Happy 95th Birthday, Doris Day — You’re Still Gorgeous!
Doris Day is timeless, literally.
The beloved movie star is celebrating her 95th birthday today if you can believe it! And she is still giving us her signature smile that can melt even the coldest of hearts.
The Pajama Game star and animal rights activist released a birthday picture exclusively to People magazine ahead of her birthday celebration.
In a statement, the actress said to the Associated Press that she hadn’t focused too much on birthday, but noted “It’s great to finally know how old I really am!” She was referring to the first report released by the AP who said she was 93, instead of 95.
Credit: People magazine
“The #DorisBirthdayWish video and photo campaign has been a huge hit and Doris is thrilled that many people have made DDAF.org to go along with their entries,” her publicist Charley Cullen Walters said to People mag. “She has been loving viewing them throughout the weekend and will continue to do so through the birthday tomorrow so we hope as many people will submit and donate as possible! Doris is in great health and we now learn she’s even closer to being a centenarian. I will not be at all surprised if we’re celebrating her 100th in five more years.”
Charley previously said to People: “Doris has never been one for celebrating her own birthday. But she’s very excited to visit with friends and family throughout the day, certainly to spend time with her beloved animals, and now to see photos from all over the world via the #DorisBirthdayWish campaign, through which we hope to raise lots of attention and donations for her Doris Day Animal Foundation.”
These days, Doris lives a quiet life at home, though she’s known to sticking her head out from her balcony and waving to fans.
The actress founded the Doris Day Animal Foundation in 1978 to rescue and protect animals. The campaign encourages pet owner to upload photos and videos with the hashtag #DorsBirthdayWish and tag the foundation (@ddaf_org). She is going to look over all of them herself and choose the top 95 entries, which will be presented as a special digital birthday card and featured on the DDAF website and People.com.
We can’t wait to see it!