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Doris Day

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Doris Day

Apr 3, 1922 – May 13, 201983 titles 73 movies · 10 TV
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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).

Also known as

Doris Kappelhoff · Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff · Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff

Born

Apr 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Career timeline

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2025 1 title(s)

Undated 1 title(s)