Donna Reed
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
64
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-01-27 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
Denison, Iowa, USA
Acting
2025
Manikin as Mary Hatch Bailey (Archival)2022
Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays! as Self (archive video)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 Self1993
Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)1983
Deadly Lessons as Miss Wade1979
The Best Place to Be as Sheila Callahan1978
Dallas as Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow1977
The Love Boat as Polly Sullivan1960
Pepe as Donna Reed1958
The Donna Reed Show as Donna Stone1958
The Whole Truth as Carol Poulton1957
Suspicion as Letty Jason1956
Backlash as Karyl Orton1956
Beyond Mombasa as Ann Wilson1956
Ransom! as Edith Stannard1956
The Benny Goodman Story as Alice Hammond1955
MGM Parade as Self - Guest1955
The Far Horizons as Sacajawea1954
The Last Time I Saw Paris as Marion Ellswirth1954
Three Hours to Kill as Laurie Mastin1954
They Rode West as Laurie MacKaye1954
The Big Moment as Debbie1953
The Oscars as Self1953
General Electric Theater as Rayna1953
From Here to Eternity as Alma 'Lorene' Burke1953
Gun Fury as Jennifer Ballard1953
The Caddy as Kathy Taylor1953
Trouble Along the Way as Alice Singleton1953
Raiders of the Seven Seas as Alida1952
Scandal Sheet as Julie Allison1952
Hangman's Knot as Molly Hull1952
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder as Donna Reed1951
Saturday's Hero as Melissa McCabe1950
Screen Actors as Self (uncredited)1949
Chicago Deadline as Rosita Jean D'Ur1948
Beyond Glory as Ann Daniels1947
Green Dolphin Street as Marguerite Patourel1946
It's a Wonderful Life as Mary Hatch1946
Faithful in My Fashion as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray as Gladys Hallward1945
They Were Expendable as Lt. Sandy Davyss1944
Twenty Years After as (archive footage)1944
See Here, Private Hargrove as Carol Holiday1944
Gentle Annie as Mary Lingen1943
Thousands Cheer as Customer in Red Skelton Skit1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Marcia Bradburn1943
The Human Comedy as Bess Macauley1943
The Man from Down Under as Mary Wilson1943
Sucker Bait as Geraldine - Waitress1942
Mokey as Anthea Delano1942
Eyes in the Night as Barbara Lawry1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Melodie Nesbit1942
Apache Trail as Rosalia Martinez1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie as Marcia Bradburn1942
The Bugle Sounds as Sally Hanson1942
Personalities as (uncredited)1941
Shadow of the Thin Man as Molly Ford1941
Babes on Broadway as Secretary (uncredited)1941
The Get-Away as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly