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).
Filmography
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
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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 (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