She had a successful career in modelling before gaining her first movie role in Back from Eternity (1956) as an uncredited showgirl.

[1] She began modelling as a teenager, changing her name to Vikki after the actress Vicki Lester and Dougan after her mother’s maiden name.

The idea was to gain a contrast with the fashion for models and actresses with large bosoms, such as Jayne Mansfield.

[1] Throughout the 1950s, she dated a string of prominent men, including Barry Goldwater, Mickey Rooney, Henry Fonda, Frank Sinatra and Glenn Ford.

She regularly attends the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival and recently did interviews with Hollywood Exclusive,[6] The New York Times,[7] and Classic Images.