Donna Reed

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-01-27

Deathday

1986-01-14 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Denison, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

  • Donna Belle Mullenger
  • دونا رید

Donna Reed

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3%

It's a Wonderful Life

Dec 20, 1946

From Here to Eternity
7.3%

From Here to Eternity

Aug 28, 1953

Dallas
6.8%

Dallas

Apr 2, 1978

The Love Boat
6.3%

The Love Boat

Sep 24, 1977

They Were Expendable
6.6%

They Were Expendable

Dec 7, 1945

Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0%

Shadow of the Thin Man

Nov 21, 1941

The Oscars
6.9%

The Oscars

Mar 19, 1953

Scandal Sheet
7.0%

Scandal Sheet

Jan 16, 1952

The Caddy
6.4%

The Caddy

Aug 10, 1953

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Acting

2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays! as Self (archive video)
2022
Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years as Donna Stone (archive footage)
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Mary Bailey (archive footage)
1993
Intimate Portrait as Self
1993
Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)
1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1983
Deadly Lessons as Miss Wade
1979
The Best Place to Be as Sheila Callahan
1978
Dallas as Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
1977
The Love Boat as Polly Sullivan
1960
Pepe as Donna Reed
1958
The Donna Reed Show as Donna Stone
1958
The Whole Truth as Carol Poulton
1957
Suspicion as Letty Jason
1956
Beyond Mombasa as Ann Wilson
1956
Backlash as Karyl Orton
1956
The Benny Goodman Story as Alice Hammond
1956
Ransom! as Edith Stannard
1955
MGM Parade as Self - Guest
1955
The Far Horizons as Sacajawea
1954
They Rode West as Laurie MacKaye
1954
The Last Time I Saw Paris as Marion Ellswirth
1954
Three Hours to Kill as Laurie Mastin
1954
The Big Moment as Debbie
1953
Gun Fury as Jennifer Ballard
1953
From Here to Eternity as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
1953
The Caddy as Kathy Taylor
1953
Raiders of the Seven Seas as Alida
1953
Trouble Along the Way as Alice Singleton
1953
The Oscars as Self
1953
General Electric Theater as Rayna
1952
Hangman's Knot as Molly Hull
1952
Scandal Sheet as Julie Allison
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
It's a Wonderful Life as Mary Hatch
1946
Faithful in My Fashion as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
1945
They Were Expendable as Lt. Sandy Davyss
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray as Gladys Hallward
1944
Gentle Annie as Mary Lingen
1944
See Here, Private Hargrove as Carol Holiday
1944
Twenty Years After as (archive footage)
1943
Thousands Cheer as Customer in Red Skelton Skit
1943
The Man from Down Under as Mary Wilson
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Marcia Bradburn
1943
The Human Comedy as Bess Macauley
1942
Eyes in the Night as Barbara Lawry
1942
Apache Trail as Rosalia Martinez
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie as Marcia Bradburn
1942
Mokey as Anthea Delano
1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Melodie Nesbit
1942
The Bugle Sounds as Sally Hanson
1942
Personalities as (uncredited)
1941
Babes on Broadway as Secretary (uncredited)
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man as Molly Ford
1941
The Get-Away as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
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