Doris Day
Known for Acting
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
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
as Jo McKenna
That Touch of Mink
1962
as Cathy Timberlake
Teacher's Pet
1958
as Erica Stone
Calamity Jane
1953
as Calamity Jane
Lover Come Back
1961
as Carol Templeton
Pillow Talk
1959
as Jan Morrow
Move Over, Darling
1963
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Love Me or Leave Me
1955
as Ruth Etting
Midnight Lace
1960
as Kit Preston
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Send Me No Flowers
1964
as Judy Kimball
Romance on the High Seas
1948
as Miss Georgia Garrett
The Thrill of It All
1963
as Beverly Boyer
Lucky Me
1954
as Candy Williams
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Lullaby of Broadway
1951
as Melinda Howard
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Kate Mackay
Do Not Disturb
1965
as Janet Harper