Donna Duck Background information Feature films Don Donald Television programs Video games Park attractions Portrayed by Portrayed by Clarence Nash Ruth Peterson Animators Voice Performance model Designer Inspiration Honors and awards Character information Full name Other names Daisy Duck Personality romantic Appearance Spanish dancing dress Birthday Occupation Donald's love intrest Affiliations Goal Home Mexico Relatives Pets Allies Donald Duck Minions Enemies burros Likes being impressed Dislikes Donald harassing her Powers and abilities Weapons Fate became Daisy Duck Quote "Oh, Donald!"

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Donna Duck is prescurer to Daisy Duck and Donald Duck's first love interest. She first appeared in the 1937 short Don Donald and a comic.

HistoryEdit

The history of Daisy in animation can be traced to the appearance of her precursor Donna Duck in the cartoon short Don Donald (first released on January 9, 1937). The short was directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The plot had Donald courting Donna somewhere in Mexico. His efforts were frustrated and Donna leaves him alone and rides away in her unicycle by the finale.

The short is important for introducing a romantic interest for Donald. But one should note that Donna had little in common with Daisy other than both being female ducks and sharing a temper. Donna was more or less a female version of Donald both in design and voice. Her voice was provided by Clarence Nash and was a slightly higher version of that of Donald. Donna was not intended as a recurring character and the Donald shorts of the following three years featured no female companion for him.