Doris Day, the sunny “Pillow Talk” actress and singer who was far more than her persona, died on early Monday of pneumonia* — two months after celebrating her 97th birthday.

The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed that Day died — surrounded by friends — at her Carmel Valley, California home. While she “had been in excellent physical health for her age,” according to the statement, she recently contracted “a serious case of pneumonia, resulting in her death.”

“Calamity Jane” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much” were among Day’s other best-loved films; the latter spawned “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be),” which became her signature tune.

Day was the symbol of 1950s and 1960s wholesomeness. But the thrice-divorced star was neither a virginal figure off-screen, nor an innocent on-screen.

When the American Film Institute ranked the top 50 stars of the 20th century, Day’s contemporaries* Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor all cracked the top 10; Day, the most bankable actress of them all, didn’t make the list.

(SD-Agencies)