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Doris Day

Known for: Acting

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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Tea for Two 1950Movie as Nanette Carter
Chaos: The Manson Murders 2025Movie Netflix as Self - Actress & Mother of Terry Melcher (archive footage)
Calamity Jane 1953Movie as Calamity Jane
That Touch of Mink 1962Movie Amazon Video as Cathy Timberlake
Lover Come Back 1961Movie as Carol Templeton
Move Over, Darling 1963Movie as Ellen Wagstaff Arden
Romance on the High Seas 1948Movie as Miss Georgia Garrett
On Moonlight Bay 1951Movie as Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
The Winning Team 1952Movie as Aimee Alexander
The Pajama Game 1957Movie ArtiflixPlex as Katherine 'Babe' Williams
April in Paris 1952Movie as Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
Lucky Me 1954Movie as Candy Williams
Caprice 1967Movie as Patricia Foster
Julie 1956Movie as Julie Benton