
Known for
Acting
Born
May 15, 1923
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
June 18, 2004 (aged 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.
In Italy, Dowling starred in several acclaimed films including Bitter Rice. She appeared in Orson Welle...
1981
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1977
as Bertha Clements
1975
1975
1974
as Reva
1973
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1972
1968
1966
as Congresswoman Clanger
1964
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as Mrs. Webster
1958
as Myrna Duchane
1958