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 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).
Born: April 3, 1922
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Known For
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Academy Awards.
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
A documentary about Doris Day and the question where she is today.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
An 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 kidnapped.
Golden Globe Awards
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
Waking Sleeping Beauty
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Pillow Talk
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
The Thrill of It All
A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.
The Oscars
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
Calamity Jane
Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.
Filmography
as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
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as Self (voice)
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as Various Roles (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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as Doris Martin
as Abby McClure
as Margaret Garrison
as Josie
as Self (archive footage)
as Patricia Foster
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Jennifer Nelson
as Self
as Janet Harper
as Judy Kimball
as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
as Beverly Boyer
as Kitty Wonder
as Self
as Cathy Timberlake
as Carol Templeton
as Kit Preston
as Kate Mackay
as Jan Morrow
as Jane Osgood
as Isolde Poole
as Erica Stone
as Katherine 'Babe' Williams
as Julie Benton
as Jo McKenna
as Ruth Etting
as Laurie Tuttle
as Candy Williams
as Calamity Jane
as Marjorie Winfield
as Self
as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
as Aimee Alexander
as Doris Day
as Grace LeBoy Kahn
as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
as Melinda Howard
as Lucy Rice
as Jan Wilson
as Nanette Carter
as Jo Jordan
as Self
as Judy Adams
as Martha Gibson
as Miss Georgia Garrett
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Vocalist
as Self - Vocalist