Donna Ludlow

Donna Ludlow
EastEnders character
Portrayed by	Matilda Ziegler
Duration	1987–1989
First appearance	Episode 265 27 August 1987 (1987-08-27)
Last appearance	Episode 437 13 April 1989 (1989-04-13)
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Julia Smith
In-universe information Occupation Prostitute Barmaid Father Marcus Duffy Mother Kathy Beale Adoptive father Gerald Ludlow Adoptive mother Mrs Ludlow Half-brothers Ian Beale Ben Mitchell Uncles Ted Hills Nephews Peter Beale Bobby Beale Steven Beale (adoptive) Nieces Lucy Beale Lexi Pearce Cindy Williams (adoptive) First cousins Tony Hills Sarah Hills

Donna Ludlow is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Matilda Ziegler. She appears between episodes 265 and 437 of EastEnders, originally appearing on screen from 27 August 1987 to 13 April 1989.^[1] Donna was scripted as a troubled individual, desperate for attention, but shunned by almost all who encountered her. In her storyline, after finding out she was conceived from rape and then rejected by her mother, Donna sets herself on a path of self-destruction. She turns to manipulation, blackmail and prostitution to fund her drug-habit, before choking to death on her own vomit in 1989.