She was born on the same day as Marlon Brando.

She lived for years in the star-laden Crescent Drive at 713 Crescent. Her good friend Louis Jourdan lived just across the street at 714.

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 133-134. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

In order to make a political statement regarding the platform of the Canadian Alliance Party, in 2000 Canadian Satirist Rick Mercer launched an attempt to hold a national referendum on the question of whether or not Stockwell Day should be forced to change his first name to "Doris". Within days he had the required number of signatures under the Alliance Parties current platform to launch a federal referendum. Doris, according to her publicist, was amused by this.

Also referenced in the song, "What do we do? We fly!" from the musical "Do I Hear A Waltz?" by Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim.

Referenced in the song "Dirty Epic" by Underworld.

Is portrayed by Diane Behrens in Rock Hudson (1990) (TV)

Her mother named her after her favorite silent film star, Doris Kenyon.

Telephoned the White House to personally explain to President George W. Bush her reasons for not attending her award presentation in June 2004, and said she was praying hard that he would be elected to a second term of office in November.

Profiled in the book "Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973" by Tom Lisanti and Louis Paul (McFarland, 2002).

Premiere Magazine ranked her as #24 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005).

In Germany Edith Schneider dubbed her voice in most of her films.

Is referenced in the song "Sandra Dee" by Stockard Channing in Grease (1978).

In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Rosetta Calavetta. She was occasionally dubbed by Dhia Cristiani, Rina Morelli and once by Lidia Simoneschi in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).

Son Terry Melcher was born February 8, 1942; died November 19, 2004.

Has a fear of flying that stemmed from tours with Bob Hope in the 1940s that resulted in some close calls in impenetrable winter weather. She almost turned down her role in Alfred Hitchcock`s The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) because it was to be filmed in London and Marrakesh. Her husband and manager, Martin Melcher talked her into accepting it.

Briefly dated Ronald Reagan shortly after his divorce from Jane Wyman when she and Reagan were contract players at Warner Brothers. Day told him that he was so good at talking that he should be touring the country making speeches. At the time, the future Republican President was a liberal Democrat.

Was a two-and-a-half pack a day smoker until about 1951.

A close friend and vocal supporter of President Ronald Reagan.

Childhood idol was Ginger Rogers, with whom she starred in Storm Warning (1951).

She is referenced on every chorus of Ringo Starr`s last top 40 release in 1999, "La De Da".

After her Pillow Talk (1959) co-star Rock Hudson died of AIDS in 1985, Day told the press that she had never known he was a homosexual.

She is a staunch supporter of the Republican Party, and told the press she voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election.

Her only UK appreciation club is called `Friends of Doris Day` and is based in Oxford UK.

Son Terry Melcher was born February 8, 1942. She named him after the character in a comic strip she loved as a little girl, "Terry and the Pirates". Sadly, he passed away of cancer on November 19, 2004.

Has a 1982 hit song by the hugely popular Dutch 80s ska-pop band `Doe Maar` named after her.

Her mother named her after her favorite silent film star, Doris Kenyon. By coincidence, in the mid 1970`s when Day wrote her autobiography, Doris Kenyon was her neighbor on Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills.

Has often cited Calamity Jane (1953) as her personal favorite of the 39 films she appeared in.

Her great-niece Pia Douwes is also a critically acclaimed actress.

Reportedly did not like "swear words." As a recording artist, she would require anyone who said a swear word to put a quarter in a "swear jar." In addition, she does not allow her songs to be used in movies that contain swear words.

Is referenced in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion.

When Sandra Dee died in 2005, Day and Annette Funicello became the last living American cinema sweethearts mentioned in the popular song "Look At Me, I`m Sandra Dee", from the movie Grease (1978). The other sweethearts mentioned--Troy Donahue, Rock Hudson and Elvis Presley--all died in later years following the release of the film.

Her son Terry Melcher had rented the house at 10050 Cielo Drive in Bel Air, California, at which Sharon Tate and her friends were murdered by the Manson Family. On March 23, 1969, Charles Manson had visited the house looking for Melcher, a music producer and composer who had worked with The Beach Boys, Bobby Darin and The Byrds. The house was now sub-leased by Tate, and her photographer told Manson to leave by "the back alley," possibly giving Manson a motive for the later attack. Melcher had auditioned Manson for a recording contract but rejected him, and there was a rumor after the murders that Manson had intended to send a message to Melcher, a theory that police later discounted.

Was named the top box-office star of 1963 by the Motion Picture Herald, based on an annual poll of exhibitors as to the drawing power of movie stars at the box-office, conducted by Quigley Publications.

Referenced in the song "Wrap Her Up" by Elton John.

Referenced in the song "Dig It" by The Beatles.

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush [June 2004]. She did not attend the White House award ceremony because of her intense fear of flying.

She is also referenced in the song, "We Didn`t Start The Fire", by Billy Joel.

It was during the location filming of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), when she saw how camels, goats and other "animal extras" in a marketplace scene were being treated, that Day began her lifelong commitment to preventing animal abuse.

When her husband and manager of 17 years, Martin Melcher, died suddenly in April of 1968, she professed not to have known that he had negotiated a multimillion-dollar deal with CBS to launch "The Doris Day Show" (1968) the following fall. After an abbreviated period of mourning, she went ahead with the series, which ran successfully for five seasons.

Measurements: 36-25-36 (in 1953) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

She is referenced in the song "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by pop band Wham!, a single that hit Billboard`s #1 in 1984.

Turned down the role of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). The role went to Anne Bancroft.

Rock Hudson called her `Eunice` because he said that whenever he thought of her as Eunice, it made him laugh.

According to her autobiography, she got the nickname Clara Bixby when Billy De Wolfe told her, on the Tea for Two (1950) set, that she didn`t look like a "Doris Day," but more like a "Clara Bixby." To this day, that remains her nickname among a close circle of old friends, such as Van Johnson.

She and her son Terry Melcher (along with a partner) co-own the Cypress Inn in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, a small "Hotel California-esque" inn built in a beautiful Mediterranean motif.

Vegetarian

Married 4 times.