Doris Dowling

Acting

Born May 15, 1923, 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 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).

Filmography

• Simon & Simon — Annette - Boutique Owner
• 1977The Car — Bertha Clements
• The Incredible Hulk
• Medical Story — Marjorie Lister
• Wonder Woman — Mrs. Wilson
• 1974Tell Me Where It Hurts — Reva
• Barnaby Jones — Miss Kelly, Margaret Singer
• Kojak — Rosemary
• The Streets of San Francisco — Miss Ryan
• Adam-12 — Mrs. Faye Jamison
• 1966Birds Do It — Congresswoman Clanger
• Flipper — Aunt Martha
• My Living Doll — Irene Adams
• Grindl
• The Greatest Show on Earth
• The Gallant Men
• Checkmate — Helen Lacey
• The Andy Griffith Show — Madelyn Grayson
• The Chevy Mystery Show — Madame, Genevieve Benoit
• The Tall Man
• Bonanza — Katie O'Brien
• One Step Beyond — Charlotte
• Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer — Carol Potter
• 1958The Party Crashers — Mrs. Webster
• 1958Wink of an Eye — Myrna Duchane
• Have Gun, Will Travel
• Perry Mason — Zaneta Holmes
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective — Marion Carl
• 1956Running Target — Smitty
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Angie
• Cheyenne — Cora Culver
• Climax! — Maria, Alicia
• 1951Othello — Bianca
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars — Ann Standish
• 1950Alina — Marie
• 1950Cuori sul mare — Doris
• 1950Sarumba — Hildita
• 1949Bitter Rice — Francesca
• Lights Out
• 1947The Crimson Key — Margaret Loring
• 1946The Blue Dahlia — Helen Morrison
• 1945The Lost Weekend — Gloria
• 1944And Now Tomorrow — Maid of Honor