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).

Known For

The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Jo McKenna

Pillow Talk

as Jan Morrow

Calamity Jane

as Calamity Jane

That Touch of Mink

as Cathy Timberlake

Volunteers

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lover Come Back

as Carol Templeton

Send Me No Flowers

as Judy Kimball

The Beverly Hillbillies

Midnight Lace

as Kit Preston

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)