Doris Day
1922-2019
Known for The Man Who Knew Too Much, Pillow Talk, Calamity Jane.
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).
Movie Credits
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
Caprice (1967)
The Ballad of Josie (1967)
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Do Not Disturb (1965)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
Midnight Lace (1960)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
It Happened to Jane (1959)
Pillow Talk (1959)
The Tunnel of Love (1958)
The Pajama Game (1957)
Julie (1956)
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Lucky Me (1954)
Young at Heart (1954)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Calamity Jane (1953)
April in Paris (1952)
The Winning Team (1952)
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Starlift (1951)
Tea for Two (1950)
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
That Touch of Mink (1962)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
My Dream Is Yours (1949)
Storm Warning (1950)
The West Point Story (1950)
Young Man with a Horn (1950)
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
