Only on AP: Birthday surprise for Doris Day: She’s really 95

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 1989 file photo, Clint Eastwood poses with Doris Day at the 46th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Eastwood won a Golden Globe for motion picture directing for his work on "Bird," and Day was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her outstanding contribution to the film industry. The film and recording star Day is marking her birthday Monday, April 3, 2017, with a social media campaign to highlight her love of animals. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File) FILE - In this Jan. 29, 1989 file photo, Clint Eastwood poses with Doris Day at the 46th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Eastwood won a Golden Globe for motion picture directing for his work on "Bird," and Day was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her outstanding contribution to the film industry. The film and recording star Day is marking her birthday Monday, April 3, 2017, with a social media campaign to highlight her love of animals. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

By Associated Press April 2, 2017 1 min read

LOS ANGELES (AP) – To Doris Day’s many admirers, the pert and fresh-faced charmer who starred in “Pillow Talk” and “Move Over Darling” is ageless.

But Day turns 95 on Monday – a surprise to even the star herself, who has long pegged her age to a 1924 birthdate that would make her 93.

A copy of Day’s birth certificate, obtained by The Associated Press from Ohio’s Office of Vital Statistics, settles the issue: she was born in Cincinnati on April 3, 1922, making her 95.

In a statement Sunday, Day said she’s never paid much attention to birthdays but added, “It’s great to finally know how old I really am!”

She’s celebrating her now milestone birthday the way she always does, asking support for her favorite cause, animal welfare.