Donna Reed (born Donna Belle Mullenger) 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 probably most widely known for her work in television, notably as Donna Stone, a middle-class American mother and housewife in the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958–66), in which her character was more assertive 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 in the 1984–85 season of the television melodrama, Dallas.
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Dallas (1978)
Starring as Miss Ellie Ewing
(23 episodes)
- Episode 8x30: Swan Song (May 17, 1985)
- Episode 8x29: Deliverance (May 10, 1985)
- Episode 8x28: Deeds and Misdeeds (May 3, 1985)
- Episode 8x27: The Ewing Connection (Apr 19, 1985)
- Episode 8x26: Terms of Estrangement (Apr 12, 1985)
- Episode 8x25: Sentences (Mar 29, 1985)
- Episode 8x24: The Verdict (Mar 15, 1985)
- Episode 8x23: Trial and Error (Mar 8, 1985)
- Episode 8x22: Dead Ends (Mar 1, 1985)
- Episode 8x21: Shattered Dreams (Feb 22, 1985)
- Episode 8x20: The Brothers Ewing (Feb 15, 1985)
- Episode 8x19: Sins of the Fathers (Feb 8, 1985)
- Episode 8x18: Legacy of Hate (Feb 1, 1985)
- Episode 8x17: Bail Out (Jan 25, 1985)
- Episode 8x16: Winds of War (Jan 11, 1985)
- Episode 8x15: Lockup in Laredo (Jan 4, 1985)
- Episode 8x14: Odd Man Out (Dec 28, 1984)
- Episode 8x13: Deja Vu (Dec 21, 1984)
- Episode 8x12: Do You Take This Woman ... (Dec 14, 1984)
- Episode 8x11: Barbecue Five (Dec 7, 1984)
- Episode 8x10: Charlie (Nov 30, 1984)
- Episode 8x09: Shadows (Nov 23, 1984)
- Episode 8x08: Oil Baron's Ball III (Nov 16, 1984)
Guest starring as Miss Ellie Ewing
- Episode 8x07: Homecoming (Nov 9, 1984)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Polly Sullivan
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x20: Polly's Poker Palace / Shop Ahoy / Double Date / The Hong Kong Affair / Two Tales of a City (2) (Feb 4, 1984)
- Episode 7x19: Polly's Poker Palace / Shop Ahoy / Double Date / The Hong Kong Affair / Two Tales of a City (1) (Feb 4, 1984)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Starring as Donna Stone
(275 episodes)
- Episode 8x27: By-Line - - Jeffrey Stone (Mar 19, 1966)
- Episode 8x26: What Price Home? (Mar 12, 1966)
- Episode 8x25: So You Really Think You're Young at Heart (Mar 5, 1966)
- Episode 8x24: No More Parties, Almost (Feb 26, 1966)
- Episode 8x23: Is There a Small Hotel? (Feb 19, 1966)
- Episode 8x22: The Return of Mark (Feb 12, 1966)
- Episode 8x21: All This and Voltaire Too? (Feb 5, 1966)
- Episode 8x20: Calling Willie Mays (Jan 29, 1966)
- Episode 8x19: When I Was Your Age (Jan 22, 1966)
- Episode 8x18: Do It Yourself Donna (Jan 15, 1966)
- Episode 8x17: My Son, the Councilman (Jan 6, 1966)
- Episode 8x16: How to Handle a Woman (Dec 30, 1965)
- Episode 8x15: Never Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth (Dec 23, 1965)
- Episode 8x14: Uncle Jeff Needs You (Dec 16, 1965)
- Episode 8x13: Slipped Disc (Dec 9, 1965)
- Episode 8x12: Rally Around the Girls, Boys (Dec 2, 1965)
- Episode 8x11: The Gladiators (Nov 25, 1965)
- Episode 8x10: The Big League Shock (Nov 18, 1965)
- Episode 8x09: Trees (Nov 11, 1965)
- Episode 8x08: Author, Author (Nov 4, 1965)
- Episode 8x07: Do Me a Favor, Don't Do Me Any Favors (Oct 28, 1965)
- Episode 8x06: Charge (Oct 21, 1965)
- Episode 8x05: Four on the Floor (Oct 14, 1965)
