Mamie Van Doren

Biography

Mamie Van Doren (born Joan Lucille Olander; February 6, 1931) is an American retired actress and model. The last living blonde bombshell, she is one of the "Three M's", a group formed by Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield, who were contemporaries. In 1953, Van Doren, then named Joan Lucille Olander, signed a seven-year contract with Universal, which hoped that she would be their version of Monroe. She starred in teen dramas, exploitation, musical, comedy, and rock and roll films, among other genres, many of which have gone on to become cult classics. She was one of the leading sex symbols in the 1950s. [excerpted from Wikipedia]

Known For

Slackers

as Mrs. Van Graaf

Teacher's Pet

as Peggy DeFore

E! True Hollywood Story

L.A. Law

as Mamie Van Doren

His Kind of Woman

as Lodge Guest at Bar (uncredited)

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

as Self

Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

as Moana

Bettie Page Reveals All

as Self

The Girl in Black Stockings

as Harriet Ames

Untamed Youth

as Penny Lowe