Donna Ludlow

Donna Ludlow
EastEnders character
Portrayed byMatilda Ziegler
Duration1987–1989
First appearanceEpisode 265
27 August 1987 (1987-08-27)
Last appearanceEpisode 437
13 April 1989 (1989-04-13)
ClassificationFormer; regular
Introduced byJulia Smith
In-universe information
OccupationProstitute
Barmaid
FatherMarcus Duffy
MotherKathy Beale
Adoptive fatherGerald Ludlow
Adoptive motherMrs Ludlow
Half-brothersIan Beale
Ben Mitchell
UnclesTed Hills
NephewsPeter Beale
Bobby Beale
Steven Beale (adoptive)
NiecesLucy Beale
Lexi Pearce
Cindy Williams (adoptive)
First cousinsTony 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.

  1. ^ "Matilda gets pearl of new role". The Metro. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2011.