'You have to say active and positive': Movie icon of the 1950s Doris Day, 92, reveals her secrets to a happy life as a senior

By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:22 EST, 13 April 2016 | Updated: 23:07 EST, 13 April 2016

Doris Day turned 92-years-old in early April.

And on Wednesday the former silver screen goddess spoke to CloserWeekly about how she has stayed so healthy.

The 1950s movie icon, who starred in such classics as 1959's Pillow Talk with Rock Hudson, 1962's That Touch Of Mink with Cary Grant and 1964's Send Me No Flowers, again with Hudson, said a good attitude is important.

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Still golden: Doris Day turned 92-years-old last week. And on Wednesday she spoke to CloserWeekly about how she has stayed so youthful; here she is seen on April 3

Still golden: Doris Day turned 92-years-old last week. And on Wednesday she spoke to CloserWeekly about how she has stayed so youthful; here she is seen on April 3

'You have to stay positive,' Doris told Closer Weekly. She cautioned that worrying is a waste of time. 'Whatever will happen, will happen.'

She also said she has been blessed.

'I’m lucky. I’ve been blessed with good health,' Doris added. 'It’s important to stay active. I like to walk with my doggies.' 

A massive hit: The comedienne holding hands with Rock Hudson in 1959's Pillow Talk

A massive hit: The comedienne holding hands with Rock Hudson in 1959's Pillow Talk

Still popular: Day made the cover of CloserWeekly

Still popular: Day made the cover of CloserWeekly

The blonde celebrated her birthday with Chinese food and a birthday cake.

She added she 'never paid much attention to age or birthdays,' she liked this one.

'I’m overwhelmed and so touched by all the birthday wishes I’ve been getting from all over the world,' said Day.

'So many of my fans come to Carmel, [California] for my birthday every year and I love being able to talk with them. They are so kind and loving and I love them all.'

As far as the night, pal Lea said: 'It was a nice quiet dinner with friends,' her pal Lea told Closer.

'After dinner, we watched a video that [Doris’ pal] Scott Dreier produced called Celebrating Doris: Stories from Doris Day’s Co-Stars. It features interviews with people she’s worked with, including some who were up for the weekend.'

 Brian Nash, who played Doris’ son Andy in 1963’s The Thrill of It All, was there too.

'When I think of my childhood,' he told Closer, 'I fondly think of my acting career starting off on the right foot with a great second mom, Doris — beautiful, smart, funny and a heart filled with love!'

A big hit: it:The blonde with Cary Grant in 1962's That Touch Of Mink

A big hit: it:The blonde with Cary Grant in 1962's That Touch Of Mink

She had a look: Day's all-American beauty style was copied; she looked her best in That Touch Of Mink

She had a look: Day's all-American beauty style was copied; she looked her best in That Touch Of Mink

Kym Karath, who played Doris’ daughter in The Thrill of It All, was there with fans.

'She put me completely at ease and made me feel safe. It made it very easy to pretend that she was my mother.' 

Doris is one of America's most prolific actresses was born Doris Mary Ann Von Kapplehoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alma Sophia (Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. 

Her grandparents were all German immigrants.

A more serious tone: The talent could hold her own with James Stewart in 1956's The Man Who Knew Too Much

A more serious tone: The talent could hold her own with James Stewart in 1956's The Man Who Knew Too Much

Her first starring movie role was in Romance on the High Seas (1948). The next year, she made two more films, My Dream Is Yours (1949) and It's a Great Feeling (1949).

Her bubbly personality made her stand out.

She made three films for Warner Bros. in 1950 and five more in 1951. In that year, she met and married Martin Melcher, who adopted her young son Terry.

In 1953, Doris starred in Calamity Jane (1953), and several more followed: Lucky Me (1954), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and Pillow Talk (1959). She began to slow down her filmmaking pace in the 1960s, even though she started out the decade with a hit, Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960).

Now she runs the Doris Day Animal League in Carmel.

Another comedy: She had fireworks with James Cagney in 1955's Love Me Or Leave Me

Another comedy: She had fireworks with James Cagney in 1955's Love Me Or Leave Me

 

 

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