- Episode 8x04: Think Mink (Oct 7, 1965)
- Episode 8x03: Boy Meets Girl Machine (Sep 30, 1965)
- Episode 8x02: With This Ring (Sep 23, 1965)
- Episode 8x01: Pop Goes Theresa (Sep 16, 1965)
- Episode 7x30: Indoor Outing (Apr 8, 1965)
- Episode 7x29: The Rolling Stones (Apr 1, 1965)
- Episode 7x28: The Mysterious Smile (a.k.a.) That Mysterious Smile (Mar 25, 1965)
- Episode 7x27: The Unheroic Hero (Mar 18, 1965)
- Episode 7x26: Guests, Guests, Who Wants Them? (a.k.a.) Guests, Guests, Who Needs Guests? (Mar 11, 1965)
- Episode 7x25: Peacocks on the Roof (Mar 4, 1965)
- Episode 7x24: The Stamp Collector (Feb 25, 1965)
- Episode 7x23: The Gift Shop (Feb 18, 1965)
- Episode 7x22: Now You See It, Now You Don't (Feb 11, 1965)
- Episode 7x21: The Windfall (Feb 4, 1965)
- Episode 7x20: Home Wreckonomics (Jan 28, 1965)
- Episode 7x19: Painter Go Home (Jan 21, 1965)
- Episode 7x18: Joe College (Jan 14, 1965)
- Episode 7x17: Thy Name is Woman (Jan 7, 1965)
- Episode 7x16: Overture in A-Flat (Dec 31, 1964)
- Episode 7x15: Old Faithful (Dec 24, 1964)
- Episode 7x14: It's All in the Cards (Dec 17, 1964)
- Episode 7x13: Donna's Bank Account (Dec 10, 1964)
- Episode 7x12: Quads of Trouble (Dec 3, 1964)
- Episode 7x11: Surprise, Surprise (Nov 26, 1964)
- Episode 7x10: Anyone Can Drive? (Nov 19, 1964)
- Episode 7x09: Circumstantial Evidence (Nov 12, 1964)
- Episode 7x08: Royal Flush (Nov 5, 1964)
- Episode 7x07: Instant Family (Oct 29, 1964)
- Episode 7x06: The Tycoons (Oct 22, 1964)
- Episode 7x05: The Daughter Complex (Oct 15, 1964)
- Episode 7x04: Who's Who on 202 (Oct 8, 1964)
- Episode 7x03: Play Ball (Oct 1, 1964)
- Episode 7x02: Dad Drops By (Sep 24, 1964)
- Episode 7x01: Operation Anniversary (Sep 17, 1964)
- Episode 6x32: The Pros and the Cons (Apr 23, 1964)
- Episode 6x31: My Son the Catcher (Apr 16, 1964)
- Episode 6x30: Four's a Crowd (Apr 9, 1964)
- Episode 6x29: Love Letters Are for Burning (Apr 2, 1964)
- Episode 6x28: One Little Word (Mar 26, 1964)
- Episode 6x27: A Day for Remembering (Mar 19, 1964)
- Episode 6x26: Pandemonium (Mar 12, 1964)
- Episode 6x25: Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be (Mar 5, 1964)
- Episode 6x24: Teamwork (Feb 27, 1964)
- Episode 6x23: Home Sweet Homemaker (Feb 20, 1964)
- Episode 6x22: Guest in the Nursery (Feb 13, 1964)
- Episode 6x21: Will the Real Chicken Please Stand Up? (Feb 6, 1964)
- Episode 6x20: Today I Am a Girl (Jan 30, 1964)
- Episode 6x19: Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Altar (Jan 23, 1964)
- Episode 6x18: Who's Rockin' the Partnership (Jan 16, 1964)
- Episode 6x17: The Combo (Jan 9, 1964)
- Episode 6x16: First Addition (Jan 2, 1964)
- Episode 6x15: Nice Work (Dec 26, 1963)
- Episode 6x14: Moon-Shot (Dec 19, 1963)
- Episode 6x13: Air Date (Dec 12, 1963)
- Episode 6x12: A Touch of Glamor (Dec 5, 1963)
- Episode 6x11: What Are Friends For? (Nov 28, 1963)
- Episode 6x10: Sweet Mystery of Wife (Nov 21, 1963)
- Episode 6x09: Post Time (Nov 14, 1963)
- Episode 6x08: Mary Comes Home (Nov 7, 1963)
- Episode 6x07: It Grows on Trees (Oct 31, 1963)
- Episode 6x06: The Bigger They Are (Oct 24, 1963)
- Episode 6x05: The Boys in 309 (Oct 17, 1963)
- Episode 6x04: House Divided (Oct 10, 1963)
- Episode 6x03: Whatever You Wish (Oct 3, 1963)
- Episode 6x02: Brighten the Corner (Sep 26, 1963)
