Donna Reed: movies and TV shows
Donna Reed has 63 credits in the archive: 54 films and 9 TV series, from 1941 to 2026. Highest rated: It's a Wonderful Life (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1941 – 2026 · busiest year: 1942 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead | Mary Bailey | Film | — | 105 |
| 2022 | Say Hey, Willie Mays! | Self (archive video) | Film | 6.0 | 101 |
| 2022 | Rat Pack | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 101 |
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Donna Stone (archive footage) | Film | — | 78 |
| 1997 | Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas | Mary Bailey (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 76 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 72 |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self (archive footage) | TV | 4.5 | 72 |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1983 | Deadly Lessons | Miss Wade | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 1979 | The Best Place to Be | Sheila Callahan | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1978 | Dallas | Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow | TV | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Polly Sullivan | TV | 6.3 | 56 |
| 1960 | Pepe | Donna Reed | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Donna Stone | TV | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1958 | The Whole Truth | Carol Poulton | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1957 | Suspicion | Letty Jason | TV | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1956 | Backlash | Karyl Orton | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1956 | Ransom! | Edith Stannard | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1956 | The Benny Goodman Story | Alice Hammond | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1956 | Beyond Mombasa | Ann Wilson | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Self - Guest | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1955 | The Far Horizons | Sacajawea | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1954 | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Marion Ellswirth | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1954 | They Rode West | Laurie MacKaye | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1954 | Three Hours to Kill | Laurie Mastin | Film | 5.1 | 33 |
| 1954 | The Big Moment | Debbie | Film | — | 33 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Alma 'Lorene' Burke | Film | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Rayna | TV | 6.8 | 32 |
| 1953 | Gun Fury | Jennifer Ballard | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1953 | The Caddy | Kathy Taylor | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1953 | Trouble Along the Way | Alice Singleton | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1953 | Raiders of the Seven Seas | Alida | Film | 6.1 | 32 |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Molly Hull | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet | Julie Allison | Film | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1952 | Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder | Donna Reed | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1951 | Saturday's Hero | Melissa McCabe | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1950 | Screen Actors | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1949 | Chicago Deadline | Rosita Jean D'Ur | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1948 | Beyond Glory | Ann Daniels | Film | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street | Marguerite Patourel | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Mary Hatch | Film | 8.3 | 25 |
| 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion | Jean "Chunky" Kendrick | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1945 | They Were Expendable | Lt. Sandy Davyss | Film | 6.5 | 24 |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | Gladys Hallward | Film | 7.1 | 24 |
| 1944 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 23 |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | Carol Holiday | Film | 6.5 | 23 |
| 1944 | Gentle Annie | Mary Lingen | Film | 5.7 | 23 |
| 1943 | Sucker Bait | Geraldine - Waitress | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy | Bess Macauley | Film | 6.2 | 22 |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Drug Store Customer | Film | 6.4 | 22 |
| 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Marcia Bradburn | Film | 6.0 | 22 |
| 1943 | The Man from Down Under | Mary Wilson | Film | 7.7 | 22 |
| 1942 | Eyes in the Night | Barbara Lawry | Film | 6.1 | 21 |
| 1942 | The Bugle Sounds | Sally Hanson | Film | 6.8 | 21 |
| 1942 | Apache Trail | Rosalia Martinez | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Marcia Bradburn | Film | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1942 | The Courtship of Andy Hardy | Melodie Nesbit | Film | 6.2 | 21 |
| 1942 | Mokey | Anthea Delano | Film | 6.7 | 21 |
| 1942 | Personalities | (uncredited) | Film | — | 21 |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Molly Ford | Film | 7.0 | 20 |
| 1941 | Babes on Broadway | Secretary (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 20 |
| 1941 | The Get-Away | Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly | Film | 6.0 | 20 |