Doris Day was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, on April 3, 1924, was an American actress and singer. Young Doris Day began her professional career as a singer on the WLW radio program Carlin's Carnival in 1939. Her breakthrough as a big band singer came with songs "Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown & His Band of Renown (1945). She made her big screen debut in musical romantic comedy movie Romance on the High Seas (1948) in role as Georgia Garrett. Doris's breakthrough performance came as singer Ruth Etting in musical drama movie Love Me or Leave Me (1955).
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Doris Day
April 3, 1922
May 13, 2019
United States
Aries
Blonde
Blue
5 ft 7 in | 170 cm
38-26-37 in | 96.5-66-94 cm
58 kg | 128 lbs
36B
8 US | 38.5 EU
She won the Golden Laurel Awards for Top Female Comedy Performance for her roles in films:
Send Me No Flowers (1964) romantic comedy as Judy
That Touch of Mink (1962) romantic comedy as Cathy Timberlake
Lover Come Back (1961) romantic comedy as Carol Templeton
She won the Golden Laurel Awards for Top Female Musical Performance for her performances in movies:
Love Me or Leave Me (1955) musical romance as Ruth Etting
Calamity Jane (1953) western musical as Calamity Jane
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) musical as Grace LeBoy Kahn
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Jan Morrow in romantic comedy movie Pillow Talk (1959).
She was nominated for the Bambi Award for Best Actress - International for her role as Ellen Wagstaff Arden in romantic comedy movie Move Over Darling (1963).
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) thriller drama as Josephine Conway "Jo" McKenna
Midnight Lace (1960) mystery thriller as Kit Preston
The Pajama Game (1957) musical comedy as Katherine "Babe" Williams
The Thrill of It All (1963) romantic comedy as Beverly Boyer
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) comedy as Kate Robinson Mackay
Young at Heart (1954) musical as Laurie Tuttle
Teacher's Pet (1958) romantic comedy with as Erica Stone
She starred in her own sitcom The Doris Day Show (1968–1973).
Attended Our Lady of Angels High School in St. Bernard.
Had two older brothers, Richard and Paul.
Had German ancestry.
Her born name was Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff.
She released twenty-nine albums.
She sang two songs in movies that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song: "Secret Love" Calamity Jane (1953) and "Que Sera, Sera" The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).
Received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
Received the Legend Award from the Society of Singers.
She received Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1989.
She was awarded two Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for Motion Picture at 6735 Hollywood Boulevard and for Recording at 6278 Hollywood Boulevard (1960).
She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004.
Founded the Doris Day Pet Foundation in 1978.
Doris died on May 13, 2019, Carmel Valley, California, United States, at age of 97.
She was married to:
Barry Comden (1976-1982)
Martin Melcher (1951-1968)
George Weidler (1946 -1949)
Al Jorden (1941-1943) they had a son, Terry
She dated Maury Wills (1962), Mickey Mantle (1961), Jack Carson (1950-1951) and Ronald Reagan (1948-1950).