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Doris Dowling
Detroit, Michigan, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Doris Dowling (May 15, 1923 – June 18, 2004) was an American actress of film, stage and television. After her time as a chorus-girl on Bro…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Doris Dowling (May 15, 1923 – June 18, 2004) was an American actress of film, stage and television. After her time as a chorus-girl on Broadway, Detroit-born Doris Dowling followed her elder sister Constance to Hollywood. Her first credited film role was that of Gloria, barfly and drinking companion to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the 1945 film The Lost Weekend. She next appeared in The Blue Dahlia, which starred Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. As post-war work became more scarce, she emigrated to Italy to revive her career, as her sister had done. In Italy, Dowling starred in several acclaimed films including Bitter Rice. She appeared in Orson Welles's European production of Othello in 1952, playing Bianca. Upon returning to the US, much of her work was in theatre and on television. She appeared in such television shows as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bonanza, Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, and, late in her career, The Incredible Hulk, Kojak and finally, The Dukes of Hazzard in 1984. She also co-starred with Bob Cummings and Julie Newmar in the sitcom My Living Doll. In 1973, Dowling shared an Outer Critics Circle award for her performance in a revival of The Women on Broadway. Personal life Dowling dated Billy Wilder and married three times. She was band leader Artie Shaw's 7th wife, by whom she had a son, Jonathan. Her other husbands were Robert F. Blumofe (1956–1959) and Leonard B. Kaufman (1960 until her death in 2004).
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1981
Simon & Simon
TV show Annette - Boutique Owner
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1977
The Incredible Hulk
TV show
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1977
The Car
Movie Bertha Clements
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1975
Wonder Woman
TV show Mrs. Wilson
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1975
Medical Story
TV show Marjorie Lister
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1974
Tell Me Where It Hurts
Movie Reva
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1973
Kojak
TV show Rosemary
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1973
Barnaby Jones
TV show Miss Kelly
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1972
The Streets of San Francisco
TV show Miss Ryan
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1968
Adam-12
TV show Mrs. Faye Jamison
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1966
Birds Do It
Movie Congresswoman Clanger
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1964
My Living Doll
TV show Irene Adams
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1964
Flipper
TV show Aunt Martha
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1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV show
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1963
Grindl
TV show
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1962
The Gallant Men
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1960
The Andy Griffith Show
TV show Madelyn Grayson
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1960
Checkmate
TV show Helen Lacey
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1960
The Tall Man
TV show
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1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
TV show Madame
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1959
Bonanza
TV show Katie O'Brien
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1959
One Step Beyond
TV show Charlotte
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1958
The Party Crashers
Movie Mrs. Webster
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1958
Wink of an Eye
Movie Myrna Duchane
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1958
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
TV show Carol Potter
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Zaneta Holmes
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1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV show
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1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV show Marion Carl
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1956
Running Target
Movie Smitty
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1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV show Angie
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1955
Cheyenne
TV show Cora Culver
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1954
Climax!
TV show Maria
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1951
Othello
Movie Bianca
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1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV show Ann Standish
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1950
Cuori sul mare
Movie Doris
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1950
Alina
Movie Marie
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1950
Sarumba
Movie Hildita
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1949
Bitter Rice
Movie Francesca
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1949
Lights Out
TV show
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1947
The Crimson Key
Movie Margaret Loring
