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Doris Day

Doris Day

Acting·1922–2019·67 films

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 Awa

Filmography

The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)Jo McKenna
Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk (1959)Jan Morrow
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane (1953)Calamity Jane
That Touch of Mink
That Touch of Mink (1962)Cathy Timberlake
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back (1961)Carol Templeton
Send Me No Flowers
Send Me No Flowers (1964)Judy Kimball
Midnight Lace
Midnight Lace (1960)Kit Preston
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)Self (archive footage)
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet (1958)Erica Stone
Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling (1963)Ellen Wagstaff Arden
The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All (1963)Beverly Boyer
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)Kate Mackay
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025)Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
It Happened to Jane
It Happened to Jane (1959)Jane Osgood
The Pajama Game
The Pajama Game (1957)Katherine 'Babe' Williams
The Glass Bottom Boat
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)Jennifer Nelson
Young Man with a Horn
Young Man with a Horn (1950)Jo Jordan
Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)Ruth Etting
Young at Heart
Young at Heart (1954)Laurie Tuttle
Storm Warning
Storm Warning (1951)Lucy Rice
With Six You Get Eggroll
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)Abby McClure
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)(archive footage)
Caprice
Caprice (1967)Patricia Foster
Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas (1948)Miss Georgia Garrett
Julie
Julie (1956)Julie Benton
It's a Great Feeling
It's a Great Feeling (1949)Judy Adams
Tea for Two
Tea for Two (1950)Nanette Carter
On Moonlight Bay
On Moonlight Bay (1951)Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb (1965)Janet Harper
The Tunnel of Love
The Tunnel of Love (1958)Isolde Poole
The Ballad of Josie
The Ballad of Josie (1968)Josie
My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours (1949)Martha Gibson
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)Kitty Wonder
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)Marjorie Winfield
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)Self (archive footage)
Lullaby of Broadway
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)Melinda Howard
I'll See You in My Dreams
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)Grace LeBoy Kahn
April in Paris
April in Paris (1952)Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)Margaret Garrison
Lucky Me
Lucky Me (1954)Candy Williams
The West Point Story
The West Point Story (1950)Jan Wilson
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
The Winning Team
The Winning Team (1952)Aimee Alexander
Starlift
Starlift (1951)Doris Day
A Star Is Born World Premiere
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM (1967)Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)(archive footage)
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (2009)Self (voice)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)Self (archive footage)
Doris Day Today
Doris Day Today (1975)Self
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions (2022)
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (1971)Self
Every Girl's Dream
Every Girl's Dream (1966)Self
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991)Self
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007)Self
My Lost Horizon
My Lost Horizon (1941)Self - Vocalist
Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life (2023)Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009)Self (archive)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988)(archive footage) (uncredited)
Doris Day: It's Magic
Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)Self
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)Self (archive footage)
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration (2004)Self
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... (1989)Self - Interviewee
Is It Love or Is It Conscription?
Is It Love or Is It Conscription? (1941)Self - Vocalist