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).
Awards & recognition
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 2011
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2008
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2007
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2004
- Grammy Hall of Fame · 1998
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- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 1988
- Ohio Women's Hall of Fame · 1981
- Henrietta Award · 1962
- Henrietta Award · 1959
- Henrietta Award · 1957
- Grammy Awards
- Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 1988 · nominated
- Golden Globe — an Actress in a Television Series · 1968 · nominated
- Henrietta Award · 1965 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1963 · nominated
- Henrietta Award · 1962 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1960 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · 1960 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1960 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1959 · nominated
- Henrietta Award · 1959 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 1958 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Female Pop Vocal Performance · 1958 · nominated
- Henrietta Award · 1957 · nominated
- Henrietta Award · 1954 · nominated
Filmography48 titles
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Waking Sleeping Beauty
The Thrill of It All
Pillow Talk
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
Lover Come Back
What's My Line?
Love Me or Leave Me
Calamity Jane
Send Me No Flowers
Teacher's Pet
Lucky Me
The Ed Sullivan Show
Move Over, Darling
Storm Warning
Romance on the High Seas
The Pet Set
Midnight Lace
That Touch of Mink
On Moonlight Bay
My Dream Is Yours
Young Man with a Horn
With Six You Get Eggroll
The Glass Bottom Boat
The Pajama Game
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
It Happened to Jane
The Doris Day Show
Chaos: The Manson Murders
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
The Winning Team
Tea for Two
The Ballad of Josie
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Young at Heart
Lullaby of Broadway
Julie
The West Point Story
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Do Not Disturb
April in Paris
I'll See You in My Dreams
Commitment to Life