Acting · b. 1922 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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 Awa...

Acting
Chaos: The Manson Murders Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage) 2025 Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed Self (archive footage) 2023 Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions 2022 Hollywood: No Sex, Please! 2018 What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar Self (voice) 2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical Self (archive) 2009 Doris Day: Virgin Territory Self 2007 'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration Self 2004 The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' Self (archive footage) 2000 Hollywood Musicals of the 40's Self (archive footage) 2000 Doris Day: It's Magic Self 1998 That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994 Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey Self 1991 Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (archive footage) 1990 Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 1988 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983 That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976 Doris Day Today Self 1975 The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special Self 1971 Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Margaret Garrison 1968 With Six You Get Eggroll Abby McClure 1968 The Ballad of Josie Josie 1968 Rowan & Martin at the Movies Self (archive footage) 1968 Caprice Patricia Foster 1967 Lionpower from MGM Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1967 The Glass Bottom Boat Jennifer Nelson 1966 Catalina Island Self 1966 NASA herself 1966 Every Girl's Dream Self 1966
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