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