Doris Day

Born: 1922-04-03

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).


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The Man Who Knew Too Much

as Jo McKenna
Released: 1956-05-16

A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination...

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Pillow Talk

as Jan Morrow
Released: 1959-10-07

Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer...

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Calamity Jane

as Calamity Jane
Released: 1953-11-04

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back...

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Lover Come Back

as Carol Templeton
Released: 1961-12-20

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each...

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Midnight Lace

as Kit Preston
Released: 1960-10-13

Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's...

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Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-09-05

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The...

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Send Me No Flowers

as Judy Kimball
Released: 1964-10-14

At one of his many visits to his doctor, hypochondriac George Kimball mistakes a dying man's...

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The Pajama Game

as Katherine 'Babe' Williams
Released: 1957-08-29

An Iowa pajama factory worker falls in love with an affable superintendent who had been hired by...

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Teacher's Pet

as Erica Stone
Released: 1958-04-01

A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.

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Storm Warning

as Lucy Rice
Released: 1951-02-10

A fashion model (Rogers) witnesses the brutal assassination of an investigative journalist by...

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That Touch of Mink

as Cathy Timberlake
Released: 1962-06-14

Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip...

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And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-02-01

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...

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Please Don't Eat the Daisies

as Kate Mackay
Released: 1960-03-31

Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan...

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The Thrill of It All

as Beverly Boyer
Released: 1963-07-17

A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.

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That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)
Released: 1976-05-16

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time...

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Move Over, Darling

as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Released: 1963-12-19

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles,...

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It Happened to Jane

as Jane Osgood
Released: 1959-05-24

Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff...

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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-06-20

This timely exploration of Hollywood and LGBTQ+ identity examines the life of legendary actor...

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Billy Rose's Jumbo

as Kitty Wonder
Released: 1962-12-06

The daughter of a circus owner fights to save her father from a takeover spearheaded by the man...

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Romance on the High Seas

as Miss Georgia Garrett
Released: 1948-06-25

Georgia Garrett is sent by jealous wife Elvira Kent on an ocean cruise to masquerade as herself...

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It's a Great Feeling

as Judy Adams
Released: 1949-08-01

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her...

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The Glass Bottom Boat

as Jennifer Nelson
Released: 1966-06-09

Bruce, the owner of an aerospace company, is infatuated with Jennifer and hires her to be his...

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That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)
Released: 1994-07-01

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of...

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Do Not Disturb

as Janet Harper
Released: 1965-12-22

American Mike Harper, sent to do business in England, moves there with his wife, Janet. But she...

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Tea for Two

as Nanette Carter
Released: 1950-09-01

In this reworking of "No, No, Nanette," wealthy heiress Nanette Carter bets her uncle $25,000...

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1983-02-25

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...

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Young Man with a Horn

as Jo Jordan
Released: 1950-03-01

Legendary trumpeter Art Hazzard teaches young Rick Martin everything he knows about playing, so...

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Love Me or Leave Me

as Ruth Etting
Released: 1955-05-26

A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to...

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On Moonlight Bay

as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
Released: 1951-07-26

The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield...

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Lucky Me

as Candy Williams
Released: 1954-04-09

Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a...

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The West Point Story

as Jan Wilson
Released: 1950-11-25

A Broadway director helps the West Point cadets put on a show, aided by two lovely ladies and...

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I'll See You in My Dreams

as Grace LeBoy Kahn
Released: 1951-12-06

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.

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With Six You Get Eggroll

as Abby McClure
Released: 1968-08-07

Abby McClure, a widow with three sons, and Jake Iverson, a widower with a teenage daughter,...

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The Ballad of Josie

as Josie
Released: 1968-02-01

A frontier widow aims to raise sheep despite a cattle rancher in old Wyoming.

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My Dream Is Yours

as Martha Gibson
Released: 1949-04-15

Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides...

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Starlift

as Doris Day
Released: 1951-12-14

To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his...

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Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

as Margaret Garrison
Released: 1968-06-19

When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark,...

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Julie

as Julie Benton
Released: 1956-10-17

A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.

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Caprice

as Patricia Foster
Released: 1967-04-18

Patricia Foster, an industrial designer, causes chaos when she sells a secret cosmetics formula...

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Rowan & Martin At the Movies

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1968-01-01

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a...

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Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2000-09-01

Highlights from the great musicals of the 1940s. Stars featured include Judy Garland, Mickey...

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By the Light of the Silvery Moon

as Marjorie Winfield
Released: 1953-03-26

Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World...

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Young at Heart

as Laurie Tuttle
Released: 1954-12-01

The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is...

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April in Paris

as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
Released: 1952-12-24

A series of misunderstandings leads to a chorus girl traveling to Paris to represent the...

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The Tunnel of Love

as Isolde Poole
Released: 1958-11-21

A series of misunderstandings leaves a married man believing he has impregnated the owner of an...

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Lullaby of Broadway

as Melinda Howard
Released: 1951-03-26

Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home...

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The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special

as Self
Released: 1971-03-14

This was the first of two one-hour musical specials which were part of CBS' 1968...

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The Winning Team

as Aimee Alexander
Released: 1952-06-20

Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his...

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Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

as (archive footage)
Released: 1990-01-01

Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a...

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Doris Day: It's Magic

as Self
Released: 1998-10-18

When the cameras rolled, Doris Day wore a happy face, never hinting at the pain she endured in...

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The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2000-04-01

The making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1956 film 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'.

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Is It Love or Is It Conscription?

as Self - Vocalist
Released: 1941-04-21

Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra

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Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey

as Self
Released: 1991-11-16

A retrospective documentary on the life and career of Ohio-born actress, singer and TV star...

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Doris Day Today

as Self
Released: 1975-01-01

America's sweetheart Doris Day offers songs and sketches with some of her famous friends in this...

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'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration

as Self
Released: 2004-10-05

This half-hour family special is a delightful combination of animated adaptations of classic...

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Doris Day: Virgin Territory

as Self
Released: 2007-09-11

Doris Day has often been dismissed as an actress and overlooked as a singer, despite career...

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Every Girl's Dream

as Self
Released: 1966-01-01

Nancy Bernard, the 1966 Maid of Cotton, is shown walking through various sets and sound stages...

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My Lost Horizon

as Self - Vocalist
Released: 1941-04-07

Les Brown and His Orchestra perform "My Lost Horizon" with Doris Day

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The Beverly Hillbillies

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-09-26

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Doris Day Show

as Doris Martin
First aired: 1968-09-24

The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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The Pet Set

as Self
First aired: 1971-01-25

Each episode of this part talk show, part docuseries begins with animal-loving celebrities...

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Star Life

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1990-08-04

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Legends

as Various Roles (archive footage)
First aired: 2006-11-17

The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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