- Episode 6x01: The Playmate (Sep 19, 1963)
- Episode 5x34: Day of the Hero (May 9, 1963)
- Episode 5x33: The Big Wheel (May 2, 1963)
- Episode 5x32: All Women Are Dangerous (Apr 25, 1963)
- Episode 5x31: All Those Dreams (Apr 18, 1963)
- Episode 5x30: Boys and Girls (Apr 11, 1963)
- Episode 5x29: Friends and Neighbors (Apr 4, 1963)
- Episode 5x28: The Handy Man (Mar 28, 1963)
- Episode 5x27: Everywhere That Mary Goes (Mar 21, 1963)
- Episode 5x26: The Two Doctors Stone (Mar 14, 1963)
- Episode 5x25: Where the Stones Are (Mar 7, 1963)
- Episode 5x24: The House on the Hill (Feb 28, 1963)
- Episode 5x23: Pioneer Woman (Feb 21, 1963)
- Episode 5x22: Big Sixteen (Feb 14, 1963)
- Episode 5x21: Three is a Family (Feb 7, 1963)
- Episode 5x20: A Way of Her Own (Jan 31, 1963)
- Episode 5x19: The New Look (Jan 24, 1963)
- Episode 5x18: The Chinese Horse (Jan 17, 1963)
- Episode 5x17: A Woman' Place (Jan 10, 1963)
- Episode 5x16: Just a Little Wedding (Jan 3, 1963)
- Episode 5x15: Jeff Stands Alone (Dec 27, 1962)
- Episode 5x14: The Soft Touch (Dec 20, 1962)
- Episode 5x13: The Winning Ticket (Dec 13, 1962)
- Episode 5x12: The Makeover Man (Dec 6, 1962)
- Episode 5x11: The Baby Buggy (Nov 29, 1962)
- Episode 5x10: Man to Man (Nov 22, 1962)
- Episode 5x09: Big Star (Nov 15, 1962)
- Episode 5x08: Rebel with a Cause (Nov 8, 1962)
- Episode 5x07: Fine Feathers (Nov 1, 1962)
- Episode 5x06: My Dad (Oct 25, 1962)
- Episode 5x05: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (Oct 18, 1962)
- Episode 5x04: Who Needs Glasses? (Oct 11, 1962)
- Episode 5x03: To Be a Boy (Oct 4, 1962)
- Episode 5x02: Mrs. Stone and Doctor Hyde (Sep 27, 1962)
- Episode 5x01: Mister Nice Guy (Sep 20, 1962)
- Episode 4x39: Dear Wife (Jun 14, 1962)
- Episode 4x38: The Father Image (Jun 7, 1962)
- Episode 4x37: The Man in the Mask (May 31, 1962)
- Episode 4x36: On to Fairview (May 24, 1962)
- Episode 4x35: The Swingin' Set (May 17, 1962)
- Episode 4x34: The Caravan (May 10, 1962)
- Episode 4x33: Donna Meets Roberta (May 3, 1962)
- Episode 4x32: Man of Action (Apr 26, 1962)
- Episode 4x31: The Fortune Teller (Apr 19, 1962)
- Episode 4x30: Skin Deep (Apr 12, 1962)
- Episode 4x29: Winner Takes All (Apr 5, 1962)
- Episode 4x28: Hilldale 500 (Mar 29, 1962)
- Episode 4x27: Once Upon a Timepiece (Mar 22, 1962)
- Episode 4x26: The Fireball (Mar 15, 1962)
- Episode 4x25: The Wide Open Spaces (Mar 8, 1962)
- Episode 4x24: Free Flight (Mar 1, 1962)
- Episode 4x23: The Golden Trap (Feb 22, 1962)
- Episode 4x22: The New Office (Feb 15, 1962)
- Episode 4x21: Explorer's Ten (Feb 8, 1962)
- Episode 4x20: Donna's Prima Donna (Feb 1, 1962)
- Episode 4x19: Aloha Kimi (Jan 25, 1962)
- Episode 4x18: For Angie with Love (Jan 18, 1962)
- Episode 4x17: Dr. Stone and His Horseless Carriage (Jan 11, 1962)
- Episode 4x16: The Toughest Kid in School (Dec 28, 1961)
- Episode 4x15: A Very Bright Boy (Dec 21, 1961)
- Episode 4x14: Way of a Woman (Dec 14, 1961)
- Episode 4x13: The Fabulous O'Hara (Dec 7, 1961)
- Episode 4x12: Alex, the Professor (Nov 30, 1961)
- Episode 4x11: Private Tutor (Nov 23, 1961)
- Episode 4x10: The Paper Tycoon (Nov 16, 1961)
- Episode 4x09: The Electrical Storm (Nov 9, 1961)
- Episode 4x08: All is Forgiven (Nov 2, 1961)
- Episode 4x07: One of Those Days (Oct 26, 1961)
- Episode 4x06: New Girl in Town (Oct 19, 1961)
