Doris Day
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Apr 3, 1922 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
Known For
| 2025 | Chaos: The Manson MurdersSelf - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions | |
| 2018 | Hollywood: No Sex, Please! | |
| 2009 | What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day SuperstarSelf (voice) | |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the MusicalSelf (archive) | |
| 2007 | Doris Day: Virgin TerritorySelf | |
| 2006 | LegendsVarious Roles (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | 'Twas the Night - A Holiday CelebrationSelf | |
| 2000 | The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | Hollywood Musicals of the 40'sSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Doris Day: It's MagicSelf | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Doris Day: A Sentimental JourneySelf | |
| 1990 | Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths(archive footage) | |
| 1988 | Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies | |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Doris Day TodaySelf | |
| 1971 | The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff SpecialSelf | |
| 1971 | The Pet SetSelf | |
| 1968 | Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Margaret Garrison | |
| 1968 | With Six You Get EggrollAbby McClure | |
| 1968 | The Ballad of JosieJosie | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1968 | The Doris Day ShowDoris Martin | |
| 1967 | CapricePatricia Foster | |
| 1967 | Lionpower from MGMSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | The Glass Bottom BoatJennifer Nelson | |
| 1966 | Catalina IslandSelf | |
| 1966 | NASAherself | |
| 1966 | Every Girl's DreamSelf | |
| 1965 | Do Not DisturbJanet Harper | |
| 1964 | Send Me No FlowersJudy Kimball | |
| 1963 | Move Over, DarlingEllen Wagstaff Arden | |
| 1963 | The Thrill of It AllBeverly Boyer | |
| 1962 | That Touch of MinkCathy Timberlake | |
| 1962 | Billy Rose's JumboKitty Wonder | |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1961 | Lover Come BackCarol Templeton | |
| 1960 | Midnight LaceKit Preston | |
| 1960 | Please Don't Eat the DaisiesKate Mackay | |
| 1959 | Pillow TalkJan Morrow | |
| 1959 | It Happened to JaneJane Osgood | |
| 1958 | Teacher's PetErica Stone | |
| 1958 | The Tunnel of LoveIsolde Poole | |
| 1957 | The Pajama GameKatherine 'Babe' Williams | |
| 1956 | The Man Who Knew Too MuchJo McKenna | |
| 1956 | JulieJulie Benton | |
| 1955 | Love Me or Leave MeRuth Etting | |
| 1954 | Lucky MeCandy Williams | |
| 1954 | Young at HeartLaurie Tuttle | |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World PremiereSelf | |
| 1953 | Calamity JaneCalamity Jane | |
| 1953 | By the Light of the Silvery MoonMarjorie Winfield | |
| 1953 | So You Want a Television SetDoris Day (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1952 | April in ParisEthel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson | |
| 1952 | The Winning TeamAimee Alexander | |
| 1952 | Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the BallSelf | |
| 1951 | Storm WarningLucy Rice | |
| 1951 | On Moonlight BayMarjorie 'Marjie' Winfield | |
| 1951 | Lullaby of BroadwayMelinda Howard | |
| 1951 | I'll See You in My DreamsGrace LeBoy Kahn | |
| 1951 | StarliftDoris Day | |
| 1950 | Tea for TwoNanette Carter | |
| 1950 | Young Man with a HornJo Jordan | |
| 1950 | The West Point StoryJan Wilson | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self | |
| 1949 | My Dream Is YoursMartha Gibson | |
| 1949 | It's a Great FeelingJudy Adams | |
| 1948 | Romance on the High SeasMiss Georgia Garrett | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee | |
| 1941 | My Lost HorizonSelf - Vocalist | |
| 1941 | Is It Love or Is It Conscription?Self - Vocalist | |
| 1941 | Once Over, LightlySelf, Singer | |
| - | With Love, Doris!Self (archive footage/audio) |