Person

Doris Day

Acting · 1922–2019 · 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).

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  Golden Globe Awards

  Self - Nominee

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  The Merv Griffin Show

  Self

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  The Ed Sullivan Show

  Self

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  The Beverly Hillbillies

  1962

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  What's My Line?

  Self

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  The Oscars

  Self

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  The Doris Day Show

  Doris Martin

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  Legends

  Various Roles (archive footage)

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  The Pet Set

  Self

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  The Man Who Knew Too Much

  Jo McKenna

• 2025Chaos: The Manson MurdersSelf - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
• 2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven AllowedSelf (archive footage)
• 2023Commitment to LifeSelf (archive footage)
• 2022Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
• 2018Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
• 2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
• 2009What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day SuperstarSelf (voice)
• 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the MusicalSelf (archive)
• 2007Doris Day: Virgin TerritorySelf
• 2006LegendsVarious Roles (archive footage)
• 2004'Twas the Night - A Holiday CelebrationSelf
• 2000Hollywood Musicals of the 40'sSelf (archive footage)
• 2000The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'Self (archive footage)
• 1998Doris Day: It's MagicSelf
• 1996E! True Hollywood Story
• 1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)
• 1991Doris Day: A Sentimental JourneySelf
• 1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths(archive footage)
• 1989I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...Self - Interviewee
• 1988Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies(archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1976That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage)
• 1975Doris Day TodaySelf
• 1971The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff SpecialSelf
• 1971The Pet SetSelf
• 1968The Doris Day ShowDoris Martin
• 1968With Six You Get EggrollAbby McClure
• 1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Margaret Garrison
• 1968The Ballad of JosieJosie
• 1968Rowan & Martin at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
• 1967CapricePatricia Foster
• 1967Lionpower from MGMSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1966The Glass Bottom BoatJennifer Nelson
• 1966Catalina IslandSelf
• 1966NASAherself
• 1966Every Girl's DreamSelf
• 1965Do Not DisturbJanet Harper
• 1964Send Me No FlowersJudy Kimball
• 1963Move Over, DarlingEllen Wagstaff Arden
• 1963The Thrill of It AllBeverly Boyer
• 1962Billy Rose's JumboKitty Wonder
• 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
• 1962The Beverly Hillbillies
• 1962That Touch of MinkCathy Timberlake
• 1961Lover Come BackCarol Templeton
• 1960Midnight LaceKit Preston
• 1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesKate Mackay
• 1959Pillow TalkJan Morrow
• 1959It Happened to JaneJane Osgood
• 1958The Tunnel of LoveIsolde Poole
• 1958Teacher's PetErica Stone
• 1957The Pajama GameKatherine 'Babe' Williams
• 1956JulieJulie Benton
• 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchJo McKenna
• 1955Love Me or Leave MeRuth Etting
• 1954Young at HeartLaurie Tuttle
• 1954A Star Is Born World PremiereSelf
• 1954Lucky MeCandy Williams
• 1953Calamity JaneCalamity Jane
• 1953So You Want a Television SetDoris Day (uncredited)
• 1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonMarjorie Winfield
• 1953The OscarsSelf
• 1952April in ParisEthel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
• 1952The Winning TeamAimee Alexander
• 1952Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the BallSelf
• 1951StarliftDoris Day
• 1951I'll See You in My DreamsGrace LeBoy Kahn
• 1951On Moonlight BayMarjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
• 1951Lullaby of BroadwayMelinda Howard
• 1951Storm WarningLucy Rice
• 1950The West Point StoryJan Wilson
• 1950Tea for TwoNanette Carter
• 1950Young Man with a HornJo Jordan
• 1950What's My Line?Self
• 1949It's a Great FeelingJudy Adams
• 1949My Dream Is YoursMartha Gibson
• 1948Romance on the High SeasMiss Georgia Garrett
• 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
• 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
• 1941Once Over, LightlySelf, Singer
• 1941Is It Love or Is It Conscription?Self - Vocalist
• 1941My Lost HorizonSelf - Vocalist
• —With Love, Doris!Self (archive footage/audio)