- Episode 4x05: The Monster (Oct 12, 1961)
- Episode 4x04: Mouse at Play (Oct 5, 1961)
- Episode 4x03: The Close Shave (Sep 28, 1961)
- Episode 4x02: A Rose is a Rose (Sep 21, 1961)
- Episode 4x01: One Starry Night (Sep 14, 1961)
- Episode 3x38: Mary's Little Lambs (Jun 8, 1961)
- Episode 3x37: The Mustache (Jun 1, 1961)
- Episode 3x36: Mary's Driving Lesson (May 25, 1961)
- Episode 3x35: Military School (May 18, 1961)
- Episode 3x34: The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (May 11, 1961)
- Episode 3x33: Jeff, the Treasurer (May 4, 1961)
- Episode 3x32: For Better or Worse (Apr 27, 1961)
- Episode 3x31: Let's Look at Love (Apr 20, 1961)
- Episode 3x30: Music Hath Charms (Apr 13, 1961)
- Episode 3x29: The Merry Month of April (Apr 6, 1961)
- Episode 3x28: Donna's Helping Hand (Mar 30, 1961)
- Episode 3x27: Mary's Heart Throb (Mar 23, 1961)
- Episode 3x26: Poodle Parlor (Mar 16, 1961)
- Episode 3x25: Aunt Belle's Earrings (Mar 9, 1961)
- Episode 3x24: Tony Martin Visits (Mar 2, 1961)
- Episode 3x23: The Busy People (Feb 23, 1961)
- Episode 3x22: The Geisha Girl (Feb 16, 1961)
- Episode 3x21: Trip to Nowhere (Feb 9, 1961)
- Episode 3x20: Donna Directs a Play (Feb 2, 1961)
- Episode 3x19: The Stones Go to Hollywood (Jan 26, 1961)
- Episode 3x18: Variations on a Theme (Jan 19, 1961)
- Episode 3x17: World's Greatest Entertainer (Jan 12, 1961)
- Episode 3x16: Character Building (Jan 5, 1961)
- Episode 3x15: The Lean and Hungry Look (Dec 29, 1960)
- Episode 3x14: Someone is Watching (Dec 22, 1960)
- Episode 3x13: Donna Goes to a Reunion (Dec 15, 1960)
- Episode 3x12: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions (Dec 8, 1960)
- Episode 3x11: The Model Daughter (Dec 1, 1960)
- Episode 3x10: It Only Hurts When I Laugh (Nov 24, 1960)
- Episode 3x09: Never Marry a Doctor (Nov 17, 1960)
- Episode 3x08: Higher Learning (Nov 10, 1960)
- Episode 3x07: Worried Anyone? (Nov 3, 1960)
- Episode 3x06: Alex's Twin (Oct 27, 1960)
- Episode 3x05: How the Other Side Lives (Oct 20, 1960)
- Episode 3x04: The Love Letter (Oct 6, 1960)
- Episode 3x03: Donna Decorates (Sep 29, 1960)
- Episode 3x02: The Mystery Woman (Sep 22, 1960)
- Episode 3x01: Weekend (Sep 15, 1960)
- Episode 2x38: Cool Cat (Jun 18, 1960)
- Episode 2x37: The Wedding Present (Jun 10, 1960)
- Episode 2x36: Love's Sweet Awakening (Jun 2, 1960)
- Episode 2x35: The Gossip (May 26, 1960)
- Episode 2x34: The First Time We Met (May 19, 1960)
- Episode 2x33: Mary's Crusade (May 12, 1960)
- Episode 2x32: Jeff, the Financial Genius (May 5, 1960)
- Episode 2x31: The Career Woman (Apr 28, 1960)
- Episode 2x30: Alex Runs the House (Apr 21, 1960)
- Episode 2x29: Mary's Growing Pain (Apr 14, 1960)
- Episode 2x28: Pickles for Charity (Apr 7, 1960)
- Episode 2x27: The Perfect Pitch (Mar 24, 1960)
- Episode 2x26: The Fatal Leap (Mar 17, 1960)
- Episode 2x25: The Gentle Dew (Mar 10, 1960)
- Episode 2x24: The Editorial (Mar 3, 1960)
- Episode 2x23: A Night to Howl (Feb 25, 1960)
- Episode 2x22: A Place to Go (Feb 18, 1960)
- Episode 2x21: The First Quarrel (Feb 11, 1960)
- Episode 2x20: The Free Soul (Feb 4, 1960)
- Episode 2x19: Just a Housewife (Jan 28, 1960)
- Episode 2x18: The New Mother (Jan 21, 1960)
- Episode 2x17: The Secret (Jan 14, 1959)
- Episode 2x16: The Broken Spirit (Jan 7, 1960)
- Episode 2x15: The Lucky Girl (Dec 31, 1959)
