Portrait of Donna Reed

Acting

Donna Reed

Career

Active from 1941 to 2026, with a break from 1998 to 2025, busiest in 1942 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Donna Reed Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Dark Humor
    1.6, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Revenge 3
  • Old Hollywood 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Action 3
  • Western 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Murder Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

55
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead
It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead (2026)

as Mary Bailey

1990s

2 titles
Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)

as Donna Stone (archive footage)

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997)

as Mary Bailey (archive footage)

1980s

1 title Β· average score 54
Deadly Lessons
Deadly Lessons (1983)
GoodWatch score 54

as Miss Wade

1970s

3 titles Β· average score 63
The Best Place to Be
The Best Place to Be (1979)

as Sheila Callahan

Dallas
Dallas (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show Β· as Polly Sullivan

1960s

1 title Β· average score 56
Pepe
Pepe (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

as Donna Reed

1950s

22 titles Β· average score 62
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show Β· as Donna Stone

Backlash
Backlash (1956)
GoodWatch score 65

as Karyl Orton

The Benny Goodman Story
The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Alice Hammond

Ransom!
Ransom! (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as Edith Stannard

The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons (1955)
GoodWatch score 55

as Sacajawea

Three Hours to Kill
Three Hours to Kill (1954)
GoodWatch score 53

as Laurie Mastin

Gun Fury
Gun Fury (1953)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jennifer Ballard

The Caddy
The Caddy (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kathy Taylor

Trouble Along the Way
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Alice Singleton

From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1953)
GoodWatch score 81

as Alma 'Lorene' Burke

Raiders of the Seven Seas
Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Alida

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

as Julie Allison

1940s

25 titles Β· average score 65
Chicago Deadline
Chicago Deadline (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Rosita Jean D'Ur

Beyond Glory
Beyond Glory (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ann Daniels

Green Dolphin Street
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Marguerite Patourel

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Mary Hatch

Faithful in My Fashion
Faithful in My Fashion (1946)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jean "Chunky" Kendrick

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
GoodWatch score 75

as Gladys Hallward

They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable (1945)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lt. Sandy Davyss

See Here, Private Hargrove
See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
GoodWatch score 63

as Carol Holiday

Gentle Annie
Gentle Annie (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mary Lingen

Sucker Bait
Sucker Bait (1943)

as Geraldine - Waitress

Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Barbara Lawry

Calling Dr. Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Marcia Bradburn