Donna Reed
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-01-27
Day of Death
1986-01-14 (64 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
(2025)
Manikin
as Mary Hatch Bailey (Archival)
(2022)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self (archive video)
(2022)
Rat Pack
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)
(1987)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
Deadly Lessons
as Miss Wade
(1979)
The Best Place to Be
as Sheila Callahan
(1960)
Pepe
as Donna Reed
(1958)
The Whole Truth
as Carol Poulton
(1956)
The Benny Goodman Story
as Alice Hammond
(1956)
Backlash
as Karyl Orton
(1956)
Ransom!
as Edith Stannard
(1956)
Beyond Mombasa
as Ann Wilson
(1955)
The Far Horizons
as Sacajawea
(1954)
Three Hours to Kill
as Laurie Mastin
(1954)
The Last Time I Saw Paris
as Marion Ellswirth
(1954)
They Rode West
as Laurie MacKaye
(1954)
The Big Moment
as Debbie
(1953)
Gun Fury
as Jennifer Ballard
(1953)
Raiders of the Seven Seas
as Alida
(1953)
The Caddy
as Kathy Taylor
(1953)
Trouble Along the Way
as Alice Singleton
(1953)
From Here to Eternity
as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
(1952)
Hangman's Knot
as Molly Hull
(1952)
Scandal Sheet
as Julie Allison
(1952)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
as Donna Reed
(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
(1946)
Faithful in My Fashion
as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
(1945)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Gladys Hallward
(1945)
They Were Expendable
as Lt. Sandy Davyss
(1944)
Gentle Annie
as Mary Lingen
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Carol Holiday
(1944)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1943)
The Man from Down Under
as Mary Wilson
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Marcia Bradburn
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Customer in Red Skelton Skit
(1943)
The Human Comedy
as Bess Macauley
(1943)
Sucker Bait
as Geraldine - Waitress
(1942)
The Bugle Sounds
as Sally Hanson
(1942)
Personalities
as (uncredited)
(1942)
Eyes in the Night
as Barbara Lawry
(1942)
Mokey
as Anthea Delano
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Marcia Bradburn
(1942)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Melodie Nesbit
(1942)
Apache Trail
as Rosalia Martinez
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Molly Ford
(1941)
The Get-Away
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
(1941)
Babes on Broadway
as Secretary (uncredited)