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Doris Day
Doris Day

Doris Day

ActingBorn April 3, 1922Died May 13, 2019 (age 97)Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biography

Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 - May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer, and an outspoken animal rights activist since her retirement from show business. Her entertainment career began in the 1940s as a big band singer. In 1945 she had her first hit recording, "Sentimental Journey". In 1948, she appeared in her first film, Romance on the High Seas. During her entertainment career, she appeared in 39 films, recorded more than 650 songs, received an Academy Award nomination, won a Golden Globe and a Grammy Award, and, in 1989, received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. As of 2009, she was the top-ranking female box office star of all time and ranked sixth among the top ten box office performers (male and female).

Filmography

2025
Chaos: The Manson Murders

as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)

Movie
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2023
Commitment to Life

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006
Legends

as Various Roles (archive footage)

TV
2000
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2000Movie
1998Movie
1994
That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

Movie
1989
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

as Self - Interviewee

Movie
1988
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

Movie
1975Movie
1971TV
1968
The Doris Day Show

as Doris Martin

TV
1968Movie
1968Movie
1968Movie
1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1967
Caprice

as Patricia Foster

Movie
1967
Lionpower from MGM

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1966
The Glass Bottom Boat

as Jennifer Nelson

Movie
1966Movie
1966
NASA

as herself

Movie
1966Movie
1965
Do Not Disturb

as Janet Harper

Movie
1964
Send Me No Flowers

as Judy Kimball

Movie
1963
Move Over, Darling

as Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Movie
1963
The Thrill of It All

as Beverly Boyer

Movie
1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo

as Kitty Wonder

Movie
1962
That Touch of Mink

as Cathy Timberlake

Movie
1961
Lover Come Back

as Carol Templeton

Movie
1960
Midnight Lace

as Kit Preston

Movie
1960Movie
1959
Pillow Talk

as Jan Morrow

Movie
1959
It Happened to Jane

as Jane Osgood

Movie
1958
The Tunnel of Love

as Isolde Poole

Movie
1958
Teacher's Pet

as Erica Stone

Movie
1957
The Pajama Game

as Katherine 'Babe' Williams

Movie
1956
Julie

as Julie Benton

Movie
1956Movie
1955
Love Me or Leave Me

as Ruth Etting

Movie
1954
Young at Heart

as Laurie Tuttle

Movie
1954
Lucky Me

as Candy Williams

Movie
1953
Calamity Jane

as Calamity Jane

Movie
1953
So You Want a Television Set

as Doris Day (uncredited)

Movie
1953Movie
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1952
April in Paris

as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson

Movie
1952
The Winning Team

as Aimee Alexander

Movie
1951
Starlift

as Doris Day

Movie
1951
I'll See You in My Dreams

as Grace LeBoy Kahn

Movie
1951
On Moonlight Bay

as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield

Movie
1951
Lullaby of Broadway

as Melinda Howard

Movie
1951
Storm Warning

as Lucy Rice

Movie
1950Movie
1950
Tea for Two

as Nanette Carter

Movie
1950Movie
1950TV
1949Movie
1949
My Dream Is Yours

as Martha Gibson

Movie
1948
Romance on the High Seas

as Miss Georgia Garrett

Movie
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
1941
Once Over, Lightly

as Self, Singer

Movie
1941Movie
1941
My Lost Horizon

as Self - Vocalist

Movie
With Love, Doris!

as Self (archive footage/audio)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 3, 1922
Day of DeathMay 13, 2019
Place of BirthCincinnati, Ohio, USA
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