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).
Movies & TV Shows
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) — Jo McKenna
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Pillow Talk (1959) — Jan Morrow
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Calamity Jane (1953) — Calamity Jane
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That Touch of Mink (1962) — Cathy Timberlake
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Lover Come Back (1961) — Carol Templeton
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Send Me No Flowers (1964) — Judy Kimball
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
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Midnight Lace (1960) — Kit Preston
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Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — Self (archive footage)
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Teacher's Pet (1958) — Erica Stone
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Move Over, Darling (1963) — Ellen Wagstaff Arden
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The Thrill of It All (1963) — Beverly Boyer
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Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) — Kate Mackay
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
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Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025) — Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
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It Happened to Jane (1959) — Jane Osgood
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The Pajama Game (1957) — Katherine 'Babe' Williams
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The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) — Jennifer Nelson
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Young Man with a Horn (1950) — Jo Jordan
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Love Me or Leave Me (1955) — Ruth Etting
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Young at Heart (1954) — Laurie Tuttle
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Storm Warning (1951) — Lucy Rice
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With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) — Abby McClure
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That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
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Caprice (1967) — Patricia Foster
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Romance on the High Seas (1948) — Miss Georgia Garrett
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Julie (1956) — Julie Benton
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It's a Great Feeling (1949) — Judy Adams
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Tea for Two (1950) — Nanette Carter
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On Moonlight Bay (1951) — Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
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Do Not Disturb (1965) — Janet Harper
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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The Tunnel of Love (1958) — Isolde Poole
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The Ballad of Josie (1968) — Josie
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My Dream Is Yours (1949) — Martha Gibson
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) — Kitty Wonder
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By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) — Marjorie Winfield