Doris Day
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-04-03 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
2019-05-13
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).
Most Known For
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
What's My Line?
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Oscars
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Doris Day Show
as Doris Martin
Calamity Jane
as Calamity Jane
Legends
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The Pet Set
as Self
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Jo McKenna
Love Me or Leave Me
as Ruth Etting
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Pillow Talk
as Jan Morrow
Storm Warning
as Lucy Rice
Chaos: The Manson Murders
as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
Teacher's Pet
as Erica Stone
That Touch of Mink
as Cathy Timberlake
Send Me No Flowers
as Judy Kimball