It's hard to imagine another actress in the role of Mary in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), but Donna Reed was not the only one considered.

Judy Miller, a volunteer for The Donna Reed Foundation, writes about her discoveries in the Donna Reed Heritage Archives.

Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas is best known for his character role in Our Gang short films. He appears with Donna Reed in the film Mokey (1942).

Lux Radio Theatre broadcast an adaption of "It's a Wonderful LIfe" with Donna Reed and James Stewart reprising their classic film roles.

Carl Betz, best known for playing Donna Reed's husband in The Donna Reed Show, later went on to play an attorney in Judd For the Defense.

Kari Wahlgren has been a voiceover artist for over 25 years. Watch as she drops by Great Day KC to discuss her career.

March 7, 1983 - Deadly Lessons airs on ABC. Deadly Lessons is a 1983 American made-for-television horror film starring Donna Reed, Larry...

Lindsay Workman (March 6, 1924 - April 24, 2012). Charles Lindsay Workman was a character and voice actor who had a career in film and...

Henry Travers is best known for his role as the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film classic "It's a Wonderful Life."

Virginia Christine, best known as "Mrs. Olson" in ads for Folger's Coffee, guests with fellow Iowan Donna Reed on The Donna Reed Show.

Ben Rappaport, a former Donna Reed National Scholarship finalist in acting, is starring in NBC's "Grosse Pointe Garden Society"

On this date, Donna Reed received her Golden Globe Award (Best TV Star – Female) for her role in the TV series, The Donna Reed Show.

The Human Comedy became a battleground for writer William Saroyan who wanted to direct his screenplay and the studio head Louis B. Mayer.

Donna Reed appears in The Picture of Dorian Gray with Hurd Hatfield who doesn't appear to age but his portrait does. It's now in Chicago.

Mimsy Farmer guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show in three different episodes, each time playing a different one of Jeff's love interests.

William Demarest appears with Donna Reed in the films (The Far Horizons (1955) and Pepe (1960).

Donna Reed appears with Elizabeth Taylor in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954). Variety called the film "an engrossing romantic drama."

Robert Frances appeared with Donna Reed in They Rode West (1954). He died a year later in the crash of a small plane he was piloting.

Bert Remsen appears on The Donna Reed Show in "The Monster" (Season 4, Episode 5). He later was an instructor at the Donna Reed Festival.

Ann McCrea is best known for her role as Midge Kelsey in 69 episodes of the ABC situation comedy series, The Donna Reed Show.