Doris Day

About

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 Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962The Doris Day ShowSeries • 1968LegendsSeries • 2006The Man Who Knew Too MuchMovie • 1956Pillow TalkMovie • 1959E! True Hollywood StorySeries • 1996That Touch of MinkMovie • 1962Romance on the High SeasMovie • 1948That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994Send Me No FlowersMovie • 1964The Thrill of It AllMovie • 1963Calamity JaneMovie • 1953The Glass Bottom BoatMovie • 1966Teacher's PetMovie • 1958Storm WarningMovie • 1951Lover Come BackMovie • 1961Do Not DisturbMovie • 1965Love Me or Leave MeMovie • 1955With Six You Get EggrollMovie • 1968Move Over, DarlingMovie • 1963That's Entertainment, Part IIMovie • 1976Midnight LaceMovie • 1960Young Man with a HornMovie • 1950Please Don't Eat the DaisiesMovie • 1960