Donna Reed
Acting1921Denison, Iowa, USA
Biography
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Donna Reed (born Donna Belle Mullenger; January 27, 1921 – January 14, 1986) was an American film and television actress and producer. Her career spanned more than 40 years, with performances in more than 40 films. She is well known for her role as Mary Hatch Bailey in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. In 1953 she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lorene Burke in the war drama From Here to Eternity.
Reed is known for her work in television, notably as Donna Stone in the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958–66). She received numerous Emmy Award nominations for this role and the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star in 1963.
Known For
Acting History
2023
Lynch/Oz
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self (archive video)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Donna Stone (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait
TVas Self (archive footage)• 1 eps
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Mary Bailey (archive footage)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Dallas
TVas Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow• 30 eps
The Love Boat
TVas Polly Sullivan• 2 eps
1983
Deadly Lessons
as Miss Wade
1979
The Best Place to Be
as Sheila Callahan
1960
Pepe
as Donna Reed
1958
The Whole Truth
as Carol Poulton
The Donna Reed Show
TVas Donna Stone• 275 eps
1957
Suspicion
TVas Letty Jason• 1 eps
1956
Ransom!
as Edith Stannard
The Benny Goodman Story
as Alice Hammond
Backlash
as Karyl Orton
Beyond Mombasa
as Ann Wilson
1955
The Far Horizons
as Sacajawea
MGM Parade
TVas Self - Guest
1954
Three Hours to Kill
as Laurie Mastin
The Last Time I Saw Paris
as Marion Ellswirth
They Rode West
as Laurie MacKaye
The Big Moment
as Debbie
The Oscars
TVas Self• 4 eps
1953
The Caddy
as Kathy Taylor
Raiders of the Seven Seas
as Alida
Gun Fury
as Jennifer Ballard
Trouble Along the Way
as Alice Singleton
From Here to Eternity
as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
General Electric Theater
TVas Rayna
1952
1951
Saturday's Hero
as Melissa McCabe
1950
Screen Actors
as Self (uncredited)
1949
Chicago Deadline
as Rosita Jean D'Ur
1948
Beyond Glory
as Ann Daniels
1947
Green Dolphin Street
as Marguerite Patourel
1946
Faithful in My Fashion
as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
It's a Wonderful Life
as Mary Hatch
1945
They Were Expendable
as Lt. Sandy Davyss
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Gladys Hallward
1944
Gentle Annie
as Mary Lingen
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Carol Holiday
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Marcia Bradburn
The Human Comedy
as Bess Macauley
Thousands Cheer
as Customer in Red Skelton Skit
The Man from Down Under
as Mary Wilson
Sucker Bait
as Geraldine - Waitress
1942
The Bugle Sounds
as Sally Hanson
Personalities
as (uncredited)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Melodie Nesbit
Eyes in the Night
as Barbara Lawry
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Marcia Bradburn
Mokey
as Anthea Delano
Apache Trail
as Rosalia Martinez
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Molly Ford
The Get-Away
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Babes on Broadway
as Secretary (uncredited)