Donna Freedman
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Margot Robbie | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2008–11 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 2 June 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 26 January 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ric Pellizzeri and Susan Bower | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Other names | Donna Brown | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | Student Fashion designer |
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| Home | New York City | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Nick Nixon |
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| Mother | Cassandra Freedman |
| Stepfather | Matt Freedman |
| Half-brothers | Simon Freedman |
| Half-sisters | Tegan Freedman |
| Husband | Ringo Brown (2010) |
Donna Freedman is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Margot Robbie. Believing she had performed badly in the audition, Robbie went on holiday to Canada. She then learned she had won the part and had to return to Australia to begin filming. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 2 June 2008. Donna was initially introduced as a guest character, but Robbie was promoted to the regular cast shortly after she made her debut. In April 2010, it was revealed that Robbie had told producers she would like to leave when her contract expired at the end of the year. Five months later, it was announced that Robbie had quit Neighbours and she departed on 26 January 2011.
Donna was originally portrayed as an obsessive fan of musician Ty Harper (Dean Geyer) and someone who had a desire for friends and acceptance. After befriending the teens of Ramsay Street, Donna changes her ways and matures into a warm, loveable girl. She has been described as being fiery, beautiful, kooky and confident. The character's storylines have seen her develop a relationship with Ringo Brown (Sam Clark), kissing Sunny Lee (Hany Lee), deal with the arrival of her family, searching for her biological father and having an affair with Andrew Robinson (Jordan Smith). The character became popular with viewers and Robbie earned various award nominations for her portrayal of Donna, including two Logie Award nominations.
Margot Robbie auditioned for the role of Donna in 2008. The actress believed that she had performed badly in the audition and decided to leave for a five-week snowboarding holiday in Canada. Robbie had been in Canada for two days when she received a phone call telling her that she had been successful and that she had to return to Australia. Robbie began appearing on-screen in June of that year. Donna was originally supposed to have a guest character role, but Robbie was promoted to regular cast member shortly after her debut.
In April 2010, it was revealed that producers were "battling" to keep Robbie with the show after she told them that she would like to leave when her contract expired at the end of the year. Producers began negotiating with Robbie to renew her contract and a spokesperson said "Margot isn't going anywhere for a long while yet. Producers love the character of Donna Freedman and there's plenty in store for her in the coming months, particularly in terms of her on-off romance with Ringo."
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