Doris Day
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 3, 1922
- Died
- May 13, 2019
- Birthplace
- 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
- With Love, Doris!
With Love, Doris! TBA
as Self (archive footage/audio)
Chaos: The Manson Murders 2025
as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions 2022
Actor
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! 2018
Actor
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Self (archive footage)
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar 2009
as Self (voice)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical 2009
as Self (archive)
Doris Day: Virgin Territory 2007
as Self
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration 2004
as Self
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)
Doris Day: It's Magic 1998
as Self
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey 1991
as Self
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 1990
as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... 1989
as Self - Interviewee
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 1988
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
Doris Day Today 1975
as Self
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special 1971
as Self
With Six You Get Eggroll 1968
as Abby McClure
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968
as Margaret Garrison
Rowan & Martin at the Movies 1968
as Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Josie 1967
as Josie
Caprice 1967
as Patricia Foster
Lionpower from MGM 1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- NASA
NASA 1966
as herself
- Catalina Island
Catalina Island 1966
as Self
The Glass Bottom Boat 1966
as Jennifer Nelson
Every Girl's Dream 1966
as Self
Do Not Disturb 1965
as Janet Harper
Send Me No Flowers 1964
as Judy Kimball, Theme Song Performance
Move Over, Darling 1963
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
The Thrill of It All 1963
as Beverly Boyer
Billy Rose's Jumbo 1962
as Kitty Wonder
That Touch of Mink 1962
as Cathy Timberlake
Lover Come Back 1961
as Carol Templeton
Midnight Lace 1960
as Kit Preston
Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960
as Kate Mackay
Pillow Talk 1959
as Jan Morrow
It Happened to Jane 1959
as Jane Osgood
The Tunnel of Love 1958
as Isolde Poole
Teacher's Pet 1958
as Erica Stone
The Pajama Game 1957
as Katherine Williams
Julie 1956
as Julie Benton
The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956
as Jo McKenna
Love Me or Leave Me 1955
as Ruth Etting
Young at Heart 1954
as Laurie Tuttle
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954
as Self
Lucky Me 1954
as Candy Williams
Calamity Jane 1953
as Calamity Jane
- So You Want a Television Set
So You Want a Television Set 1953
as Doris Day (uncredited)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon 1953
as Marjorie Winfield
April in Paris 1952
as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
The Winning Team 1952
as Aimee Alexander
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball 1952
as Self
Starlift 1951
as Doris Day
I'll See You in My Dreams 1951
as Grace LeBoy Kahn
On Moonlight Bay 1951
as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
Lullaby of Broadway 1951
as Melinda Howard
Storm Warning 1951
as Lucy Rice
The West Point Story 1950
as Jan Wilson
Tea for Two 1950
as Nanette Carter
Young Man with a Horn 1950
as Jo Jordan
It's a Great Feeling 1949
as Judy Adams
My Dream Is Yours 1949
as Martha Gibson
Romance on the High Seas 1948
as Miss Georgia Garrett
- Once Over, Lightly
Once Over, Lightly 1941
as Self, Singer
My Lost Horizon 1941
as Self - Vocalist
Credits from TMDB.