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Donna Reed

1921 - 1986

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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. She is well known for her portrayal of Mary Hatch Bailey in Frank Capra's fantasy holiday film It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and for her role as Lorene in Fred Zinnemann's war drama film From Here to Eternity (1953) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donna Reed is the 841st most popular actor (up from 1,014th in 2019), the 1,711th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,775th in 2019) and the 425th most popular American Actor.

Donna Reed was an American actress who is most famous for her role as Mary Hatch Bailey in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.

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Among actors, Donna Reed ranks 841 out of 13,578. Before her are Rene Russo, Christiane F., Tom Hardy, Daniel Davis, Patrick Duffy, and John Ireland. After her are Victoria Principal, Robert Patrick, Suzy Amis Cameron, Joseph Cotten, Lionel Logue, and Emma, Lady Hamilton.

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Among people born in 1921, Donna Reed ranks 82. Before her are Lydia Litvyak, Farida of Egypt, Nobuo Matsunaga, Harry Carey Jr., Paul Watzlawick, and Viktor Kulikov. After her are Miklós Jancsó, James Clavell, Iris Apfel, Thomas Schelling, Seretse Khama, and Giovanni Benelli. Among people deceased in 1986, Donna Reed ranks 49. Before her are Vincente Minnelli, Juan Rulfo, Raimundo Orsi, Ye Jianying, Serge Lifar, and Dean Reed. After her are Coluche, Aleksandr Akimov, Michel de Certeau, Theodor Busse, Minoru Yamasaki, and Erik Bruhn.

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Among people born in United States, Donna Reed ranks 1,711 out of 20,380. Before her are David Bushnell (1742), William Randolph Hearst (1863), Rene Russo (1954), Randy Jackson (1961), Daniel Davis (1945), and Patrick Duffy (1949). After her are Robert Aldrich (1918), Alan Silvestri (1950), Elias James Corey (1928), Robert Patrick (1958), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), and Richard Matheson (1926).

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Among actors born in United States, Donna Reed ranks 425. Before her are Roberts Blossom (1924), Danny Aiello (1933), Harry Carey Jr. (1921), Rene Russo (1954), Daniel Davis (1945), and Patrick Duffy (1949). After her are Robert Patrick (1958), Suzy Amis Cameron (1962), Joseph Cotten (1905), Bruce Dern (1936), Dan Schneider (1966), and Ben Stiller (1965).

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