Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Female

Birthday

1921-01-27

Day of Death

1986-01-14 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Denison, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Donna Belle Mullenger

دونا رید

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

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Beyond Mombasa

Beyond Mombasa

Beyond Glory

Beyond Glory

Ransom!

Ransom!

Rat Pack

Rat Pack

Acting

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

It's a Wonderful Life

as

Mary Hatch

Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie

as

Marcia Bradburn

From Here to Eternity

1953

From Here to Eternity

as

Alma 'Lorene' Burke

The Get-Away

1941

The Get-Away

as

Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly

Babes on Broadway

1941

Babes on Broadway

as

Secretary (uncredited)

Scandal Sheet

1952

Scandal Sheet

as

Julie Allison

Chicago Deadline

1949

Chicago Deadline

as

Rosita Jean D'Ur

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Trouble Along the Way

as

Alice Singleton

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

as

Molly Ford

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

The Benny Goodman Story

as

Alice Hammond

Gun Fury

1953

Gun Fury

as

Jennifer Ballard

Thousands Cheer

1943

Thousands Cheer

as

Customer in Red Skelton Skit

Backlash

1956

Backlash

as

Karyl Orton

The Caddy

1953

The Caddy

as

Kathy Taylor

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as

Gladys Hallward

The Human Comedy

1943

The Human Comedy

as

Bess Macauley

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

1997

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

as

Mary Bailey (archive footage)

They Were Expendable

1945

They Were Expendable

as

Lt. Sandy Davyss

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

1942

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

as

Melodie Nesbit

Pepe

1960

Pepe

as

Donna Reed

Hangman's Knot

1952

Hangman's Knot

as

Molly Hull

Eyes in the Night

1942

Eyes in the Night

as

Barbara Lawry

Deadly Lessons

1983

Deadly Lessons

as

Miss Wade

The Last Time I Saw Paris

1954

The Last Time I Saw Paris

as

Marion Ellswirth

Beyond Mombasa

1956

Beyond Mombasa

as

Ann Wilson

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

as

Self (archive video)

The Far Horizons

1955

The Far Horizons

as

Sacajawea

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as

Marcia Bradburn

See Here, Private Hargrove

1944

See Here, Private Hargrove

as

Carol Holiday

The Bugle Sounds

1942

The Bugle Sounds

as

Sally Hanson

Beyond Glory

1948

Beyond Glory

as

Ann Daniels

They Rode West

1954

They Rode West

as

Laurie MacKaye

Green Dolphin Street

1947

Green Dolphin Street

as

Marguerite Patourel

Ransom!

1956

Ransom!

as

Edith Stannard

The Whole Truth

1958

The Whole Truth

as

Carol Poulton

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953

Raiders of the Seven Seas

as

Alida

Saturday's Hero

1951

Saturday's Hero

as

Melissa McCabe

Three Hours to Kill

1954

Three Hours to Kill

as

Laurie Mastin

The Man from Down Under

1943

The Man from Down Under

as

Mary Wilson

Rat Pack

2022

Rat Pack

as

Self (archive footage)

Apache Trail

1942

Apache Trail

as

Rosalia Martinez

Gentle Annie

1944

Gentle Annie

as

Mary Lingen

Faithful in My Fashion

1946

Faithful in My Fashion

as

Jean "Chunky" Kendrick

Mokey

1942

Mokey

as

Anthea Delano

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Donna Stone (archive footage)

Twenty Years After

1944

Twenty Years After

as

(archive footage)

The Best Place to Be

1979

The Best Place to Be

as

Sheila Callahan

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Personalities

1942

Personalities

as

(uncredited)

The Big Moment

1954

The Big Moment

as

Debbie

Screen Actors

1950

Screen Actors

as

Self (uncredited)

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Rayna

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as

Self

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

as

Donna Stone

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

as

Self - Guest

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as

Self (archive footage)

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Polly Sullivan

Dallas

Dallas

as

Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Letty Jason

Production

Crew

Directing