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Doris Day was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown & His Band of Renown. She left Brown to embark on a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967.
Birth Name
Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff
Born
Monday, 03 April 1922
Died
Monday, 13 May 2019
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Commitment to Life | Self | 2023 |
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self - Co-Star / Self (archive footage) | 2023 |
| It Ain't Over | Self | 2023 |
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Jan Morrow | 2022 |
| The Sparks Brothers | Self | 2021 |
| Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions | Self | 2021 |
| Tina | Self | 2021 |
| I Am Burt Reynolds | Self | 2020 |
| By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Self | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Commitment to Life | Self | 2023 |
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed | Self - Co-Star / Self (archive footage) | 2023 |
| It Ain't Over | Self | 2023 |
| The Andy Warhol Diaries | Jan Morrow | 2022 |
| The Sparks Brothers | Self | 2021 |
| Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions | Self | 2021 |
| Tina | Self | 2021 |
| I Am Burt Reynolds | Self | 2020 |
| By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Self | 2020 |
| Helter Skelter: An American Myth | Self - Mother of | 2020 |
| Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On | Self | 2020 |
| Killing Patient Zero | Self | 2019 |
| Very Scary People | Self - Terry Melcher's Mother | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood, No Sex Please! | Jan Morrow | 2018 |
| The Green Fog | Julie Benton | 2018 |
| The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin | Jan Morrow | 2017 |
| I Am Not Your Negro | Various Roles | 2016 |
| And the Oscar Goes to... | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self - Story Subject | 2014 |
| Carson on TCM | Self | 2013 |
| The '80s: The Decade That Made Us | Self | 2013 |
| Vito | (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood | Jan Morrow / Carol Templeton | 2010 |
| Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger | Self | 2010 |
| What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar | Herself (voice) / Self | 2009 |
| The 50th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - Honoree | 2008 |
| Waiting for Hockney | Self | 2008 |
| 80s | Self | 2005 |
| After Stonewall | Self | 1999 |
| Doris Day: It's Magic | Self | 1998 |
| The View | Herself - Cosmetic Surgeon (as Dr. Doris Day) / Herself - Dermatologist (as Dr. Doris Day) / Herself (as Dr. Doris Day) | 1997 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Herself | 1996 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Ruth Etting | 1994 |
| Don't Pave Main Street: Carmel's Heritage | Self | 1994 |
| Rock Hudson's Home Movies | Jan Morrow | 1992 |
| Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey | Self | 1991 |
| Rock Hudson | Self | 1990 |
| Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths | (archive footage) | 1990 |
| Biography | Self | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Volunteers | Self | 1985 |
| Doris Day's Best Friends | Self - Hostess | 1985 |
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self | 1983 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Ruth Etting / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Doris Day Today | Herself | 1975 |
| The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special | Self / Herself | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| The Pet Set | Self | 1971 |
| The Governor & J.J. | Doris Day | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Doris Martin / Doris Day | 1968 |
| With Six You Get Eggroll | Abby McClure | 1968 |
| Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? | Margaret Garrison | 1968 |
| Rowan & Martin at the Movies | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 1968 |
| The Ballad of Josie | Josie Minick | 1968 |
| Caprice | Patricia Foster | 1967 |
| The Glass Bottom Boat | Jennifer Nelson | 1966 |
| Do Not Disturb | Janet Harper | 1965 |
| Send Me No Flowers | Judy / Judy Kimball | 1964 |
| Top of the Pops | Self | 1964 |
| Move Over, Darling | Ellen Wagstaff Arden | 1963 |
| The Thrill of It All | Beverly Boyer | 1963 |
| Hollywood: The Great Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Billy Rose's Jumbo | Kitty Wonder | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest / Herself | 1962 |
| That Touch of Mink | Cathy Timberlake | 1962 |
| Lover Come Back | Carol Templeton | 1961 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Vocalist | 1961 |
| Midnight Lace | Kit Preston | 1960 |
| Please Don't Eat the Daisies | Kate Robinson Mackay / Kate Mackay | 1960 |
| Pillow Talk | Jan Morrow | 1959 |
| It Happened to Jane | Jane Osgood | 1959 |
| The Tunnel of Love | Isolde Poole | 1958 |
| Teacher's Pet | Erica Stone | 1958 |
| The Pajama Game | Babe Williams / Katherine 'Babe' Williams | 1957 |
| Julie | Julie Benton | 1956 |
| The Man Who Knew Too Much | Josephine Conway McKenna / Jo McKenna | 1956 |
| Love Me or Leave Me | Ruth Etting | 1955 |
| Young at Heart | Laurie Tuttle | 1954 |
| Lucky Me | Candy Williams | 1954 |
| Calamity Jane | Calamity Jane | 1953 |
| Crime Wave | Doris Day - Radio Singer | 1953 |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Marjorie Winfield | 1953 |
| April in Paris | Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson | 1952 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Kate Robinson Mackay | 1952 |
| The Winning Team | Aimee Alexander | 1952 |
| Starlift | Doris Day | 1951 |
| I'll See You in My Dreams | Grace LeBoy Kahn | 1951 |
| On Moonlight Bay | Marjorie Winfield / Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield | 1951 |
| Lullaby of Broadway | Melinda Howard | 1951 |
| Storm Warning | Lucy Rice | 1951 |
| The West Point Story | Jan Wilson | 1950 |
| Tea for Two | Nanette Carter | 1950 |
| Young Man with a Horn | Jo Jordan | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| It's a Great Feeling | Judy Adams | 1949 |
| My Dream Is Yours | Martha Gibson | 1949 |
| Romance on the High Seas | Georgia Garrett / Miss Georgia Garrett | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Doris Day Show | 1968 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Best TV Star - Female | Nominated |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1963 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1961 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Drama | Nominated |
| 1960 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1960 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
