Doris Day
Acting
Born 1922-04-03 · 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).
Filmography
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Mar 6, 2025
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Jun 20, 2023
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Jun 2, 2022
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Mar 1, 2018
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Sep 5, 2009
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Apr 2, 2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Mar 10, 2009
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Sep 11, 2007
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Oct 5, 2004
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Sep 1, 2000
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Apr 1, 2000
Doris Day: It's Magic
Oct 18, 1998
That's Entertainment! III
Jul 1, 1994
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Nov 16, 1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Jan 1, 1990
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Sep 19, 1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Feb 25, 1983
That's Entertainment, Part II
May 16, 1976
Doris Day Today
Jan 1, 1975
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Mar 14, 1971
With Six You Get Eggroll
Aug 7, 1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Jun 19, 1968
The Ballad of Josie
Feb 1, 1968
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Jan 1, 1968
Caprice
Apr 18, 1967
Lionpower from MGM
Jan 1, 1967
The Glass Bottom Boat
Jun 9, 1966
Every Girl's Dream
Jan 1, 1966
Do Not Disturb
Dec 22, 1965
Send Me No Flowers
Oct 14, 1964