Doris Day
Acting
Born April 3, 1922 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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).
Films (70)
Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
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
'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
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Doris Day Today
1975
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971
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
Lionpower from MGM
1967
The Glass Bottom Boat
1966
Catalina Island
1966
NASA
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
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
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
The West Point Story
1950
Tea for Two
1950
Young Man with a Horn
1950
It's a Great Feeling
1949
My Dream Is Yours
1949
Romance on the High Seas
1948
Once Over, Lightly
1941
Is It Love or Is It Conscription?
1941
My Lost Horizon
1941