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Acting
Doris Day
Also known as: Doris Kappelhoff, Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff
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).
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 3, 1922
Day of Death
May 13, 2019
Age at Death
97 years old
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Popularity Score
1.4
Filmography
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
Self - Melcher's Mom (Archival Footage)
2026TV
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
2025Movie
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022Movie
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018Movie
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Self (voice)
2009Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
2009Movie
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
2007Movie
Legends
Various Roles (archive footage)
2006TV
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Self
2004Movie
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Self (archive footage)
2000Movie
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Self (archive footage)
2000Movie
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
1998Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996TV
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994Movie
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Self
1991Movie
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
(archive footage)
1990Movie
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self - Interviewee
1989Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1988Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976Movie
Doris Day Today
Self
1975Movie
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Self
1971Movie
The Pet Set
Self
1971TV
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Margaret Garrison
1968Movie
With Six You Get Eggroll
Abby McClure
1968Movie
The Ballad of Josie
Josie
1968Movie
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Self (archive footage)
1968Movie
The Doris Day Show
Doris Martin
1968TV
Caprice
Patricia Foster
1967Movie
Lionpower from MGM
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1967Movie
The Glass Bottom Boat
Jennifer Nelson
1966Movie
Catalina Island
Self
1966Movie
NASA
herself
1966Movie
Every Girl's Dream
Self
1966Movie
Do Not Disturb
Janet Harper
1965Movie
Send Me No Flowers
Judy Kimball
1964Movie
Move Over, Darling
Ellen Wagstaff Arden
1963Movie
The Thrill of It All
Beverly Boyer
1963Movie
That Touch of Mink
Cathy Timberlake
1962Movie
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Kitty Wonder
1962Movie
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962TV
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962TV
Lover Come Back
Carol Templeton
1961Movie
Midnight Lace
Kit Preston
1960Movie
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Kate Mackay
1960Movie
Pillow Talk
Jan Morrow
1959Movie
It Happened to Jane
Jane Osgood
1959Movie
Teacher's Pet
Erica Stone
1958Movie
The Tunnel of Love
Isolde Poole
1958Movie
The Pajama Game
Katherine 'Babe' Williams
1957Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Jo McKenna
1956Movie
Julie
Julie Benton
1956Movie
Love Me or Leave Me
Ruth Etting
1955Movie
Lucky Me
Candy Williams
1954Movie
Young at Heart
Laurie Tuttle
1954Movie
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
1954Movie
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane
1953Movie
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Marjorie Winfield
1953Movie
So You Want a Television Set
Doris Day (uncredited)
1953Movie
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
April in Paris
Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
1952Movie
The Winning Team
Aimee Alexander
1952Movie
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
Self
1952Movie
Storm Warning
Lucy Rice
1951Movie
On Moonlight Bay
Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
1951Movie
I'll See You in My Dreams
Grace LeBoy Kahn
1951Movie
Lullaby of Broadway
Melinda Howard
1951Movie
Starlift
Doris Day
1951Movie
Tea for Two
Nanette Carter
1950Movie
Young Man with a Horn
Jo Jordan
1950Movie
The West Point Story
Jan Wilson
1950Movie
What's My Line?
Self
1950TV
My Dream Is Yours
Martha Gibson
1949Movie
It's a Great Feeling
Judy Adams
1949Movie
Romance on the High Seas
Miss Georgia Garrett
1948Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944TV
My Lost Horizon
Self - Vocalist
1941Movie
Is It Love or Is It Conscription?
Self - Vocalist
1941Movie
Once Over, Lightly
Self, Singer
1941Movie
With Love, Doris!
Self (archive footage/audio)
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