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
all 78
Movies 70
self 33
TV Shows 8
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions (2022)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (2009)
Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007)
Legends (2006)
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration (2004)
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000)
The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000)
Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Don't Pave Main Street: Carmel's Heritage (1994)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991)
Home Stories (1990)
Star Life (1990)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
Le cinéma dans les yeux (1987)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Doris Day Today (1975)
The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (1971)
The Pet Set (1971)
The Doris Day Show (1968)
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
The Ballad of Josie (1968)
Rowan & Martin At the Movies (1968)
Caprice (1967)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
NASA (1966)
Catalina Island (1966)
Every Girl's Dream (1966)
Do Not Disturb (1965)
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
That Touch of Mink (1962)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Midnight Lace (1960)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
Pillow Talk (1959)
It Happened to Jane (1959)
The Tunnel of Love (1958)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
The Pajama Game (1957)
Julie (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)
Young at Heart (1954)
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
Lucky Me (1954)
Calamity Jane (1953)
So You Want a Television Set (1953)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
April in Paris (1952)
The Winning Team (1952)
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952)
Starlift (1951)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)
The West Point Story (1950)
Tea for Two (1950)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
What's My Line? (1950)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Is It Love or Is It Conscription? (1941)
My Lost Horizon (1941)
Ratings
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1922-04-03
Deathday2019-05-13 (97 years old)
Birth NameDoris Mary Anne Kappelhoff
Birth PlaceCincinnati, United States of America
ReligionChristian Science
Height
RelationshipsGeorge William Weidler (1946-03-30 - 1949-05-31), Al Jorden (1941-03-01 - 1943-02-08), Barry Comden (1976-01-01 - 1981-01-01), Martin Melcher (1951-04-03 - 1968-04-20)
ChildrenTerry Melcher
FatherFrederick Wilhelm Kappelhoff
MotherAlma Sophia Welz
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesCincinnati, United States of America
Also Known AsDoris Kappelhoff, Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, Henrietta Award, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Award, Grammy Awards, Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Presidential Medal of Freedom
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
- Doris Day
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons