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)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Self (archive video)
(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)
(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
(1960)
Pepe
as Donna Reed
(1958)
The Whole Truth
as Carol Poulton
(1956)
Backlash
as Karyl Orton
(1956)
Beyond Mombasa
as Ann Wilson
(1956)
Ransom!
as Edith Stannard
(1956)
The Benny Goodman Story
as Alice Hammond
(1955)
The Far Horizons
as Sacajawea
(1954)
The Last Time I Saw Paris
as Marion Ellswirth
(1954)
Three Hours to Kill
as Laurie Mastin
(1954)
They Rode West
as Laurie MacKaye
(1954)
The Big Moment
as Debbie
(1953)
From Here to Eternity
as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
(1953)
The Caddy
as Kathy Taylor
(1953)
Gun Fury
as Jennifer Ballard
(1953)
Trouble Along the Way
as Alice Singleton
(1953)
Raiders of the Seven Seas
as Alida
(1952)
Scandal Sheet
as Julie Allison
(1952)
Hangman's Knot
as Molly Hull
(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)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
(1944)
See Here, Private Hargrove
as Carol Holiday
(1944)
Gentle Annie
as Mary Lingen
(1943)
The Human Comedy
as Bess Macauley
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Customer in Red Skelton Skit
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Marcia Bradburn
(1943)
The Man from Down Under
as Mary Wilson
(1943)
Sucker Bait
as Geraldine - Waitress
(1942)
Eyes in the Night
as Barbara Lawry
(1942)
Mokey
as Anthea Delano
(1942)
Apache Trail
as Rosalia Martinez
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Marcia Bradburn
(1942)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
as Melodie Nesbit
(1942)
The Bugle Sounds
as Sally Hanson
(1942)
Personalities
as (uncredited)
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Molly Ford
(1941)
Babes on Broadway
as Secretary (uncredited)
(1941)
The Get-Away
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly