Donna Reed
Known for ActingBorn 1921-01-27 — died 1986-01-14Denison, Iowa, USA
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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.
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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
1946 · as Mary Hatch
From Here to Eternity
1953 · as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945 · as Gladys Hallward
They Were Expendable
1945 · as Lt. Sandy Davyss
The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954 · as Marion Ellswirth
Twenty Years After
1944 · as (archive footage)
The Far Horizons
1955 · as Sacajawea
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 · as Molly Ford
Gun Fury
1953 · as Jennifer Ballard
Pepe
1960 · as Donna Reed
The Human Comedy
1943 · as Bess Macauley
Babes on Broadway
1941 · as Secretary (uncredited)
Hangman's Knot
1952 · as Molly Hull
Trouble Along the Way
1953 · as Alice Singleton
The Caddy
1953 · as Kathy Taylor
Beyond Mombasa
1956 · as Ann Wilson
Scandal Sheet
1952 · as Julie Allison
Green Dolphin Street
1947 · as Marguerite Patourel