- Episode 2x14: The Homecoming Dance (Dec 24, 1959)
- Episode 2x13: A Difference of Opinion (Dec 17, 1959)
- Episode 2x12: The Punishment (Dec 10, 1959)
- Episode 2x11: Jeff Joins a Club (Dec 3, 1959)
- Episode 2x10: All Mothers Worry (Nov 26, 1959)
- Episode 2x09: Flowers for the Teacher (Nov 19, 1959)
- Episode 2x08: Nothing Like a Good Book (Nov 12, 1959)
- Episode 2x07: The Neighborly Gesture (Nov 5, 1959)
- Episode 2x06: Going Steady (Oct 29, 1959)
- Episode 2x05: The First Child (Oct 22, 1959)
- Episode 2x04: A Friend Indeed (Oct 15, 1959)
- Episode 2x03: A Penny Earned (Oct 8, 1959)
- Episode 2x02: Sleep No More My Lady (Oct 1, 1959)
- Episode 2x01: That's Show Business (Sep 24, 1959)
- Episode 1x37: Operation Deadbeat (Jun 3, 1959)
- Episode 1x36: Advice to Young Lovers (May 27, 1959)
- Episode 1x35: Tomorrow Comes Too Soon (May 20, 1959)
- Episode 1x34: Miss Lovelace Comes to Tea (May 13, 1959)
- Episode 1x33: The Testimonial (May 6, 1959)
- Episode 1x32: Grateful Patient (Apr 29, 1959)
- Episode 1x31: Do You Trust Your Child? (Apr 22, 1959)
- Episode 1x30: The Hero (Apr 15, 1959)
- Episode 1x29: The Parting of the Ways (Apr 8, 1959)
- Episode 1x28: April Fool (Apr 1, 1959)
- Episode 1x27: The Flowered Print Dress (Mar 25, 1959)
- Episode 1x26: Mary's Campaign (Mar 18, 1959)
- Episode 1x25: The Ideal Wife (Mar 11, 1959)
- Episode 1x24: Boys Will Be Boys (Mar 4, 1959)
- Episode 1x23: The Report Card (Feb 25, 1959)
- Episode 1x22: Love Thy Neighbor (Feb 18, 1959)
- Episode 1x21: Donna Plays Cupid (Feb 11, 1959)
- Episode 1x20: Have Fun (Feb 4, 1959)
- Episode 1x19: Jeff vs. Mary (Jan 28, 1959)
- Episode 1x18: It's the Principle of the Thing (Jan 21, 1959)
- Episode 1x17: Nothing But the Truth (Jan 14, 1959)
- Episode 1x16: Jeff's Double Life (Jan 7, 1959)
- Episode 1x15: Mary's Double Date (Dec 31, 1958)
- Episode 1x14: A Very Merry Christmas (Dec 24, 1958)
- Episode 1x13: The Busy Body (Dec 17, 1958)
- Episode 1x12: The Beaded Bag (Dec 10, 1958)
- Episode 1x11: The Baby Contest (Dec 3, 1958)
- Episode 1x10: Guest in the House (Nov 26, 1958)
- Episode 1x09: Dough Re-Mi (Nov 19, 1958)
- Episode 1x08: Change Partners and Dance (Nov 12, 1958)
- Episode 1x07: Three Part Mother (Nov 5, 1958)
- Episode 1x06: The Foundling (Oct 29, 1958)
- Episode 1x05: The Football Uniform (Oct 22, 1958)
- Episode 1x04: Male Ego (Oct 15, 1958)
- Episode 1x03: The Hike (Oct 8, 1958)
- Episode 1x02: Pardon My Gloves (Oct 1, 1958)
- Episode 1x01: Weekend Trip (Sep 24, 1958)
Suspicion (1957)
Guest starring as Letty Jason
- Episode 1x03: The Other Side of the Curtain (Oct 14, 1957)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Donna Reed
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1964-04-13: The 36th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 13, 1964)
- Episode 1963-04-08: The 35th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 8, 1963)
- Episode 1955-03-30: The 27th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 30, 1955)
- Episode 1954-03-25: The 26th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 1954)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Guest starring as Rayna
- Episode 5x23: Flight from Tormendero (Feb 24, 1957)
Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (1952)
Guest starring as Lydia Campbell
- Episode 3x12: Portrait of Lydia (Dec 16, 1954)