Doris Day
Acting Born Apr 3, 1922 Died May 13, 2019 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 83 credits
Biography
Doris Day was an American actress with a career spanning nearly 50 years. She appeared in 39 films, including her first film, Romance on the High Seas, in 1948. Day's entertainment career began in the 1940s as a big band singer, with her first hit recording, "Sentimental Journey," in 1945. She received an Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe and a Grammy Award. In 1989, Day received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. She also appeared in films such as "Young at Heart" in 1955, where she played the role of a troubled wife.
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Career overview
Doris Day began her acting career in the late 1940s with her first film appearance in Romance on the High Seas. During her career, she appeared in 39 films. Day's film career spanned nearly 50 years, with a parallel career as a leading actress in Hollywood films.
Doris Day's acting credits include a wide range of film roles. Her career as an actress was marked by a significant number of film appearances. The exact titles and details of her films are not specified in the provided sources.
Doris Day's acting career continued for nearly five decades, with her last known year of activity being 2009.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Commitment to LifeRock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Waking Sleeping BeautyHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the MusicalWhat a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Legends
'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration
Hollywood Musicals of the 40'sThe Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'
Doris Day: It's Magic
E! True Hollywood Story
That's Entertainment! III
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
That's Entertainment, Part II
Doris Day Today
The Pet SetThe Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special
The Doris Day ShowWith Six You Get EggrollRowan & Martin at the MoviesThe Ballad of JosieWhere Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Lionpower from MGMCaprice
The Glass Bottom BoatEvery Girl's DreamCatalina IslandNASA
Do Not Disturb
Send Me No Flowers
Move Over, DarlingThe Thrill of It All
The Merv Griffin ShowThe Beverly HillbilliesThat Touch of MinkBilly Rose's Jumbo
Lover Come Back
Midnight LacePlease Don't Eat the Daisies
Pillow TalkIt Happened to Jane
Full filmography
- Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025) as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
- Commitment to Life (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023) as Self (archive footage)
- Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions (2022)
- Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009) as Self (archive)
- What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (2009) as Self (voice)
- Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007) as Self
- Legends (2006) as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 'Twas the Night - A Holiday Celebration (2004) as Self
- Hollywood Musicals of the 40's (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (2000) as Self (archive footage)
- Doris Day: It's Magic (1998) as Self
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage)
- Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991) as Self
- Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990) as (archive footage)
- I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... (1989) as Self - Interviewee
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Doris Day Today (1975) as Self
- The Pet Set (1971) as Self
- The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (1971) as Self
- The Doris Day Show (1968) as Doris Martin
- With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) as Abby McClure
- Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968) as Self (archive footage)
- The Ballad of Josie (1968) as Josie
- Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) as Margaret Garrison
- Lionpower from MGM (1967) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Caprice (1967) as Patricia Foster
- The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) as Jennifer Nelson
- Every Girl's Dream (1966) as Self
- Catalina Island (1966) as Self
- NASA (1966) as herself
- Do Not Disturb (1965) as Janet Harper
- Send Me No Flowers (1964) as Judy Kimball
- Move Over, Darling (1963) as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
- The Thrill of It All (1963) as Beverly Boyer
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
- That Touch of Mink (1962) as Cathy Timberlake
- Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) as Kitty Wonder
- Lover Come Back (1961) as Carol Templeton
- Midnight Lace (1960) as Kit Preston
- Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) as Kate Mackay
- Pillow Talk (1959) as Jan Morrow
- It Happened to Jane (1959) as Jane Osgood
- The Tunnel of Love (1958) as Isolde Poole
- Teacher's Pet (1958) as Erica Stone
- The Pajama Game (1957) as Katherine 'Babe' Williams
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) as Jo McKenna
- Julie (1956) as Julie Benton
- Love Me or Leave Me (1955) as Ruth Etting
- Young at Heart (1954) as Laurie Tuttle
- Lucky Me (1954) as Candy Williams
- A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Calamity Jane (1953) as Calamity Jane
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) as Marjorie Winfield
- So You Want a Television Set (1953) as Doris Day (uncredited)
- April in Paris (1952) as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
- The Winning Team (1952) as Aimee Alexander
- Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball (1952) as Self
- Lullaby of Broadway (1951) as Melinda Howard
- Storm Warning (1951) as Lucy Rice
- I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) as Grace LeBoy Kahn
- On Moonlight Bay (1951) as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
- Starlift (1951) as Doris Day
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Young Man with a Horn (1950) as Jo Jordan
- Tea for Two (1950) as Nanette Carter
- The West Point Story (1950) as Jan Wilson
- It's a Great Feeling (1949) as Judy Adams
- My Dream Is Yours (1949) as Martha Gibson
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Romance on the High Seas (1948) as Miss Georgia Garrett
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Once Over, Lightly (1941) as Self, Singer
- My Lost Horizon (1941) as Self - Vocalist
- Is It Love or Is It Conscription? (1941) as Self - Vocalist
- With Love, Doris! as Self (archive footage/audio)