Doris Dowling

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).

Known For: Acting

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1923-05-15

Died: 2004-06-18

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	And Now Tomorrow	Maid of Honor	57
2	1945	The Lost Weekend	Gloria	76
3	1946	The Blue Dahlia	Helen Morrison	67
4	1947	The Crimson Key	Margaret Loring	43
5	1949	Bitter Rice	Francesca	75
6	1950	Sarumba	Hildita	60
7	1950	Alina	Marie	50
8	1950	Cuori sul mare	Doris	70
9	1951	Othello	Bianca	73
10	1956	Running Target	Smitty	55
11	1958	Wink of an Eye	Myrna Duchane	50
12	1958	The Party Crashers	Mrs. Webster	47
13	1966	Birds Do It	Congresswoman Clanger	50
14	1974	Tell Me Where It Hurts	Reva	0
15	1977	The Car	Bertha Clements	63

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	Lights Out		53
2	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	Ann Standish	73
3	1954	Climax!	Maria	33
4	1954	Climax!	Alicia	33
5	1955	Cheyenne	Cora Culver	58
6	1955	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	Angie	77
7	1957	Richard Diamond, Private Detective	Marion Carl	62
8	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel		74
9	1957	Perry Mason	Zaneta Holmes	77
10	1959	One Step Beyond	Charlotte	56
11	1959	Bonanza	Katie O'Brien	75
12	1960	The Chevy Mystery Show	Madame	63
13	1960	The Chevy Mystery Show	Genevieve Benoit	63
14	1960	The Tall Man		63
15	1960	Checkmate		41
16	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Madelyn Grayson	76
17	1962	The Gallant Men		60
18	1963	Grindl		55
19	1963	The Greatest Show on Earth		50
20	1964	Flipper	Aunt Martha	61
21	1964	My Living Doll	Irene Adams	65
22	1968	Adam-12	Mrs. Faye Jamison	70
23	1972	The Streets of San Francisco	Miss Ryan	69
24	1973	Barnaby Jones	Miss Kelly	69
25	1973	Barnaby Jones	Margaret Singer	69
26	1973	Kojak	Rosemary	70
27	1975	Wonder Woman	Mrs. Wilson	70
28	1977	The Incredible Hulk		73
29	1981	Simon & Simon	Annette - Boutique Owner	67

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1949