Actor profile

Doris Day

3rd April 1922 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Acting

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).

67 Movies 11 TV Shows 84 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Chaos: The Manson Murders poster

Chaos: The Manson Murders 6th March 2025 as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed poster

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 20th June 2023 as Self (archive footage)

Commitment to Life poster

Commitment to Life 10th February 2023 as Self (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions poster

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions 2nd June 2022

Hollywood: No Sex, Please! poster

Hollywood: No Sex, Please! 1st March 2018

Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty 5th September 2009 as Self (archive footage)

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar poster

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar 2nd April 2009 as Self (voice)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical poster

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical 10th March 2009 as Self (archive)

Doris Day: Virgin Territory poster

Doris Day: Virgin Territory 11th September 2007 as Self

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration poster

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration 5th October 2004 as Self

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's poster

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's 1st September 2000 as Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' poster

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' 1st April 2000 as Self (archive footage)

Doris Day: It's Magic poster

Doris Day: It's Magic 18th October 1998 as Self

That's Entertainment! III poster

That's Entertainment! III 1st July 1994 as (archive footage)

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey poster

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey 16th November 1991 as Self

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths poster

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths 1st January 1990 as (archive footage)

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... poster

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... 4th March 1989 as Self - Interviewee

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies poster

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies 19th September 1988 as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 25th February 1983 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

That's Entertainment, Part II poster

That's Entertainment, Part II 16th May 1976 as (archive footage)

Doris Day Today poster

Doris Day Today 1st January 1975 as Self

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special poster

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special 14th March 1971 as Self

With Six You Get Eggroll poster

With Six You Get Eggroll 7th August 1968 as Abby McClure

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? poster

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 19th June 1968 as Margaret Garrison

The Ballad of Josie poster

The Ballad of Josie 1st February 1968 as Josie

Rowan & Martin at the Movies poster

Rowan & Martin at the Movies 1st January 1968 as Self (archive footage)

Caprice poster

Caprice 18th April 1967 as Patricia Foster

Lionpower from MGM poster

Lionpower from MGM 1st January 1967 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Glass Bottom Boat poster

The Glass Bottom Boat 9th June 1966 as Jennifer Nelson

Every Girl's Dream poster

Every Girl's Dream 1st January 1966 as Self

Do Not Disturb poster

Do Not Disturb 22nd December 1965 as Janet Harper

Send Me No Flowers poster

Send Me No Flowers 14th October 1964 as Judy Kimball

Move Over, Darling poster

Move Over, Darling 19th December 1963 as Ellen Wagstaff Arden

The Thrill of It All poster

The Thrill of It All 17th July 1963 as Beverly Boyer

Billy Rose's Jumbo poster

Billy Rose's Jumbo 6th December 1962 as Kitty Wonder

That Touch of Mink poster

That Touch of Mink 14th June 1962 as Cathy Timberlake

Lover Come Back poster

Lover Come Back 20th December 1961 as Carol Templeton

Midnight Lace poster

Midnight Lace 13th October 1960 as Kit Preston

Please Don't Eat the Daisies poster

Please Don't Eat the Daisies 31st March 1960 as Kate Mackay

Pillow Talk poster

Pillow Talk 7th October 1959 as Jan Morrow

It Happened to Jane poster

It Happened to Jane 24th May 1959 as Jane Osgood

The Tunnel of Love poster

The Tunnel of Love 21st November 1958 as Isolde Poole

Teacher's Pet poster

Teacher's Pet 1st April 1958 as Erica Stone

The Pajama Game poster

The Pajama Game 29th August 1957 as Katherine 'Babe' Williams

Julie poster

Julie 17th October 1956 as Julie Benton

The Man Who Knew Too Much poster

The Man Who Knew Too Much 16th May 1956 as Jo McKenna

Love Me or Leave Me poster

Love Me or Leave Me 26th May 1955 as Ruth Etting

Young at Heart poster

Young at Heart 1st December 1954 as Laurie Tuttle

A Star Is Born World Premiere poster

A Star Is Born World Premiere 28th September 1954 as Self

Lucky Me poster

Lucky Me 9th April 1954 as Candy Williams

Calamity Jane poster

Calamity Jane 4th November 1953 as Calamity Jane

By the Light of the Silvery Moon poster

By the Light of the Silvery Moon 26th March 1953 as Marjorie Winfield

April in Paris poster

April in Paris 24th December 1952 as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson

The Winning Team poster

The Winning Team 20th June 1952 as Aimee Alexander

Starlift poster

Starlift 14th December 1951 as Doris Day

I'll See You in My Dreams poster

I'll See You in My Dreams 6th December 1951 as Grace LeBoy Kahn

On Moonlight Bay poster

On Moonlight Bay 26th July 1951 as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield

Lullaby of Broadway poster

Lullaby of Broadway 26th March 1951 as Melinda Howard

Storm Warning poster

Storm Warning 10th February 1951 as Lucy Rice

The West Point Story poster

The West Point Story 25th November 1950 as Jan Wilson

Tea for Two poster

Tea for Two 1st September 1950 as Nanette Carter

Young Man with a Horn poster

Young Man with a Horn 1st March 1950 as Jo Jordan

It's a Great Feeling poster

It's a Great Feeling 20th August 1949 as Judy Adams

My Dream Is Yours poster

My Dream Is Yours 15th April 1949 as Martha Gibson

Romance on the High Seas poster

Romance on the High Seas 25th June 1948 as Miss Georgia Garrett

Is It Love or Is It Conscription? poster

Is It Love or Is It Conscription? 21st April 1941 as Self - Vocalist

My Lost Horizon poster

My Lost Horizon 7th April 1941 as Self - Vocalist

Legends poster

Legends 17th November 2006 as Various Roles (archive footage)

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

The Pet Set poster

The Pet Set 25th January 1971 as Self

The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show 24th September 1968 as Doris Martin

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies 26th September 1962

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self - Nominee

Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards 20th January 1944 as Self -Winner