Doris Day Bowman

TV Actress

Birthday July 22, 1953

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace United States

Age 70 years old

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About

Mother of actor Anthony Anderson. She is also known as "Mama Doris." She worked with her son on several television shows including Black-ish, House Haunters and To Tell the Truth. They have also appeared on a series of T-Mobile commercials. 

Before Fame

She wanted to be an actress. She put her acting plans on hold when she became a single mother at age 18. She worked as a telephone operator.

Trivia

She and her son appeared together on a 2015 episode of Celebrity Family Feud. She went viral with her response to the first question she was asked, "Where would a naked magician pull a rabbit out of?" Her family ultimately lost on the show to Toni Braxton's family.

Family Life

She married Stephen Bowman, Anthony Anderson's stepfather. In 2021, on Jimmy Kimmel Live! her son described her as "single right now." 

Associated With

She appeared in a 2017 episode of Black-ish starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Marcus Scribner.