Claim: Doris Merrick, who was born as Doris Roberta Simpson, worked as a singer, a model, and has also appeared in the film Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1941.
Evidence: Doris Roberta Merrick (nee Simpson, June 6, 1919 – November 30, 2019) was an American film actress and model. She attended Hyde Park High School and worked as a singer with her sisters, before becoming a soloist at NBC, she subsequently worked as a model before signing a contract with Warner Bros. in 1941. After appearing in an uncredited role in Yankee Doodle Dandy, starring James Cagney, in 1941, she made her star film debut the following year in Girl Trouble. 
Doris Roberta Simpson
(1919-06-06)June 6, 1919
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Actress, model Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) Uncredited She attended Hyde Park High School and worked as a singer with her sisters, before becoming a soloist at NBC, she subsequently worked as a model before signing a contract with Warner Bros. in 1941.