Hello, My Name is Doris (2015)

Hello My Name is Doris poster

Red Crown Productions
Starring: Sally Field, Max Greenfield
Also Starring: Frosty
Directed by: Michael Showalter

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Doris Miller (Sally Field) is a sixty-something year old office worker who falls for a new manager who is notably younger than herself.

Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the film Doris is attending her mother’s funeral. The picture displayed at the front of the church is of the mother holding a white cat.

Hello My Name is Doris - elderly woman holding white cat in photo at funeral

The white cat has outlived the mother and under the opening credits comes down the stairs when Doris comes home.

Hello My Name is Doris - white cat walking down stairs

Doris gets some food and what appears to be medicine from the refrigerator and feeds the cat.

Hello My Name is Doris - Doris Sally Field feeding white cat on floor

The cat is seen several times throughout the movie, usually sitting to one side and not directly involved in the action itself.

Hello My Name is Doris - white cat on floor surrounded by stacks of books

The cat is also seen on the kitchen counter eating some leftover Thanksgiving food in one scene.

Hello My Name is Doris - white cat on counter eating food from container

The cat is last seen sleeping on Doris’ bed as she awakens in the morning. While the cat’s name is not mentioned during the film the nametag appears to read “Muffin.” The cat actor playing the part in this film is Frosty. The animal trainer on the film was Cathy Churchman and the wrangler was Jubel Chen.

Hello My Name is Doris - white cat lying on bed