Mamie Van Doren

Mamie Van Doren
At the launch of her wine brand in 2007
Born	Joan Lucille Olander (1931-02-06) February 6, 1931 (age 86) Rowena, South Dakota
Occupation	Actress, model, singer, nightclub performer
Years active	1951–present
Spouse(s)	Jack Newman (1950–50) Raymond "Ray Anthony" Antonini (1955–61) Leroy "Lee" Raymond Meyers (1966–67) Ross Augustus McClintock (1972–73) Thomas Gordon Dixon (1979–present)
Children	Perry Ray Anthony (b. 1956)
Website	http://www.mamievandoren.com/

Mamie Van Doren (born Joan Lucille Olander; February 6, 1931) is an American actress, model, singer, and sex symbol who is known for being one of the first actresses to recreate the look of Marilyn Monroe. Van Doren is perhaps best remembered for the rock 'n' roll, juvenile delinquency, exploitation movie Untamed Youth (1957), and other films of this calibre.

Van Doren was born in Rowena, South Dakota, the daughter of Warner Carl Olander (March 30, 1908 – June 4, 1992) and Lucille Harriet Bennett (January 21, 1912 – August 27, 1995). She is of three-quarters Swedish ancestry; the remainder is mixed English and German. In 1939, the family moved to Sioux City, Iowa and then during May 1942 to Los Angeles.

In early 1946, Van Doren began working as an usher at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The following year, she had a bit part on an early television show. She also sang with Ted Fio Rito's band and entered several beauty contests. She was married for a brief time at seventeen when Van Doren and her first husband, Jack Newman, eloped to Santa Barbara. The marriage was dissolved quickly, upon her discovery of his abusive nature. In the summer of 1949, at age 18, she won the titles "Miss Eight Ball" and "Miss Palm Springs." She was engaged to boxer Jack Dempsey, but broke off the engagement upon signing a contract with Universal.

Van Doren was discovered by producer Howard Hughes when she was crowned Miss Palm Springs. The pair dated for several years. Hughes launched her career by placing her in several RKO films.