Donna Reed
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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.
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 19.055 |
| Birthday | 1921-01-27 |
| Place of Birth | Denison, Iowa, USA |
| Also Known As | Donna Belle Mullenger, |
1946
It's a Wonderful Life
8.3/4329
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinfli...
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It's a Wonderful Life
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
6.4/5
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
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Calling Dr. Gillespie
1953
From Here to Eternity
7.3/633
In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.
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From Here to Eternity
1941
The Get-Away
5.2/6
A jailed cop befriends a mob chieftain and stages a breakout with him.
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The Get-Away
1941
Babes on Broadway
6.4/20
Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up th...
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Babes on Broadway
1952
Scandal Sheet
7/62
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.
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Scandal Sheet
1949
Chicago Deadline
6/11
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Ames finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but c...
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Chicago Deadline
1953
Trouble Along the Way
5.8/24
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at t...
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Trouble Along the Way
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
7/102
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
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Shadow of the Thin Man
1956
The Benny Goodman Story
6.321/14
Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny...
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The Benny Goodman Story
1953
Gun Fury
5.9/38
After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none o...
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Gun Fury
1943
Thousands Cheer
6.4/17
Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a fe...
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Thousands Cheer
1956
Backlash
6.345/42
Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is searching for the one survivor, who supposedly went for...
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Backlash
1953
The Caddy
6.5/50
Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he act...
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The Caddy
1945
The Picture of Dorian Gray
7.1/265
Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the you...
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
1943
The Human Comedy
6.2/26
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to w...
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The Human Comedy
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
5.25/4
Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This enlighten...
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1945
They Were Expendable
6.5/111
After a demonstration of new PT boats, navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the a...
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They Were Expendable
1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
5.6/8
While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1960
Pepe
6.1/46
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss....
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Pepe
1952
Hangman's Knot
6.3/29
In 1865, a troop of Confederate soldiers led by Major Matt Stewart attack the wagon of gold escorted by Union cavalry and the soldiers are killed. The...
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Hangman's Knot
1942
Eyes in the Night
6/30
Blind detective Duncan Maclain gets mixed up with enemy agents and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter.
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Eyes in the Night
1983
Deadly Lessons
5.1/7
A psycho is stalking the students at an exclusive girls' school.
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Deadly Lessons
1954
The Last Time I Saw Paris
6/52
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her siste...
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
1956
Beyond Mombasa
7.1/5
An American travels to East Africa, where he tries to find out how his brother died.
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Beyond Mombasa
2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
6.222/9
Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s ever-evolving cul...
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Say Hey, Willie Mays!
1955
The Far Horizons
6.2/21
Virginia, 1803. After the United States of America acquires the inmense Louisiana territory from France, a great expedition, led by William Lewis and...
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The Far Horizons
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
5.5/4
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which...
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Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1944
See Here, Private Hargrove
6/1
Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic trai...
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See Here, Private Hargrove
1942
The Bugle Sounds
6/3
An old-time cavalry sergeant's resistance to change could cost him his post.
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The Bugle Sounds
1948
Beyond Glory
7.3/3
Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls f...
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Beyond Glory
1954
They Rode West
6.3/15
A young cavalry doctor treats very sick Indians against orders, whom are forced to stay on unhealthy land, which could lead to a war.
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They Rode West
1947
Green Dolphin Street
6.1/17
Sophie loved Edmund, but he left town when her parents forced her to marry wealthy Octavius. Years later, Edmund returns with his son, William. Sophie...
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Green Dolphin Street
1956
Ransom!
7.219/32
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
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Ransom!
1958
The Whole Truth
5.8/12
On the French Riviera, movie producer Max Poulton is on location shooting a film starring his lover, Gina Bertini. But when the rueful Max ends his fl...
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The Whole Truth
1953
Raiders of the Seven Seas
5.7/6
After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa (John Payne) takes hostage a spirited Spanish noblewoman named Alida (D...
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Raiders of the Seven Seas
1951
Saturday's Hero
5.7/3
A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.
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Saturday's Hero
1954
Three Hours to Kill
4.9/13
After three years on the run, Jim Guthrie returns with the scar of a rope burn on his neck. In a flashback, we learn how he was framed for murder but...
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Three Hours to Kill
1943
The Man from Down Under
6.5/2
An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.
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The Man from Down Under
2022
Rat Pack
9/2
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bish...
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Rat Pack
1942
Apache Trail
6.4/5
The brother of a notorious outlaw is put in a charge of a stagecoach line way station in dangerous Apache territory. A stagecoach arrives at the stati...
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Apache Trail
1944
Gentle Annie
5.2/8
The Goss family live on a farm they call the dust bowl where the wind blows during the day and the coyotes howl at night. When the train is robbed, ev...
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Gentle Annie
1946
Faithful in My Fashion
6.3/2
A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, in the years he's been away, she's gotten a huge pr...
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Faithful in My Fashion
1942
Mokey
5/2
A newlywed tries to deal with her troubled stepchild.
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Mokey
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
0/0
Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter...
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1944
Twenty Years After
6/1
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
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Twenty Years After
1979
The Best Place to Be
6/1
A widow's life is thrown into turmoil by her hippie daughter, her rebellious teenage son, and an ill-starred love affair she is having with a much you...
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The Best Place to Be
1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6/1
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.971/51
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
1942
Personalities
0/0
In this "Romance of Celluloid", MGM showcases performers whose careers are just starting. Excerpts from their recently released films are included. Th...
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Personalities
1954
The Big Moment
0/0
Three individual stories that give an account of crucial moments in the lives of three different people: one is a young thief from Casablanca, another...
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The Big Moment
1950
Screen Actors
6/2
This short film takes a look at the off-screen personas of screen actors. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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