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 nominations for this role and the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star in 1963.

Known For

Dallas

The Love Boat

The Donna Reed Show

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

The Oscars

MGM Parade

Suspicion

All Movies (54)

• It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead2026 · as Mary Bailey
• Say Hey, Willie Mays!2022 · as Self (archive video)
• Rat Pack2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Television: The First Fifty Years1999 · as Donna Stone (archive footage)
• Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas1997 · as Mary Bailey (archive footage)
• James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
• Deadly Lessons1983 · as Miss Wade
• The Best Place to Be1979 · as Sheila Callahan
• Pepe1960 · as Donna Reed
• The Whole Truth1958 · as Carol Poulton
• Beyond Mombasa1956 · as Ann Wilson
• Backlash1956 · as Karyl Orton
• The Benny Goodman Story1956 · as Alice Hammond
• Ransom!1956 · as Edith Stannard
• The Far Horizons1955 · as Sacajawea
• They Rode West1954 · as Laurie MacKaye
• The Last Time I Saw Paris1954 · as Marion Ellswirth
• Three Hours to Kill1954 · as Laurie Mastin
• The Big Moment1954 · as Debbie
• Gun Fury1953 · as Jennifer Ballard
• From Here to Eternity1953 · as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
• The Caddy1953 · as Kathy Taylor
• Raiders of the Seven Seas1953 · as Alida
• Trouble Along the Way1953 · as Alice Singleton
• Hangman's Knot1952 · as Molly Hull
• Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder1952 · as Donna Reed
• Scandal Sheet1952 · as Julie Allison
• Saturday's Hero1951 · as Melissa McCabe
• Screen Actors1950 · as Self (uncredited)
• Chicago Deadline1949 · as Rosita Jean D'Ur
• Beyond Glory1948 · as Ann Daniels
• Green Dolphin Street1947 · as Marguerite Patourel
• It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Mary Hatch
• Faithful in My Fashion1946 · as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
• They Were Expendable1945 · as Lt. Sandy Davyss
• The Picture of Dorian Gray1945 · as Gladys Hallward
• Gentle Annie1944 · as Mary Lingen
• See Here, Private Hargrove1944 · as Carol Holiday
• Twenty Years After1944 · as (archive footage)
• Thousands Cheer1943 · as Customer in Red Skelton Skit
• The Man from Down Under1943 · as Mary Wilson
• Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · as Marcia Bradburn
• The Human Comedy1943 · as Bess Macauley
• Sucker Bait1943 · as Geraldine - Waitress
• Eyes in the Night1942 · as Barbara Lawry
• Apache Trail1942 · as Rosalia Martinez
• Calling Dr. Gillespie1942 · as Marcia Bradburn
• Mokey1942 · as Anthea Delano
• The Courtship of Andy Hardy1942 · as Melodie Nesbit
• The Bugle Sounds1942 · as Sally Hanson
• Personalities1942 · as (uncredited)
• Babes on Broadway1941 · as Secretary (uncredited)
• Shadow of the Thin Man1941 · as Molly Ford
• The Get-Away1941 · as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly

All TV Shows (9)

• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dallas1978 · as Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
• The Love Boat1977 · as Polly Sullivan
• The Donna Reed Show1958 · as Donna Stone
• Suspicion1957 · as Letty Jason
• MGM Parade1955 · as Self - Guest
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Rayna