Reception
Robbie's portrayal of Donna led her to be nominated for "Most Popular New Female Talent" at the 2009 Logie Awards. 2009 also saw Robbie nominated for "Best Newcomer" and "Funniest Performance" at the Inside Soap Awards and "Fave Aussie Hottie" at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards. In April 2011, Robbie was nominated for "Most Popular Actress" at the Logie Awards.
The character has been well received. The South Wales Evening Post called Donna "one of the programme's most popular faces" and the Bristol Evening Post said she was "one of the most refreshing Neighbours characters to come along for many a moon". Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy said the character had become a favourite with fans. Ruth Deller, of television website Lowculture, called Donna "fierce and fabulous". Robbie's co-star, Scott Major (Lucas Fitzgerald) praised her performance as Donna saying, "Donna could've been played in so many ways, but I think Margot nailed it, she's always fun to work with, she's a barrel of laughs and always works hard at her stuff. She's really created Donna on her own and made Donna her own character".
Website AfterEllen commented on Donna's bisexuality saying that her introduction to Neighbours was "progress". They were also happy to see that Donna had been added to the credits, meaning that she would be around for a while. Holy Soap named Donna's most memorable moments as "Stepping out with Zeke after Ringo had dumped her" and "Locking lips with Korean exchange student Sunny". In August 2010, TV Week included Donna in their "Top 25 Neighbours characters". They said "Ditzy, but kind-hearted Donna always lands herself in trouble".
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