Doris Day

Known for acting · Born 3 April 1922 · Died 13 May 2019 · aged 97 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

83 credits

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

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

The Doris Day Show

1968

Pillow Talk

1959

Calamity Jane

1953

That Touch of Mink

1962

Lover Come Back

1961

Send Me No Flowers

1964

Midnight Lace

1960

Teacher's Pet

1958

Move Over, Darling

1963

The Thrill of It All

1963

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

Acting (83)

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)Film

2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedSelf (archive footage)Film

2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)Film

2022Grace Kelly: The Missing MillionsFilm

2018Hollywood: No Sex, Please!Film

2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)Film

2009What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day SuperstarSelf (voice)Film

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

2007Doris Day: Virgin TerritorySelfFilm

2006LegendsVarious Roles (archive footage)Series

2004'Twas the Night - A Holiday CelebrationSelfFilm

2000The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'Self (archive footage)Film

2000Hollywood Musicals of the 40'sSelf (archive footage)Film

1998Doris Day: It's MagicSelfFilm

1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries

1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)Film

1991Doris Day: A Sentimental JourneySelfFilm

1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic DeathsSelf (archive footage)Film

1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Self - IntervieweeFilm

1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)Film

1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film

1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)Film

1975Doris Day TodaySelfFilm

1971The Pet SetSelfSeries

1971The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff SpecialSelfFilm

1968With Six You Get EggrollAbby McClureFilm

1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Margaret GarrisonFilm

1968The Doris Day ShowDoris Martin · 128 episodesSeries

1968Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)Film

1967CapricePatricia FosterFilm

1967The Ballad of JosieJosieFilm

1967Lionpower from MGMSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film

1966The Glass Bottom BoatJennifer NelsonFilm

1966Every Girl's DreamSelfFilm

1966Catalina IslandSelfFilm

1966NASAherselfFilm

1965Do Not DisturbJanet HarperFilm

1964Send Me No FlowersJudy KimballFilm

1963Move Over, DarlingEllen Wagstaff ArdenFilm

1963The Thrill of It AllBeverly BoyerFilm

1962That Touch of MinkCathy TimberlakeFilm

1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeries

1962Billy Rose's JumboKitty WonderFilm

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries

1961Lover Come BackCarol TempletonFilm

1960Midnight LaceKit PrestonFilm

1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesKate MackayFilm

1959Pillow TalkJan MorrowFilm

1959It Happened to JaneJane OsgoodFilm

1958Teacher's PetErica StoneFilm

1958The Tunnel of LoveIsolde PooleFilm

1957The Pajama GameKatherine 'Babe' WilliamsFilm

1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchJo McKennaFilm

1956JulieJulie BentonFilm

1955Love Me or Leave MeRuth EttingFilm

1954Young at HeartLaurie TuttleFilm

1954Lucky MeCandy WilliamsFilm

1954A Star Is Born World PremiereSelfFilm

1953Calamity JaneCalamity JaneFilm

1953The OscarsSelf · 3 episodesSeries

1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonMarjorie WinfieldFilm

1953So You Want a Television SetDoris Day (uncredited)Film

1952April in ParisEthel S. 'Dynamite' JacksonFilm

1952The Winning TeamAimee AlexanderFilm

1952Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the BallSelfFilm

1951Storm WarningLucy RiceFilm

1951On Moonlight BayMarjorie 'Marjie' WinfieldFilm

1951Lullaby of BroadwayMelinda HowardFilm

1951I'll See You in My DreamsGrace LeBoy KahnFilm

1951StarliftDoris DayFilm

1950Young Man with a HornJo JordanFilm

1950Tea for TwoNanette CarterFilm

1950What's My Line?Self · 2 episodesSeries

1950The West Point StoryJan WilsonFilm

1949It's a Great FeelingJudy AdamsFilm

1949My Dream Is YoursMartha GibsonFilm

1948Romance on the High SeasMiss Georgia GarrettFilm

1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self -WinnerSeries

1941My Lost HorizonSelf - VocalistFilm

1941Once Over, LightlySelf, SingerFilm

—With Love, Doris!Self (archive footage/audio)Film