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).
Filmography
Cast Credits
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2023
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
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MOVIE • 2022
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2009
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Character: Self (voice)
MOVIE • 2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Character: Self (archive)
MOVIE • 2009
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2007
Legends
Character: Various Roles (archive footage)
TV • 2006
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2004
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2000
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2000
Doris Day: It's Magic
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1998
E! True Hollywood Story
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TV • 1996
That's Entertainment! III
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1994
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1991
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1990
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
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MOVIE • 1988
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1983
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1976
Doris Day Today
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1975
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1971