Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-04-03

Day of Death

2019-05-13 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Doris Kappelhoff

Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff

Doris Day

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).

Known For

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

A Star Is Born World Premiere

A Star Is Born World Premiere

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

Acting

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as

Jo McKenna

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

as

(archive footage)

Send Me No Flowers

1964

Send Me No Flowers

as

Judy Kimball

Pillow Talk

1959

Pillow Talk

as

Jan Morrow

Move Over, Darling

1963

Move Over, Darling

as

Ellen Wagstaff Arden

The Thrill of It All

1963

The Thrill of It All

as

Beverly Boyer

My Dream Is Yours

1949

My Dream Is Yours

as

Martha Gibson

It's a Great Feeling

1949

It's a Great Feeling

as

Judy Adams

Tea for Two

1950

Tea for Two

as

Nanette Carter

Midnight Lace

1960

Midnight Lace

as

Kit Preston

Lucky Me

1954

Lucky Me

as

Candy Williams

The Glass Bottom Boat

1966

The Glass Bottom Boat

as

Jennifer Nelson

That Touch of Mink

1962

That Touch of Mink

as

Cathy Timberlake

Young Man with a Horn

1950

Young Man with a Horn

as

Jo Jordan

Storm Warning

1951

Storm Warning

as

Lucy Rice

The Pajama Game

1957

The Pajama Game

as

Katherine 'Babe' Williams

Lover Come Back

1961

Lover Come Back

as

Carol Templeton

It Happened to Jane

1959

It Happened to Jane

as

Jane Osgood

Love Me or Leave Me

1955

Love Me or Leave Me

as

Ruth Etting

April in Paris

1952

April in Paris

as

Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson

Calamity Jane

1953

Calamity Jane

as

Calamity Jane

On Moonlight Bay

1951

On Moonlight Bay

as

Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

1968

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

as

Margaret Garrison

Billy Rose's Jumbo

1962

Billy Rose's Jumbo

as

Kitty Wonder

Young at Heart

1954

Young at Heart

as

Laurie Tuttle

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

I'll See You in My Dreams

as

Grace LeBoy Kahn

Lullaby of Broadway

1951

Lullaby of Broadway

as

Melinda Howard

Teacher's Pet

1958

Teacher's Pet

as

Erica Stone

Romance on the High Seas

1948

Romance on the High Seas

as

Miss Georgia Garrett

Caprice

1967

Caprice

as

Patricia Foster

Do Not Disturb

1965

Do Not Disturb

as

Janet Harper

The Tunnel of Love

1958

The Tunnel of Love

as

Isolde Poole

Julie

1956

Julie

as

Julie Benton

With Six You Get Eggroll

1968

With Six You Get Eggroll

as

Abby McClure

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as

Kate Mackay

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

1953

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

as

Marjorie Winfield

The Ballad of Josie

1968

The Ballad of Josie

as

Josie

The West Point Story

1950

The West Point Story

as

Jan Wilson

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as

Self (archive footage)

The Winning Team

1952

The Winning Team

as

Aimee Alexander

Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

Doris Day: It's Magic

as

Self

Catalina Island

1966

Catalina Island

as

Self

Starlift

1951

Starlift

as

Doris Day

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

2009

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

as

Self (voice)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as

Self (archive footage)

My Lost Horizon

1941

My Lost Horizon

as

Self - Vocalist

Is It Love or Is It Conscription?

1941

Is It Love or Is It Conscription?

as

Self - Vocalist

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

1991

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

as

Self

NASA

1966

NASA

as

herself

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

2000

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

as

Self (archive footage)

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special

1971

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special

as

Self

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

2000

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as

Self (archive footage)

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

2004

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

as

Self

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954

A Star Is Born World Premiere

as

Self

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Doris Day Today

1975

Doris Day Today

as

Self

Every Girl's Dream

1966

Every Girl's Dream

as

Self

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball

1952

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball

as

Self

So You Want a Television Set

1953

So You Want a Television Set

as

Doris Day (uncredited)

Doris Day: Virgin Territory

2007

Doris Day: Virgin Territory

as

Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

as

Self (archive)

Once Over, Lightly

1941

Once Over, Lightly

as

Self, Singer

With Love, Doris!

With Love, Doris!

as

Self (archive footage/audio)

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Lionpower from MGM

as

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

as

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions

2022

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions

as

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

as

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as

Doris Martin

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Legends

Legends

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

The Pet Set

The Pet Set

as

Self

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Production

Crew

Directing