Actress Doris Day, who became an icon of wholesome Americana, has died at the age of 97.

Take a look back at some of our favorite photos of the actress through the years.

• Doris Day

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  12th April 1955: American singer-actress Doris Day (originally Doris Von Kappelhoff) attending a reception at Claridges Hotel in London, April 1955. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

• Portrait Of Doris Day

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  American actor Doris Day poses on a red Schwinn bicycle, late 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

• Actress Lauren Bacall At The Sands Hotel – 1956

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  LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 14: In this handout photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau Archives, (L-R) Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and Lauren Bacall are seen at the Sands Hotel on September 14, 1956 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau Archives via Getty Images)
• Garland Premiere

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  13th October 1954: American actress Doris Day with husband Marty Melcher at the film premiere of 'A Star Is Born' featuring Judy Garland. (Photo by Jay Scott/BIPs/Getty Images)

• A Day Out In San Remo

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  3rd May 1955: American film actress and singer Doris Day, shopping with Van Johnson in the Italian Riviera resort of San Remo. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

• Portrait Of doris Day

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  Portrait of American movie and television star, singer, and a friend to all the animals Doris Day as she wears a flower brooch, circa 1966. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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  20th September 1973: Hollywood actress Doris Day arrives at London's Heathrow Airport for a vacation in England. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

• Doris Day And Son Terry Melcher

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  American actress Doris Day with her son, American rock producer and songwriter Terry Melcher (1942 - 2004), early 1970s. Melcher also served as the executive producer of his mother's television series 'The Doris Day Show' from 1968 - 1972. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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