Mamie Van Doren Overview:

Actress, Mamie Van Doren, was born Joan Lucille Olander on Feb 6, 1931 in Rowena, SD. As of December 2024, Mamie Van Doren was 93 years old.

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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

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Wild Women from Warner Archive: Nancy Kwan and Mamie Van Doren

By KC on Feb 11, 2015 From Classic Movies

I love the high-spirited, incredibly silly flicks that Warner Archive has been releasing lately. The new batch is as much fun as the pair of 60s films I reviewed last Wednesday. This week's double feature is headlined by two very different female characters who are heading towards domestic life, wh... Read full article


At The Beach: Mamie Van Doren

By monty on Sep 8, 2012 From All Good Things

I wrap up my at the beach/summer lovin photo series for the summer with the stunningly beautiful and sexy Mamie Van Doren. Hope everyone had a great summer and here's to an even better fall. Top of the world!... Read full article


Happy Birthday: Mamie Van Doren!

By Dawn on Feb 6, 2012 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Mamie Van Doren,(born February 6, 1931). In early 1946, Joan began working as an usher at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Soon after she landed a bit part on a television show. She also sang with Ted Fio Rito's band. In the summer of 1949, at age 18, she won the titles "Miss Eight Ball" and "Miss... Read full article


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Mamie Van Doren Quotes:

Dr. West: I'm so far out already, I'm on another planet.


Gwen Dulaine: [regarding Tony Baker] He's healthy and normal and full of fun!


James Gannon: [referring to Dr. Pine, Prof. Stone's boyfriend] So he's got more degrees than a thermometer, so he speaks seven languages, so he's read every book. So what? The important thing is he's had no experience. He didn't start at the bottom and work up. That's the only way you can learn.
Peggy DeFore: You're so right, Jim-zee. Take me. Where would I be if I just read books?


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Mamie Van Doren Facts
Gave birth to her first child at age 25, a son Perry Ray Anthony on March 18, 1956. Child's father is her second husband, Ray Anthony.

Measurements: 35-23-35 (as a 15 year-old model in 1946), 36-24-35 (in 1955 starlet), 38DD-26-36 (self-described in 1997), Quote: "I don't even want to say double-D, because they're even bigger than that." (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Signed by Universal Studios at age 18 with the hope that they could make her their answer to Fox's Marilyn Monroe.

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