Doris Day changes her name to Clara

London, July 7 (ANI): Fifties' film legend, Doris Day, has changed her name, and now wants to be called Clara.

"Doris now signs notes as Clara," the Daily Express quoted a source close to the 84-year-old star as saying.

"She made the switch to distance herself from her screen image," the source added.

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The newspaper report has also revealed that the veteran actress spends her time trying to rescue animals these days, and feels like a different person.

It also says that Clara was a nickname that Doris was given by a former co-star Billy De Wolfe more than 50 years ago.

Wolfe was of the opinion that she looked more like a Clara than a Doris, the report adds.

The actress was named after her mother's favourite silent screen star, Doris Kenyon. (ANI)