Doris Dowling (born May 15 1923, Detroit, Michigan - d. June 18 2004, Los Angeles) was an American film actress.

After serving 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 barfly and drinking companion Gloria to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the classic The Lost Weekend.

She followed up the Best Picture winning film with The Blue Dahlia starring Alan Ladd (despite her being noticeably taller than him) and Veronica Lake. However post-war work became more scarce and she emigrated to Italy to revive her career, as her sister had done.

In Italy Dowling starred in several acclaimed films including Bitter Rice and Rome, Open City. She also 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 well-known television shows as Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Bonanza, Perry Mason, and, late in her career, The Incredible Hulk, Kojak and finally, The Dukes of Hazzard in 1984 . She also appeared in 1977's cult horror The Car.

In 1973, Dowling shared an Outer Critics Circle award for her performance in a revival of The Women on Broadway.

Dowling was married three times, she was band leader Artie Shaw's 7th wife, by whom she had a son, Jonathan_Shaw_%28Tattooist%29, who is/was a tattoo artist who owned Manhattan's oldest tattoo parlour until 2004. Jonathan Shaw, who was long estranged from his mercurial father, was Artie Shaw's second son. Doris' other husbands were Robert F. Blumofe (1956 - 1959) and Leonard B. Kaufman (1960 until her death in 2004).

After some Broadway musical stage work as a chorine, Detroit-born actress Doris Dowling followed her older sister Constance Dowling (who died relatively young in 1969) to Hollywood and made about an equal representation. Doris started off auspiciously with the role of the barfly and drinking companion to fellow alcoholic Ray Milland in the sobering classic film Lost Weekend, The (1945). That movie, which won "best picture" and "best actor" and was the first to deal with the harrowing effects of alcoholism, led to an equally victimy part for Doris in the choice Raymond Chandler piece Blue Dahlia, The (1946) starring Alan Ladd (I) and Veronica Lake (I). Her post-war credits started dropping off, however, and (like her sister) managed to revive her career in Italy where her soulful eyes and dark, earthy beauty complemented several dramas whose themes reflected the realities of war, including Riso amaro (1949) and Roma, città aperta (1945) (Open City). Doris also appeared in Orson Welles' European production of Othello (1952) playing the role of Bianca. Returning to the US, theater and TV would comprised much of her later work, continuing on such popular shows as "Bonanza" (1959) and "Barnaby Jones" (1973). In 1973, she shared an Outer Critics Circle award for her performance in the all-star stage production of "The Women" on Broadway. Married three times, she was wife #7 to band leader Artie Shaw, by whom she had a son, Jonathan Shaw.