Daisy Duck is an American cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. She is an anthropomorphic white duck that has large eyelashes and ruffled tail feathers around her lowest region to suggest a skirt. She is often seen wearing a hair bow, blouse and heeled shoes. The girlfriend of Donald Duck, Daisy was introduced in the short film Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940) and was incorporated into Donald's comic stories several months later. Carl Barks, the screenwriter and lead storyboard artist for the film, was inspired by the 1937 short, Don Donald, that featured a Latin character named Donna Duck, to revive the concept of a female counterpart for Donald.
Together with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and Goofy, Daisy is one of the "Sensational Six"— the biggest stars in the Disney universe. She became a highly popular cartoon character to emerge from the Golden age of American animation and she is considered a key mascot of the Walt Disney Company.