Doris Day

Acting

Born: 1922-04-03
Died: 2019-05-13
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Doris KappelhoffDoris Mary Ann von KappelhoffDoris Mary Anne Kappelhoff

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).

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Awards & Nominations13 won ยท 14 nominated

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Grammy Hall of Fame

2011
๐Ÿ† Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

2008
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

2007
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Presidential Medal of Freedom

2004
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Grammy Hall of Fame

1998
๐Ÿ† Won

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

1988
Nominated

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

1988
๐Ÿ† Won

Ohio Women's Hall of Fame

1981
Nominated

Golden Globe for an Actress in a Television Series

The Doris Day Show

1968
Nominated

Henrietta Award

1965
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture โ€“ Musical or Comedy

Move Over, Darling

1963
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Henrietta Award

1962
Nominated

Henrietta Award

1962
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

The Sound of Music

1960
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress โ€“ Motion Picture Drama

Midnight Lace

1960
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Pillow Talk

1960
๐Ÿ† Won

Henrietta Award

1959
Nominated

Henrietta Award

1959
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture โ€“ Musical or Comedy

Pillow Talk

1959
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture โ€“ Musical or Comedy

The Tunnel of Love

1958
Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

1958
๐Ÿ† Won

Henrietta Award

1957
Nominated

Henrietta Award

1957
Nominated

Henrietta Award

1954
๐Ÿ† Won

Grammy Awards

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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

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