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Doris Day

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1922-04-03

Deathday: 2019-05-13 (97 years old)

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).

Filmography

all 85

Movies 76

self 37

TV Shows 9

Self (archive footage)

Doris Day

Biography

Filmography

all 85

Movies 76

self 37

TV Shows 9

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions (2022)

The Sparks Brothers (2021)

Killing Patient Zero (2019)

Hitchcock Confidential (2019)

Chris Olsen: The Boy Who Cried (2016)

And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)

Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (2009)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009)

Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007)

Legends (2006)

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration (2004)

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000)

Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

Don't Pave Main Street: Carmel's Heritage (1994)

Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991)

Home Stories (1990)

Star Life (1990)

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)

Le cinéma dans les yeux (1987)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Doris Day Today (1975)

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (1971)

The Pet Set (1971)

The Doris Day Show (1968)

With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)

The Ballad of Josie (1968)

Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)

Caprice (1967)

The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)

NASA (1966)

Catalina Island (1966)

Every Girl's Dream (1966)

Do Not Disturb (1965)

Send Me No Flowers (1964)

Move Over, Darling (1963)

The Thrill of It All (1963)

Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)

That Touch of Mink (1962)

Lover Come Back (1961)

Midnight Lace (1960)

Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

Pillow Talk (1959)

It Happened to Jane (1959)

The Tunnel of Love (1958)

Teacher's Pet (1958)

The Pajama Game (1957)

Julie (1956)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)

Young at Heart (1954)

A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)

Lucky Me (1954)

Calamity Jane (1953)

So You Want a Television Set (1953)

By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)

The Oscars (1953)

April in Paris (1952)

The Winning Team (1952)

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952)

Starlift (1951)

I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)

On Moonlight Bay (1951)

Lullaby of Broadway (1951)

Storm Warning (1951)

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-04-03

Deathday

2019-05-13 (97 years old)

Birth Name

Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff

Birth Place

Cincinnati, United States

Religion

Christian Science

Relationships

George William Weidler (1946 - 1949), Al Jorden (1941 - 1943), Barry Comden (1976 - 1982), Martin Melcher (1951 - 1968)

Children

Terry Melcher

Father

Frederick Wilhelm Kappelhoff

Mother

Alma Sophia Welz

Citizenships

United States

Residences

Cincinnati, United States

Also Known As

Doris Kappelhoff, Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff

Awards

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, Henrietta Award, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Award, Grammy Awards, Presidential Medal of Freedom