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Doris Day

Doris Day

Acting1922Cincinnati, 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).

Acting History

2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Legends
TVas Various Roles (archive footage)1 eps
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1971
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self1 eps
1968
The Doris Day Show
TVas Doris Martin128 eps
1967
Caprice
as Patricia Foster
1966
1965
Do Not Disturb
as Janet Harper
1964
Send Me No Flowers
as Judy Kimball
1963
Move Over, Darling
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
The Thrill of It All
as Beverly Boyer
1961
Lover Come Back
as Carol Templeton
1960
Midnight Lace
as Kit Preston
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee1 eps
1959
Pillow Talk
as Jan Morrow
It Happened to Jane
as Jane Osgood
1958
Teacher's Pet
as Erica Stone
The Tunnel of Love
as Isolde Poole
The Oscars
TVas Self3 eps
1957
The Pajama Game
as Katherine 'Babe' Williams
1956
Julie
as Julie Benton
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self2 eps
1955
Love Me or Leave Me
as Ruth Etting
1954
Young at Heart
as Laurie Tuttle
Lucky Me
as Candy Williams
What's My Line?
TVas Self2 eps
1953
So You Want a Television Set
as Doris Day (uncredited)
Calamity Jane
as Calamity Jane
1952
The Winning Team
as Aimee Alexander
April in Paris
as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
1951
On Moonlight Bay
as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Grace LeBoy Kahn
Lullaby of Broadway
as Melinda Howard
Starlift
as Doris Day
1950
Tea for Two
as Nanette Carter
1949
My Dream Is Yours
as Martha Gibson
Two Guys and a Gal
as Judy Adams

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/3/1922
Day of Death
5/13/2019
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA