Donna Reed
Acting • Born 1921-01-27 – Died 1986-01-14
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.
Filmography
63 credits
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie • 1946
Mary Hatch
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Movie • 1942
Marcia Bradburn
From Here to Eternity
Movie • 1953
Alma 'Lorene' Burke
The Get-Away
Movie • 1941
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Babes on Broadway
Movie • 1941
Secretary (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
Movie • 1952
Julie Allison
Chicago Deadline
Movie • 1949
Rosita Jean D'Ur
Trouble Along the Way
Movie • 1953
Alice Singleton
Shadow of the Thin Man
Movie • 1941
Molly Ford
The Benny Goodman Story
Movie • 1956
Alice Hammond
Gun Fury
Movie • 1953
Jennifer Ballard
Thousands Cheer
Movie • 1943
Customer in Red Skelton Skit
Backlash
Movie • 1956
Karyl Orton
The Caddy
Movie • 1953
Kathy Taylor
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie • 1945
Gladys Hallward
The Human Comedy
Movie • 1943
Bess Macauley
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Movie • 1997
Mary Bailey (archive footage)
They Were Expendable
Movie • 1945
Lt. Sandy Davyss
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Movie • 1942
Melodie Nesbit
Pepe
Movie • 1960
Donna Reed
Hangman's Knot
Movie • 1952
Molly Hull
Eyes in the Night
Movie • 1942
Barbara Lawry
Deadly Lessons
Movie • 1983
Miss Wade
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Movie • 1954
Marion Ellswirth
Beyond Mombasa
Movie • 1956
Ann Wilson
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Movie • 2022
Self (archive video)
The Far Horizons
Movie • 1955
Sacajawea
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie • 1943
Marcia Bradburn
See Here, Private Hargrove
Movie • 1944
Carol Holiday
The Bugle Sounds
Movie • 1942
Sally Hanson
Beyond Glory
Movie • 1948
Ann Daniels
They Rode West
Movie • 1954
Laurie MacKaye
Green Dolphin Street
Movie • 1947
Marguerite Patourel
Ransom!
Movie • 1956
Edith Stannard
The Whole Truth
Movie • 1958
Carol Poulton
Raiders of the Seven Seas
Movie • 1953
Alida
Saturday's Hero
Movie • 1951
Melissa McCabe
Three Hours to Kill
Movie • 1954
Laurie Mastin
The Man from Down Under
Movie • 1943
Mary Wilson
Rat Pack
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Apache Trail
Movie • 1942
Rosalia Martinez
Gentle Annie
Movie • 1944
Mary Lingen
Faithful in My Fashion
Movie • 1946
Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
Mokey
Movie • 1942
Anthea Delano
Television: The First Fifty Years
Movie • 1999
Donna Stone (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
Movie • 1944
(archive footage)
The Best Place to Be
Movie • 1979
Sheila Callahan
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie • 1987
Self (archive footage)
Personalities
Movie • 1942
(uncredited)
The Big Moment
Movie • 1954
Debbie
Screen Actors
Movie • 1950
Self (uncredited)
Sucker Bait
Movie • 1943
Geraldine - Waitress
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Movie • 1952
Donna Reed
Lynch/Oz
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Rayna
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
The Donna Reed Show
TV • 1958
Donna Stone
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
MGM Parade
TV • 1955
Self - Guest
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self (archive footage)
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Polly Sullivan
Dallas
TV • 1978
Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
Suspicion
TV • 1957
Letty Jason