Donna Reed
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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
Credits
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
as Mary Hatch
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
as Gladys Hallward
From Here to Eternity (1953)
as Alma 'Lorene' Burke
They Were Expendable (1945)
as Lt. Sandy Davyss
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
as Marion Ellswirth
Gun Fury (1953)
as Jennifer Ballard
Ransom! (1956)
as Edith Stannard
The Far Horizons (1955)
as Sacajawea
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
as Molly Ford
Backlash (1956)
as Karyl Orton
The Caddy (1953)
as Kathy Taylor
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
The Human Comedy (1943)
as Bess Macauley
Screen Actors (1950)
as Self (uncredited)
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
as Alice Hammond
Beyond Mombasa (1956)
as Ann Wilson
Twenty Years After (1944)
as (archive footage)
Eyes in the Night (1942)
as Barbara Lawry
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
as Donna Stone (archive footage)
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
as Alice Singleton
Scandal Sheet (1952)
as Julie Allison
Babes on Broadway (1941)
as Secretary (uncredited)
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
as Marguerite Patourel
Deadly Lessons (1983)
as Miss Wade
Pepe (1960)
as Donna Reed
Hangman's Knot (1952)
as Molly Hull
Apache Trail (1942)
as Rosalia Martinez
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
as Carol Holiday
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
as Alida
Chicago Deadline (1949)
as Rosita Jean D'Ur
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)
as Mary Bailey (archive footage)
Three Hours to Kill (1954)
as Laurie Mastin
Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)
as Self (archive video)
The Bugle Sounds (1942)
as Sally Hanson
Beyond Glory (1948)
as Ann Daniels
Thousands Cheer (1943)
as Customer in Red Skelton Skit
The Best Place to Be (1979)
as Sheila Callahan
The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)
as Melodie Nesbit
Saturday's Hero (1951)
as Melissa McCabe
Sucker Bait (1943)
as Geraldine - Waitress
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
as Marcia Bradburn
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
as Marcia Bradburn
The Whole Truth (1958)
as Carol Poulton
They Rode West (1954)
as Laurie MacKaye
The Man from Down Under (1943)
as Mary Wilson
Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
The Big Moment (1954)
as Debbie
Mokey (1942)
as Anthea Delano
Personalities (1942)
as (uncredited)
Gentle Annie (1944)
as Mary Lingen
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952)
as Donna Reed
The Get-Away (1941)
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead (2026)
as Mary Bailey