Cast & creator
Donna Reed
Best known for The Love Boat, Dallas, The Donna Reed Show
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.
Also known as: Donna Belle Mullenger, دونا رید
54
film credits
9
television credits
63
1941–2026 · acting roles
6.6
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (63)
Showing 63 of 63 credits
The Love Boat
Polly Sullivan
1977
Dallas
Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow
1978
The Donna Reed Show
Donna Stone
1958
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993
The Oscars
Self
1953
It's a Wonderful Life
Mary Hatch
1946
MGM Parade
Self - Guest
1955
Suspicion
Letty Jason
1957
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Gladys Hallward
1945
General Electric Theater
Rayna
1953
From Here to Eternity
Alma 'Lorene' Burke
1953
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Marion Ellswirth
1954
Hangman's Knot
Molly Hull
1952
They Were Expendable
Lt. Sandy Davyss
1945
The Far Horizons
Sacajawea
1955
The Benny Goodman Story
Alice Hammond
1956Television: The First Fifty Years
Donna Stone (archive footage)
1999
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
Trouble Along the Way
Alice Singleton
1953
Shadow of the Thin Man
Molly Ford
1941
Eyes in the Night
Barbara Lawry
1942
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987
The Caddy
Kathy Taylor
1953
Raiders of the Seven Seas
Alida
1953
Gun Fury
Jennifer Ballard
1953
Ransom!
Edith Stannard
1956
The Human Comedy
Bess Macauley
1943
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
Three Hours to Kill
Laurie Mastin
1954
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Melodie Nesbit
1942
Green Dolphin Street
Marguerite Patourel
1947
Backlash
Karyl Orton
1956
Thousands Cheer
Drug Store Customer
1943
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Self (archive video)
2022
The Best Place to Be
Sheila Callahan
1979
See Here, Private Hargrove
Carol Holiday
1944
Scandal Sheet
Julie Allison
1952
The Man from Down Under
Mary Wilson
1943
Pepe
Donna Reed
1960
They Rode West
Laurie MacKaye
1954
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Mary Bailey (archive footage)
1997
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Marcia Bradburn
1943
Sucker Bait
Geraldine - Waitress
1943
Chicago Deadline
Rosita Jean D'Ur
1949
Babes on Broadway
Secretary (uncredited)
1941
Deadly Lessons
Miss Wade
1983
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
Mary Bailey
2026
The Whole Truth
Carol Poulton
1958
Faithful in My Fashion
Jean "Chunky" Kendrick
1946
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Donna Reed
1952
Apache Trail
Rosalia Martinez
1942
Beyond Glory
Ann Daniels
1948
Saturday's Hero
Melissa McCabe
1951Personalities
(uncredited)
1942
Gentle Annie
Mary Lingen
1944
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Marcia Bradburn
1942
The Big Moment
Debbie
1954
Beyond Mombasa
Ann Wilson
1956
The Get-Away
Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
1941
The Bugle Sounds
Sally Hanson
1942Screen Actors
Self (uncredited)
1950
Mokey
Anthea Delano
1942