Donna Reed
Acting
1921 – 1986 (aged 64)
Denison, Iowa, USA
55 acting credits
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
20 Dec 1946
From Here to Eternity
28 Aug 1953
The Picture of Dorian Gray
03 Mar 1945
Dallas
02 Apr 1978
The Love Boat
24 Sep 1977
They Were Expendable
07 Dec 1945
Shadow of the Thin Man
21 Nov 1941
Scandal Sheet
16 Jan 1952
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Filmography
2026
- It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Deadas Mary Bailey
1999
- Television: The First Fifty Yearsas Donna Stone (archive footage)
1997
- Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmasas Mary Bailey (archive footage)
1983
- Deadly Lessonsas Miss Wade
1979
- The Best Place to Beas Sheila Callahan
1978
- Dallasas Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow30 episodes
1977
- The Love Boatas Polly Sullivan2 episodes
1960
- Pepeas Donna Reed
1958
- The Donna Reed Showas Donna Stone275 episodes
- The Whole Truthas Carol Poulton
1957
- Suspicionas Letty Jason1 episode
1956
- Beyond Mombasaas Ann Wilson
- Backlashas Karyl Orton
- The Benny Goodman Storyas Alice Hammond
- Ransom!as Edith Stannard
1955
- The Far Horizonsas Sacajawea
1954
- They Rode Westas Laurie MacKaye
- The Last Time I Saw Parisas Marion Ellswirth
- Three Hours to Killas Laurie Mastin
- The Big Momentas Debbie
1953
- Gun Furyas Jennifer Ballard
- From Here to Eternityas Alma 'Lorene' Burke
- The Caddyas Kathy Taylor
- Raiders of the Seven Seasas Alida
- Trouble Along the Wayas Alice Singleton
- General Electric Theateras Rayna1 episode
1952
- Hangman's Knotas Molly Hull
- Rainbow 'Round My Shoulderas Donna Reed
- Scandal Sheetas Julie Allison
1951
- Saturday's Heroas Melissa McCabe
1949
- Chicago Deadlineas Rosita Jean D'Ur
1948
- Beyond Gloryas Ann Daniels
1947
- Green Dolphin Streetas Marguerite Patourel
1946
- It's a Wonderful Lifeas Mary Hatch
- Faithful in My Fashionas Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
1945
- They Were Expendableas Lt. Sandy Davyss
- The Picture of Dorian Grayas Gladys Hallward
1944
- Gentle Annieas Mary Lingen
- See Here, Private Hargroveas Carol Holiday
- Twenty Years Afteras (archive footage)
1943
- Thousands Cheeras Drug Store Customer
- The Man from Down Underas Mary Wilson
- Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Caseas Marcia Bradburn
- The Human Comedyas Bess Macauley
- Sucker Baitas Geraldine - Waitress
1942
- Eyes in the Nightas Barbara Lawry
- Apache Trailas Rosalia Martinez
- Calling Dr. Gillespieas Marcia Bradburn
- Mokeyas Anthea Delano
- The Courtship of Andy Hardyas Melodie Nesbit
- The Bugle Soundsas Sally Hanson
- Personalitiesas (uncredited)
1941
- Babes on Broadwayas Secretary (uncredited)
- Shadow of the Thin Manas Molly Ford
- The Get-Awayas Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly