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Doris Day appeared in feature films from 1948 through 1968. She also appeared in several short subjects about herself or other artists. In 1941 Day appeared as a singer with the Les Brown band in a co-called soundie (a Cinemasters production).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1948 | Romance on the High Seas | Georgia Garrett | Her feature film debut. Co-starring Jack Carson. |
| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours | Martha Gibson | Co-starring Jack Carson. |
| It's a Great Feeling | Judy Adams | Co-starring Jack Carson. | |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn | Jo Jordan | Her first dramatic role. Co-starring Kirk Douglas and Lauren Bacall. |
| Tea for Two | Nanette Carter | Co-starring Gordon MacRae. Adaptation of Broadway musical No, No, Nanette |
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| The West Point Story | Jan Wilson | Co-starring James Cagney | |
| 1951 | Storm Warning | Lucy Rice | Co-starring Ronald Reagan, Ginger Rogers and Steve Cochran |
| Lullaby of Broadway | Melinda Howard | Co-starring Gene Nelson | |
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Marjorie 'Marjie' |
Co-starring Gordon MacRae Based on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington. |
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| I'll See You in My Dreams | Grace LeBoy
Kahn |
Co-starring Danny Thomas | |
| Starlift | Herself | Her name appeared first in the on-screen credits. | |
| 1952 | The Winning Team | Aimee Alexander | Co-starring Ronald Reagan |
| April in Paris | Ethel 'Dynamite' Jackson |
Co-starring Ray Bolger | |
| 1953 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon |
Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield |
Co-starring Gordon MacRae A sequel to On Moonlight Bay. |
| Calamity Jane | Calamity Jane | Co-starring Howard Keel Introduced Academy Award-winning song Secret Love |
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| 1954 | Lucky Me | Candy Williams | Co-starring Robert Cummings and Phil Silvers |
| Young at Heart | Laurie Tuttle | Co-starring Frank Sinatra | |
| 1955 | Love Me or Leave Me | Ruth Etting | Co-starring James Cagney |
| 1956 | Josephine 'Jo' McKenna |
Co-starring James Stewart. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Introduced Academy Award-winning song Que Sera, Sera |
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| Julie | Julie Benton | Thriller co-starring Louis Jordan | |
| 1957 | The Pajama Game |
Katherine 'Babe' |
Co-starring John Raitt. Adaptation of Broadway musical |
| 1958 | Teacher’s Pet | Erica Stone | Co-starring Clark Gable |
| The Tunnel of Love | Isolde Poole | Co-starring Richard Widmark Golden Globe Award-nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Comedy/Musical |
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| 1959 | It Happened to Jane | Jane Osgood | Co-starring Jack Lemmon and Ernie Kovacs |
| Pillow Talk | Jan Morrow | Her first film with Rock Hudson. Academy Award-nominated for Best Actress. Golden Globe Award-nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy. |
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| 1960 | Please Don’t Eat the Daisies |
Kate Robinson |
Co-starring David Niven |
| Midnight Lace | Kit Preston | Thriller co-starring Rex Harrison Golden Globe Award-nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama |
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| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Carol Templeton | Her second film with Rock Hudson. |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink | Cathy Timberlake | Co-starring Cary Grant |
| Billy Rose’s Jumbo | Kitty Wonder | Adaptation of Broadway musical Golden Globe Award-nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy |
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| 1963 | The Thrill of It All | Beverly Boyer | Co-starring James Garner |
| Move Over, Darling | Ellen Wagstaff Arden | Co-starring James Garner. Remake of My Favorite Wife (1940). Initiated as Marilyn Monroe's unfinished film Something's Got to Give. Golden Globe Award-nominated for Best Motion Picture Actress - Musical/Comedy |
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| 1964 | Send Me No Flowers | Judy Kimball | Her third and last film with Rock Hudson. |
| 1965 | Do Not Disturb | Janet Harper | Co-starring Rod Taylor |
| 1966 | The Glass Bottom Boat | Jennifer Nelson | Co-starring Rod Taylor |
| 1967 | The Ballad of Josie | Josie Minick | Co-starring Peter Graves and George Kennedy |
| Caprice | Patricia Foster | Co-starring Richard Harris | |
| 1968 | Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? |
Margaret Garrison | |
| With Six You Get Eggroll | Abby McClure | Co-starring Brian Keith; her last film. |