Doe Avedon

Biography

Doe Avedon was an American model and actress born Dorcas Marie Nowell on April 7, 1925, in Old Westbury, New York. She began her career at a bank in New York City at age 19, where she met photographer Richard Avedon, whom she married in 1944. After being made a top model, Avedon transitioned to acting, making her Broadway debut in The Young and Fair in 1948 and film debut later that year.