Doris Day
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1922-04-03
- Died
- 2019-05-13
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Doris Martin
Legends
2006
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Movies (72)
Pillow Talk
1959
as Jan Morrow
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Jo McKenna
Send Me No Flowers
1964
as Judy Kimball
Caprice
1967
as Patricia Foster
That Touch of Mink
1962
as Cathy Timberlake
Calamity Jane
1953
as Calamity Jane
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Midnight Lace
1960
as Kit Preston
Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025
as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Julie
1956
as Julie Benton
The Glass Bottom Boat
1966
as Jennifer Nelson
Lover Come Back
1961
as Carol Templeton
It Happened to Jane
1959
as Jane Osgood
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
1958
as Erica Stone
The Thrill of It All
1963
as Beverly Boyer
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
as Melinda Howard
Storm Warning
1951
as Lucy Rice
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The Pajama Game
1957
as Katherine 'Babe' Williams
The Winning Team
1952
as Aimee Alexander
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Kate Mackay
Do Not Disturb
1965
as Janet Harper
Move Over, Darling
1963
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Lucky Me
1954
as Candy Williams
Love Me or Leave Me
1955
as Ruth Etting
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Margaret Garrison
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
On Moonlight Bay
1951
as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
The Ballad of Josie
1968
as Josie
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Jo Jordan
With Six You Get Eggroll
1968
as Abby McClure
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Miss Georgia Garrett
The Tunnel of Love
1958
as Isolde Poole
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
as Self
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as Judy Adams
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962
as Kitty Wonder
Tea for Two
1950
as Nanette Carter
Young at Heart
1954
as Laurie Tuttle
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951
as Grace LeBoy Kahn
Doris Day Today
1975
as Self
My Dream Is Yours
1949
as Martha Gibson
April in Paris
1952
as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
as Marjorie Winfield
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2004
as Self
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)
The West Point Story
1950
as Jan Wilson
Starlift
1951
as Doris Day
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
as Self
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
So You Want a Television Set
1953
as Doris Day (uncredited)
Every Girl's Dream
1966
as Self
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971
as Self
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
2009
as Self (voice)
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022
Catalina Island
1966
as Self
With Love, Doris!
as Self (archive footage/audio)
My Lost Horizon
1941
as Self - Vocalist
Is It Love or Is It Conscription?
1941
as Self - Vocalist
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
1952
as Self
Once Over, Lightly
1941
as Self, Singer
NASA
1966
as herself
About Doris Day
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 Awa… With 82 credits spanning from 1941 to 2025, Doris Day has appeared in 72 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Doris Day Movies
- Pillow Talk (1959) — as Jan Morrow
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) — as Jo McKenna
- Send Me No Flowers (1964) — as Judy Kimball
- Caprice (1967) — as Patricia Foster
- That Touch of Mink (1962) — as Cathy Timberlake
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