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Doris Day

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Doris Day

Born April 3, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USADied May 13, 201940 films

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.

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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).

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The Man Who Knew Too Much posterFirst watchThe Man Who Knew Too Much19567.4as Jo McKennaAn American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Pillow Talk poster7.1Pillow Talk1959Calamity Jane poster7.0Calamity Jane1953Lover Come Back poster7.0Lover Come Back1961That Touch of Mink poster6.5That Touch of Mink1962Send Me No Flowers poster6.8Send Me No Flowers1964Midnight Lace poster6.6Midnight Lace1960Teacher's Pet poster6.8Teacher's Pet1958The Thrill of It All poster7.1The Thrill of It All1963

Filmography

40 films as actor
  1. 1968With Six You Get EggrollAbby McClure
  2. 1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Margaret Garrison
  3. 1967The Ballad of JosieJosie
  4. 1967CapricePatricia Foster
  5. 1966The Glass Bottom BoatJennifer Nelson
  6. 1965Do Not DisturbJanet Harper
  7. 1964Send Me No FlowersJudy Kimball
  8. 1963Move Over, DarlingEllen Wagstaff Arden
  9. 1963The Thrill of It AllBeverly Boyer
  10. 1962Billy Rose's JumboKitty Wonder
  11. 1962That Touch of MinkCathy Timberlake
  12. 1961Lover Come BackCarol Templeton
  13. 1960Midnight LaceKit Preston
  14. 1960Please Don't Eat the DaisiesKate Mackay
  15. 1959Pillow TalkJan Morrow
  16. 1959It Happened to JaneJane Osgood
  17. 1958The Tunnel of LoveIsolde Poole
  18. 1958Teacher's PetErica Stone
  19. 1957The Pajama GameKatherine 'Babe' Williams
  20. 1956JulieJulie Benton
  21. 1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchJo McKenna
  22. 1955Love Me or Leave MeRuth Etting
  23. 1954Young at HeartLaurie Tuttle
  24. 1954Lucky MeCandy Williams
  25. 1953Calamity JaneCalamity Jane
  26. 1953So You Want a Television SetDoris Day (uncredited)
  27. 1953By the Light of the Silvery MoonMarjorie Winfield
  28. 1952April in ParisEthel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
  29. 1952The Winning TeamAimee Alexander
  30. 1951StarliftDoris Day
  31. 1951I'll See You in My DreamsGrace LeBoy Kahn
  32. 1951On Moonlight BayMarjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
  33. 1951Lullaby of BroadwayMelinda Howard
  34. 1951Storm WarningLucy Rice
  35. 1950The West Point StoryJan Wilson
  36. 1950Tea for TwoNanette Carter
  37. 1950Young Man with a HornJo Jordan
  38. 1949It's a Great FeelingJudy Adams
  39. 1949My Dream Is YoursMartha Gibson
  40. 1948Romance on the High SeasMiss Georgia Garrett