Doris Dowling
Actor
- Born
- May 15, 1923 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- June 18, 2004 (age 81)
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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.
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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).
Known for
Acting15
- 1977The Car as Bertha Clements
- 1974Tell Me Where It Hurts as Reva
- 1966Birds Do It as Congresswoman Clanger
- 1958The Party Crashers as Mrs. Webster
- 1958Wink of an Eye as Myrna Duchane
- 1956Running Target as Smitty
- 1951Othello as Bianca
- 1950Cuori sul mare as Doris
- 1950Alina as Marie
- 1950Sarumba as Hildita
