ACTOR

Doris Day

1922 - 2019

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Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown and His Band of Renown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Doris Day has received more than 17,692,872 page views. Her biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 81 in 2019). Doris Day is the 405th most popular actor (down from 309th in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from United States (down from 561st in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Actor.

Doris Day is most famous for her singing career, which spanned from the 1940s to the 1980s. She is also known for her roles in films and on television.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 83

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Doris Day ranks 405 out of 13,578. Before her are Warren Beatty, Karl Malden, Danny Glover, John Lithgow, Richard Griffiths, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. After her are Christopher Lambert, Walter Matthau, Alan Arkin, Gerard Butler, Ron Perlman, and Robert Mitchum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Doris Day ranks 40. Before her are Otto Carius, Hans Georg Dehmelt, Iannis Xenakis, Nándor Hidegkuti, Ahmed Sékou Touré, and Nikolay Basov. After her are Jacques Piccard, Agostinho Neto, Nils Liedholm, Julius Nyerere, Arthur Ashkin, and Jason Robards. Among people deceased in 2019, Doris Day ranks 32. Before her are Bert Hellinger, Michel Legrand, Marie Fredriksson, Mariss Jansons, Marie Laforêt, and Bibi Andersson. After her are Albert Finney, Andrea Camilleri, B. J. Habibie, Manfred Eigen, David J. Thouless, and Claudine Auger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doris Day ranks 732 out of 20,380. Before her are Mel Brooks (1926), John Lithgow (1945), Donald Rumsfeld (1932), Rosalynn Carter (1927), Vera Rubin (1928), and Kamehameha I (1758). After her are Henry Mancini (1924), Christopher Lambert (1957), Clyde Tombaugh (1906), Thorstein Veblen (1857), Truman Capote (1924), and Walter Matthau (1920).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Doris Day ranks 201. Before her are Montgomery Clift (1920), Edwin Booth (1833), Warren Beatty (1937), Karl Malden (1912), Danny Glover (1946), and John Lithgow (1945). After her are Christopher Lambert (1957), Walter Matthau (1920), Alan Arkin (1934), Ron Perlman (1950), Robert Mitchum (1917), and Burt Reynolds (1936).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Man Who Knew Too Much
Jo McKenna
A couple vacationing in Morocco with their young son accidentally stumble upon an assassination plot. When the child is kidnapped to ensure their silence, they have to take matters into their own hands to save him.
May 16o 19567.455 / 10
Pillow Talk
Jan Morrow
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
Oct 7o 19597.1 / 10
Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane
Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.
Nov 4o 19536.9 / 10