Donna Reed

Donna Reed was an American actress. Her career spanned more than 40 years and included appearances in over 40 films. She is best known for playing Mary Hatch Bailey in Frank Capra's Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and for her Academy Award–winning performance as Lorene in Fred Zinnemann's war drama From Here to Eternity (1953).

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Donna Reed was an American actor and peace activist born in Denison in 1921. She began her work period in 1941 and continued until 1985. Reed was educated at Los Angeles City College and was a member of the Republican Party. She was married to William J. Tuttle and had four children.

Her career included roles as a film actor and television actor. She received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Reed died of pancreatic cancer in Beverly Hills in 1986. Her manner of death was natural causes. She is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

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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…

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It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead — Mary Bailey2026
Say Hey, Willie Mays! — Self (archive video)2022
Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
Television: The First Fifty Years — Donna Stone (archive footage)1999
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas — Mary Bailey (archive footage)1997
Intimate Portrait — Self1993
Intimate Portrait — Self (archive footage)1993
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)1987
Deadly Lessons — Miss Wade1983
The Best Place to Be — Sheila Callahan1979

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Instance of: human
Given name: Donna
Family name: Reed
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Denison
Place of death: Beverly Hills
Occupation: peace activist
Educated at: Los Angeles City College
Political party: Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: Donna Reed Donna Reed Show 1958.JPG
Height: 1.61
Number of children: 4

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place of burial: Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Commons category: Donna Reed
cause of death: pancreatic cancer
date of birth: 1921-01-27
date of death: 1986-01-14
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Donna Reed
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
name in native language: Donna Reed
start of work period: 1941-00-00
end of work period: 1985-00-00
writing language: English language
birth name: Donna Belle Mullenger

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Donna Reed (born Donna Belle Mullenger; January 27, 1921 – January 14, 1986) was an American actress. Her career spanned more than 40 years and included appearances in over 40 films. She is best known for playing Mary Hatch Bailey in Frank Capra's Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and for her Academy Award–winning performance as Lorene in Fred Zinnemann's war drama From Here to Eternity (1953).

Reed is also known for her work in television, notably as Donna Stone, a middle-class American mother and housewife in the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966) whose character was more assertive and complex than most other television mothers of the era. She received numerous Emmy Award nominations for this role and the Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star in 1963. Later in her career, Reed replaced Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing Farlow in the 1984–1985 season of the television melodrama Dallas; she successfully sued the production company for breach of contract when she was abruptly fired upon Bel Geddes' decision to return to the show.

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