Doris Day
Acting
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 Awa…
Also known as
Doris Kappelhoff · Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff · Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff
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Known For
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
What's My Line?
1950 · TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · TV
The Doris Day Show
1968 · TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · TV
The Oscars
1953 · TV
Legends
2006 · TV
The Pet Set
1971 · TV
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956 · Movie
Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025 · Movie
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
2026 · TV