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