playmates of the Year
Actresses from Los Angeles
1945 births
2004 deaths
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses
20th-century American women photographers
21st-century American women photographers
21st-century American photographers