Doris Day

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).

Known for

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Chaos: The Manson Murders

2025 ⭐ 6.1

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 ⭐ 7.2

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What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

2009 ⭐ 7.7

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Doris Day: Virgin Territory

2007 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

2025

Chaos: The Manson Murders

Self - Actress & Mother of Ter · 2025

⭐ 6.1

2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Self (archive footage) · 2023

⭐ 5.7

Commitment to Life

Self (archive footage) · 2023

2022

Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions

2022

⭐ 5.5

2018

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018

⭐ 5.5

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2009

⭐ 7.2

What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar Notable

Self (voice) · 2009

⭐ 7.7

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

Self (archive) · 2009

2007

Doris Day: Virgin Territory Notable

Self · 2007

⭐ 7.0

2004

'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

Self · 2004

2000

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Self (archive footage) · 2000

The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

Self (archive footage) · 2000

⭐ 6.9

1998

Doris Day: It's Magic

Self · 1998

1994

That's Entertainment! III Notable

(archive footage) · 1994

⭐ 7.0

1991

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey Notable

Self · 1991

⭐ 7.0

1990

Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

(archive footage) · 1990

⭐ 5.7

1989

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

Self - Interviewee · 1989

1988

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

(archive footage) (uncredited) · 1988

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Notable

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 1983

⭐ 7.0

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II Notable

(archive footage) · 1976

⭐ 7.0

1975

Doris Day Today

Self · 1975

⭐ 6.5

1971

The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special Notable

Self · 1971

⭐ 8.0

1968

With Six You Get Eggroll

Abby McClure · 1968

⭐ 6.3

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Margaret Garrison · 1968

⭐ 5.3

The Ballad of Josie

Josie · 1968

⭐ 6.0

1967

Caprice

Patricia Foster · 1967

⭐ 5.9

Lionpower from MGM

Self (archive footage) (uncred · 1967

⭐ 6.3

Frequently appears with

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

Tom O'Neill

Self - Writer

Bobby Beausoleil

Self (voice)

Don Hahn

Self

Roy Edward Disney

Self

Michael Eisner

Self

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Self

Full filmography

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Chaos: The Manson Murders

2025 ⭐ 6.1

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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023 ⭐ 5.7

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Commitment to Life

2023

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Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions

2022 ⭐ 5.5

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Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018 ⭐ 5.5

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 ⭐ 7.2

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What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar

2009 ⭐ 7.7

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

2009

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Doris Day: Virgin Territory

2007 ⭐ 7.0

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'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

2004

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Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

2000

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The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

2000 ⭐ 6.9

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Doris Day: It's Magic

1998

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That's Entertainment! III

1994 ⭐ 7.0

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Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

1991 ⭐ 7.0

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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

1990 ⭐ 5.7

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I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

1989

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Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

1988

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 ⭐ 7.0

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That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 ⭐ 7.0