• Date of Birth: April 03, 1924
  • Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Doris Day Biography

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Replace this image with an actor photoDoris Day mini-bio: Born Doris Mary Ann Von Kapplehoff. Her parents divorced when she was a child and her mother gained custody. Doris liked to dance as a little girl, and she dreamed of being a ballerina. Sadly, an automobile accident ended her dream. She started singing lessons afterwards and sang with local bands, a new dream forming. Her first husband was Al Jordan, whom she married in 1941, but seperated after two years due to domestic violence. They bore a son, Terry Melcher. In 1946 she married George Weilder, but seperated after less than a yar. In 1948 she landed her first movie role as Georgia Garrett in "Romance on the High Seas". The next year she made two more films, "My Dream is Yours" and "It's a Great Feeling". Audiences took to her and she became well known on the movie screen and in the music industry, creating hit after hit. In 1951 she married Martin Melcher, who adopted her son. Her husband died in 1968, and she never made another film afterwards, but had been signed to do her own TV series, "The Doris Day Show". Now she is 82 and runs the Doris Day Animal League in Carmel, California, which advocates homes and proper care of household pets. Other notible feature films she starred in are "Lucky Me" (1954), "The Man Who Kneww Too Much" (1956), and "Pillow Talk" (1959).

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  • siobhanxx7
    Hi, I'm only 12 and I love Doris Day as a singer and an actress. My favourite song sung by her is Perhaps Perhas Perhaps and Whatever will be will be. She is a very talented person. Thanks for reading! x
    posted 119 days ago
  • bballgirl1334
    Doris Day is AMAZING!!!
    She is one of those ppl that if I see their name in the discription on my tv I watch it not caring what it is about.
    I like when she gets mad.lol.
    posted 433 days ago
  • ijustwannabeme
    A lot of people my age (24) think am crazy for liking such an "old" actress. Thing is, Doris Day, is just so captivating, she is gorgeous, charming and very talented, exactly what actresses should be.
    posted 670 days ago
  • dc011a7882
    The song "Secret Love" epitomises Miss Day.
    posted 808 days ago
  • tanyaditching
    I like the way you act and especially your mellow voice. Sing like an angel.
    posted 832 days ago
  • suzeeq23
    You are awosome!
    posted 925 days ago
  • sylviemarielucie
    Ilove all the doris day movies and all her songs. In fact i baught one of her tripple c.d. from her movies and it brings back beautiful memories of some songs in her movies and her singing it. i use too play on my organ her song que seras-seras.
    xoxo sylvie.
    posted 942 days ago
  • pjohne5
    I grew up watching Doris. She is an awesome lady she will always be one of my favorite actress. She is so beautiful. She has a huge heart!
    posted 1013 days ago

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