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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, with performances in more than 40 films.
Mar 15, 2024 · 1. Becoming ‘Campus Queen’ launched her career. Actress Donna Reed attends an event in Los Angeles in 1940 Getty. Having decided to move to Hollywood, Donna Reed enrolled at Los Angeles City College, which is where she entered a beauty contest and was crowned “Campus Queen.”.
- Ed Gross
After finishing The Whole Truth (1958), Donna began her own TV series (produced by her husband), The Donna Reed Show (1958), a hit that ran for eight years. She was so effective in the show that she was nominated for TV's prestigious Emmy Award as Best Actress every year from 1959-1962.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- January 14, 1986
- January 27, 1921
Jan 16, 2023 · Before long, Donna Reed was gracing the silver screen. While she is best known for "The Donna Reed Show" and the film "It's a Wonderful Life," she appeared in a laundry list of more mediocre films over the course of a decade-plus before those opportunities came her way (per IMDb ).
- Jennifer Shea
- Got Milk? While filming It’s a Wonderful Life, Reed made a bet with a fellow cast member—an esteemed member of old Hollywood acting royalty—which she later called “the easiest $50 I ever made.”
- Hail Mary. Donna Reed was the longshot to play Mary Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life. Director Frank Capra had no interest in her at first, offering the pivotal role to actress Jean Arthur, who was too busy on Broadway to take the role.
- Gave Good Face. As an up-and-coming starlet, Reed caught the eye of the movie studio’s acclaimed head of makeup, William Tuttle, so much that he married her—however, their union was doomed to a heartbreaking end.
- Another Kick at the Can. Little is known of why Reed’s first marriage failed, but it’s interesting to note that she quickly married her agent, Tony Owen, right after her divorce.
Donna Reed, American actress who embodied a wholesome engaging girl next door in movies in the 1940s and ’50s. She is best known for playing Mary in It’s a Wonderful Life. Other films included From Here to Eternity, The Far Horizons, and The Benny Goodman Story.
Dec 6, 2017 · Donna Reed was a fresh-faced farm girl who was wholesome in countless movie roles until her performance as a prostitute brought her an Oscar.
