Doris Day
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Jo McKenna
1956
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
as (archive footage)
1990
Send Me No Flowers
as Judy Kimball
1964
Pillow Talk
as Jan Morrow
1959
Move Over, Darling
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
1963
The Thrill of It All
as Beverly Boyer
1963
My Dream Is Yours
as Martha Gibson
1949
It's a Great Feeling
as Judy Adams
1949
Tea for Two
as Nanette Carter
1950
Midnight Lace
as Kit Preston
1960
Lucky Me
as Candy Williams
1954
The Glass Bottom Boat
as Jennifer Nelson
1966
That Touch of Mink
as Cathy Timberlake
1962
Young Man with a Horn
as Jo Jordan
1950
Storm Warning
as Lucy Rice
1951
The Pajama Game
as Katherine 'Babe' Williams
1957
Lover Come Back
as Carol Templeton
1961
It Happened to Jane
as Jane Osgood
1959
Love Me or Leave Me
as Ruth Etting
1955
April in Paris
as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
1952
TV Appearances
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
The Doris Day Show
as Doris Martin
1968
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Legends
as Various Roles (archive footage)
2006
The Pet Set
as Self
1971
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962