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