Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Doris Kappelhoff , Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Movie Involvements: 30
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
The Oscars
(1953) SelfThe Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956) Jo McKennaLegends
(2006) Various Roles (archive footage)Love Me or Leave Me
(1955) Ruth EttingMidnight Lace
(1960) Kit PrestonWaking Sleeping Beauty
(2009) Self (archive footage)Storm Warning
(1951) Lucy RiceThat's Entertainment, Part II
(1976) (archive footage)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2023 | Self (archive footage) | |
2014 | Self (archive footage) | |
2009 | Self (archive footage) | |
Self (voice) | ||
2007 | Self | |
2006 | Various Roles (archive footage) | |
2004 | Self | |
2000 | Self (archive footage) | |
Self (archive footage) | ||
1998 | Self | |
1996 | N/A | |
1994 | (archive footage) | |
1991 | Self | |
1990 | Self (archive footage) | |
(archive footage) | ||
1985 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
1976 | (archive footage) | |
1975 | Self | |
1971 | Self | |
Self | ||
1968 | Doris Martin | |
Abby McClure | ||
Margaret Garrison | ||
Josie | ||
Self (archive footage) | ||
1967 | Patricia Foster | |
1966 | Jennifer Nelson | |
Self | ||
herself | ||
Self | ||
1965 | Janet Harper | |
1964 | Judy Kimball | |
1963 | Ellen Wagstaff Arden | |
Beverly Boyer | ||
1962 | Kitty Wonder | |
N/A | ||
Cathy Timberlake | ||
1961 | Carol Templeton | |
1960 | Kit Preston | |
Kate Mackay | ||
1959 | Jan Morrow | |
Jane Osgood | ||
1958 | Isolde Poole | |
Erica Stone | ||
1957 | Katherine 'Babe' Williams | |
1956 | Julie Benton | |
Jo McKenna | ||
1955 | Ruth Etting | |
1954 | Laurie Tuttle | |
Self | ||
Candy Williams | ||
1953 | Calamity Jane | |
Doris Day (uncredited) | ||
Marjorie Winfield | ||
Self | ||
1952 | Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson | |
Aimee Alexander | ||
Self | ||
1951 | Doris Day | |
Grace LeBoy Kahn | ||
Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield | ||
Melinda Howard | ||
Lucy Rice | ||
1950 | Jan Wilson | |
Nanette Carter | ||
Jo Jordan | ||
Self - Mystery Guest | ||
1949 | Judy Adams | |
Martha Gibson | ||
1948 | Miss Georgia Garrett | |
Self | ||
1941 | Self - Vocalist | |
Self - Vocalist | ||
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