I know if Lisa Whelchel had been on a Mattel doll box people would probably know about it, but I saw this at an estate sale and thought it looked a lot like she would have at like eight or nine. And this doll is from the early 70s so she would have been approximately the right age (I think? Not sure exactly how old she is). Think its a look-alike, but I thought I'd share.

I don't think so. I haven't ever heard that she did any modeling as a youngster. And if you go to her website, you can take a look at pictures of her when she was about that age. She had light brown hair rather than blond hair.

It kinda looks like Julie Anne Haddock to me.