Acting
Doris Day
Born April 3, 1922 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA · Died May 13, 2019
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).
Known for
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7.4
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Jo McKenna
797.4
Pillow Talk
Jan Morrow
677.2
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane
556.6
That Touch of Mink
Cathy Timberlake
667.1
Lover Come Back
Carol Templeton
607.0
Send Me No Flowers
Judy Kimball, Theme Song Performance
487.3
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Series
606.8
Midnight Lace
Kit Preston
707.5
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
667.1
Teacher's Pet
Erica Stone
656.9
Move Over, Darling
Ellen Wagstaff Arden
626.9
The Thrill of It All
Beverly Boyer
7.1 TMDB
The Oscars
Self
496.4
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Kate Mackay
6.5
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
325.6
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
546.6
It Happened to Jane
Jane Osgood
526.5
The Glass Bottom Boat
Jennifer Nelson
586.6
The Pajama Game
Katherine 'Babe' Williams
677.2
Young Man with a Horn
Jo Jordan
Filmography
- 2026Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson TapesSelf - Melcher's Mom (archive footage)Series
- 2025Chaos: The Manson MurdersSelf - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)Movie
- 2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2022Grace Kelly: The Missing MillionsMovie
- 2018Hollywood: No Sex, Please!Movie
- 2010Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2009What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day SuperstarSelf (voice)Movie
- 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the MusicalSelf (archive)Movie
- 2007Doris Day: Virgin TerritorySelfMovie
- 2006LegendsVarious Roles (archive footage)Series
- 2004'Twas the Night - A Holiday CelebrationSelfMovie
- 2000Hollywood Musicals of the 40'sSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2000The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'Self (archive footage)Movie
- 1998Doris Day: It's MagicSelfMovie
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1991Doris Day: A Sentimental JourneySelfMovie
- 1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic DeathsSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Self - IntervieweeMovie
- 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)Movie
- 1975Doris Day TodaySelfMovie
- 1971The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff SpecialSelfMovie
- 1971The Pet SetSelfSeries
- 1968The Doris Day ShowDoris MartinSeries
- 1968With Six You Get EggrollAbby McClureMovie
- 1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Margaret GarrisonMovie
- 1968Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1967The Ballad of JosieJosieMovie
- 1967CapricePatricia FosterMovie
- 1967Lionpower from MGMSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
- 1966The Glass Bottom BoatJennifer NelsonMovie
- 1966Catalina IslandSelfMovie
- 1966NASAherselfMovie
- 1966Every Girl's DreamSelfMovie
- 1965Do Not DisturbJanet HarperMovie
- 1964Send Me No FlowersJudy Kimball, Theme Song PerformanceMovie
- 1963Move Over, DarlingEllen Wagstaff ArdenMovie
- 1963The Thrill of It AllBeverly BoyerMovie
- 1962Billy Rose's JumboKitty WonderMovie
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeries
- 1962That Touch of MinkCathy TimberlakeMovie
- 1961Lover Come BackCarol TempletonMovie
- 1960Midnight LaceKit PrestonMovie
- 1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesKate MackayMovie
- 1959Pillow TalkJan MorrowMovie
- 1959It Happened to JaneJane OsgoodMovie
- 1958The Tunnel of LoveIsolde PooleMovie
- 1958Teacher's PetErica StoneMovie
- 1957The Pajama GameKatherine 'Babe' WilliamsMovie
- 1956JulieJulie BentonMovie
- 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchJo McKennaMovie
- 1955Love Me or Leave MeRuth EttingMovie
- 1954Young at HeartLaurie TuttleMovie
- 1954A Star Is Born World PremiereSelfMovie
- 1954Lucky MeCandy WilliamsMovie
- 1953Calamity JaneCalamity JaneMovie
- 1953So You Want a Television SetDoris Day (uncredited)Movie
- 1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonMarjorie WinfieldMovie
- 1953The OscarsSelfSeries
- 1952April in ParisEthel S. 'Dynamite' JacksonMovie
- 1952The Winning TeamAimee AlexanderMovie
- 1952Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the BallSelfMovie
- 1951StarliftDoris DayMovie
- 1951I'll See You in My DreamsGrace LeBoy KahnMovie
- 1951On Moonlight BayMarjorie 'Marjie' WinfieldMovie
- 1951Lullaby of BroadwayMelinda HowardMovie
- 1951Storm WarningLucy RiceMovie
- 1950The West Point StoryJan WilsonMovie
- 1950Tea for TwoNanette CarterMovie
- 1950Young Man with a HornJo JordanMovie
- 1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
- 1949It's a Great FeelingJudy AdamsMovie
- 1949My Dream Is YoursMartha GibsonMovie
- 1948Romance on the High SeasMiss Georgia GarrettMovie
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self -WinnerSeries
- 1941Once Over, LightlySelf, SingerMovie
- 1941My Lost HorizonSelf - VocalistMovie
- —With Love, Doris!Self (archive footage/audio)Movie