Donna Reed

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-01-27 (65 years old)

Deathday

1986-01-14

Place of Birth

Denison, Iowa, USA

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 nominat...

Acting

1946

1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie

as Marcia Bradburn

1953

From Here to Eternity

as Alma 'Lorene' Burke

1941

The Get-Away

as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly

1941

Babes on Broadway

as Secretary (uncredited)

1952

Scandal Sheet

as Julie Allison

1949

Chicago Deadline

as Rosita Jean D'Ur

1953

Trouble Along the Way

as Alice Singleton

1941

1956

The Benny Goodman Story

as Alice Hammond

1953

Gun Fury

as Jennifer Ballard

1943

Thousands Cheer

as Customer in Red Skelton Skit

1956

Backlash

as Karyl Orton

1953

The Caddy

as Kathy Taylor

1945

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Gladys Hallward

1943

The Human Comedy

as Bess Macauley

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as Mary Bailey (archive footage)

1945

They Were Expendable

as Lt. Sandy Davyss

1942

1960

Pepe

as Donna Reed

1952

Hangman's Knot

as Molly Hull

1942

Eyes in the Night

as Barbara Lawry

1983

Deadly Lessons

as Miss Wade

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris

as Marion Ellswirth

1956

Beyond Mombasa

as Ann Wilson

2022

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

as Self (archive video)

1955

The Far Horizons

as Sacajawea

1943

1944

1942

The Bugle Sounds

as Sally Hanson

1948

Beyond Glory

as Ann Daniels

1954

They Rode West

as Laurie MacKaye

1947

Green Dolphin Street

as Marguerite Patourel

1956

Ransom!

as Edith Stannard

1958

The Whole Truth

as Carol Poulton

1951

Saturday's Hero

as Melissa McCabe

1954

Three Hours to Kill

as Laurie Mastin

1943

2022

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

1942

Apache Trail

as Rosalia Martinez

1944

Gentle Annie

as Mary Lingen

1946

Faithful in My Fashion

as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick

1942

Mokey

as Anthea Delano

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Donna Stone (archive footage)

1944

Twenty Years After

as (archive footage)

1979

The Best Place to Be

as Sheila Callahan

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

1942

Personalities

as (uncredited)

1954

1950

Screen Actors

as Self (uncredited)

2025

Manikin

as Mary Hatch Bailey (Archival)

1943

Sucker Bait

as Geraldine - Waitress

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