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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-01-27 (104 years old)

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

Known For

Acting

2022

Say Hey, Willie Mays! as Self (archive video)
Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years as Donna Stone (archive footage)

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas as Mary Bailey (archive footage)

1993

Intimate Portrait as Self (archive footage)

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)

1983

Deadly Lessons as Miss Wade

1979

The Best Place to Be as Sheila Callahan

1978

Dallas as Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow

1977

The Love Boat as Polly Sullivan

1960

Pepe as Donna Reed

1958

The Whole Truth as Carol Poulton
The Donna Reed Show as Donna Stone

1957

Suspicion as Letty Jason

1956

The Benny Goodman Story as Alice Hammond
Backlash as Karyl Orton
Beyond Mombasa as Ann Wilson
Ransom! as Edith Stannard

1955

The Far Horizons as Sacajawea
MGM Parade as Self - Guest

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris as Marion Ellswirth
They Rode West as Laurie MacKaye
Three Hours to Kill as Laurie Mastin
The Big Moment as Debbie

1953

From Here to Eternity as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
Trouble Along the Way as Alice Singleton
Gun Fury as Jennifer Ballard
The Caddy as Kathy Taylor
The Oscars as Self

1952

Scandal Sheet as Julie Allison
Hangman's Knot as Molly Hull

1951

Saturday's Hero as Melissa McCabe

1950

Screen Actors as Self (uncredited)

1949

Chicago Deadline as Rosita Jean D'Ur

1948

Beyond Glory as Ann Daniels

1947

Green Dolphin Street as Marguerite Patourel

1946

It's a Wonderful Life as Mary Hatch
Faithful in My Fashion as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick

1945

The Picture of Dorian Gray as Gladys Hallward
They Were Expendable as Lt. Sandy Davyss

1944

Gentle Annie as Mary Lingen
Twenty Years After as (archive footage)

1943

Thousands Cheer as Customer in Red Skelton Skit
The Human Comedy as Bess Macauley

1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie as Marcia Bradburn
The Courtship of Andy Hardy as Melodie Nesbit
Eyes in the Night as Barbara Lawry
The Bugle Sounds as Sally Hanson
Apache Trail as Rosalia Martinez
Mokey as Anthea Delano
Personalities as (uncredited)

1941

The Get-Away as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
Babes on Broadway as Secretary (uncredited)