
Doris Day
Known for Acting · 82 credits
- Born
- 1922-04-03
- Died
- 2019-05-13
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Doris Kappelhoff · Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff · Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff
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
TV Shows (10)

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

The Beverly Hillbillies
1962

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

What's My Line?
1950
as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The Doris Day Show
1968
as Doris Martin

Legends
2006
as Various Roles (archive footage)

The Pet Set
1971
as Self

E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Movies (72)

Pillow Talk
1959
as Jan Morrow

The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Jo McKenna

Send Me No Flowers
1964
as Judy Kimball

Caprice
1967
as Patricia Foster

That Touch of Mink
1962
as Cathy Timberlake

Calamity Jane
1953
as Calamity Jane

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)

Julie
1956
as Julie Benton

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025
as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)

The Glass Bottom Boat
1966
as Jennifer Nelson

Teacher's Pet
1958
as Erica Stone

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self

Midnight Lace
1960
as Kit Preston

It Happened to Jane
1959
as Jane Osgood

Move Over, Darling
1963
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Kate Mackay

Storm Warning
1951
as Lucy Rice

Lover Come Back
1961
as Carol Templeton

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Do Not Disturb
1965
as Janet Harper

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968
as Self (archive footage)

Lucky Me
1954
as Candy Williams

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self (archive footage)

The Thrill of It All
1963
as Beverly Boyer

Lullaby of Broadway
1951
as Melinda Howard

Tea for Two
1950
as Nanette Carter

The Pajama Game
1957
as Katherine 'Babe' Williams

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)

On Moonlight Bay
1951
as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield

It's a Great Feeling
1949
as Judy Adams

Love Me or Leave Me
1955
as Ruth Etting

Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Jo Jordan

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
1990
as (archive footage)

The Winning Team
1952
as Aimee Alexander

With Six You Get Eggroll
1968
as Abby McClure

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Margaret Garrison

Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Ballad of Josie
1968
as Josie

Commitment to Life
2023
as Self (archive footage)

I'll See You in My Dreams
1951
as Grace LeBoy Kahn

My Dream Is Yours
1949
as Martha Gibson

Doris Day Today
1975
as Self

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
1991
as Self

The Tunnel of Love
1958
as Isolde Poole

By the Light of the Silvery Moon
1953
as Marjorie Winfield

Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Miss Georgia Garrett

Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962
as Kitty Wonder

Young at Heart
1954
as Laurie Tuttle
So You Want a Television Set
1953
as Doris Day (uncredited)

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Starlift
1951
as Doris Day

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000
as Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
2000
as Self (archive footage)

April in Paris
1952
as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson

Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
as Self

The West Point Story
1950
as Jan Wilson

Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
2004
as Self

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
1971
as Self

Every Girl's Dream
1966
as Self
With Love, Doris!
as Self (archive footage/audio)

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
2009
as Self (voice)
Catalina Island
1966
as Self

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
2022

Is It Love or Is It Conscription?
1941
as Self - Vocalist

My Lost Horizon
1941
as Self - Vocalist
NASA
1966
as herself
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
1952
as Self
Once Over, Lightly
1941
as Self, Singer
About Doris Day
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 Awa… With 82 credits spanning from 1941 to 2025, Doris Day has appeared in 72 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Doris Day Movies
- Pillow Talk (1959) — as Jan Morrow
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) — as Jo McKenna
- Send Me No Flowers (1964) — as Judy Kimball
- Caprice (1967) — as Patricia Foster
- That Touch of Mink (1962) — as Cathy Timberlake
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