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DONNA REED

Donna Reed

Career Essentials

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Donna Reed's creative work spans over 40 years in motion pictures, television, radio, and advertising. She also ran her own successful television production company with husband, Tony Owen, as a pioneering female executive. Here are a few important highlights:

Award Highlights

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  • Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress
    (1954)     - From Here to Eternity (Lorene/Alma)

  • Emmy Nominations
    (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)     - The Donna Reed Show

  • Golden Globe Best Television Actress
    (1963)     - Best Television Star, Actress

  • TV Guide Most Popular Television Actress Nominations
    (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963)

  • Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
    1612 Vine Street

​Films

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  • The Get-Away
    (1941)

  • Shadow of the Thin Man
    (1941)

  • Babes on Broadway
    (1942)

  • The Bugle Sounds
    (1942)

  • The Courtship of Andy Hardy
    (1942)

  • Mokey
    (1942)

  • Calling Dr. Gillespie
    (1942)

  • Apache Trail
    (1942)

  • Eyes in the Night
    (1942)

  • The Human Comedy
    (1943)

  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
    (1943)

  • Thousands Cheer
    (1943)

  • The Man From Down Under
    (1943)

  • See Here, Private Hargrove
    (1944)

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
    (1945)

  • Gentle Annie
    (1945)

  • They Were Expendable
    (1945)

  • Faithful in My Fashion
    (1946)

  • It's a Wonderful Life
    (1946)

  • Green Dolphin Street
    (1947)

  • Beyond Glory
    (1948)

  • Chicago Deadline
    (1949)

  • Saturday's Hero
    (1951)

  • Scandal Sheet
    (1952)

  • Hangman's Knot
    (1952)

  • Trouble Along the Way
    (1952)

  • Raiders of the Seven Seas
    (1953)

  • From Here to Eternity
    (1953)

  • The Caddy
    (1953)

  • Gun Fury
    (1953)

  • Three Hours to Kill
    (1954)

  • The Last Time I Saw Paris
    (1954)

  • They Rode West
    (1954)

  • The Far Horizons
    (1955)

  • Ransom
    (1956)

  • The Benny Goodman Story
    (1956)

  • Backlash
    (1956)

  • Beyond Mombasa
    (1956)

  • The Whole Truth
    (1956)

  • Pepe
    (1960)

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​Television

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  • The Donna Reed Show
    ABC prime time, 8 years Star and untitled Co-Producer (1958-66)

  • The Best Place to Be
    NBC prime time mini-series, high ratings (1978)

  • Deadly Lessons
    Two-hour TV movie, Leonard Goldberg Productions (1983)

  • Love Boat
    Two-hour special made in Hong Kong, Spelling/Goldberg (1983)

  • Dallas
    Twenty-four episodes as "Miss Ellie," 19 July 1984 to 1 April 1985, Lorimar (1984-85)

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Select References​

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  • Fultz, Jay. In Search of Donna Reed. University of Iowa Press, 1988.

  • Scott Royce, Brenda. Donna Reed: A Bio-Biography. Westport, CT, 1990.

  • Herman, Deborah, Paul Petersen, Mary Owen, et al., The Donna Reed Show: A Pictorial Memoir. TV Classics Press, 2018.

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