Doris Day

Acting

Born: 1922-04-03

Died: 2019-05-13

From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Gender: Female

Popularity: 1.1

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 · 14 nominated

🏆 Won

Grammy Hall of Fame

2011

🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

2008

🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

2007

🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

2004

🏆 Won

Grammy Hall of Fame

1998

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

1988

Nominated

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

1988

🏆 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 – Musical or Comedy

Move Over, Darling

1963

🏆 Won

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 – Motion Picture Drama

Midnight Lace

1960

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actress

Pillow Talk

1960

🏆 Won

Henrietta Award

1959

Nominated

Henrietta Award

1959

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Pillow Talk

1959

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

The Tunnel of Love

1958

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

1958

🏆 Won

Henrietta Award

1957

Nominated

Henrietta Award

1957

Nominated

Henrietta Award

1954

🏆 Won

Grammy Awards

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

Acting43 titles

6.9

Series

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962-1971Comedy

6.2

Series

Doris Day

Also Known As

Biography

Photos12

Awards & Nominations13 won · 14 nominated

Acting43 titles

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Doris Day Show

Pillow Talk

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Calamity Jane

Send Me No Flowers

The Glass Bottom Boat

E! True Hollywood Story

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Move Over, Darling

That Touch of Mink

Midnight Lace

Storm Warning

Teacher's Pet

Romance on the High Seas

Lover Come Back

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

The Pajama Game

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Love Me or Leave Me

Do Not Disturb

The Thrill of It All

The Ballad of Josie

It Happened to Jane

With Six You Get Eggroll

Lullaby of Broadway

Julie

Young Man with a Horn

Starlift

Lucky Me

Caprice

On Moonlight Bay

The West Point Story

April in Paris

The Winning Team

It's a Great Feeling

Young at Heart

Tea for Two

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

The Tunnel of Love

My Dream Is Yours

Billy Rose's Jumbo

I'll See You in My Dreams