Donna Reed

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Donna Reed Fast Facts:

Was elected campus queen while at Los Angeles City College.
Made film debut in the 1941 crime drama The Get-Away under the name Donna Adams.
Though best known for such wholesome roles as Mary Bailey (James Stewart's wife) in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and housewife Donna Stone on The Donna Reed Show (1958-63), she won her Supporting Actress Oscar for playing a prostitute in From Here to Eternity (1953).
Second husband Tony Owen produced The Donna Reed Show as well as Beyond Mombasa, a 1956 adventure film in which she was the female lead.
Cofounded the antiwar organization Another Mother for Peace in 1967.
Replaced Barbara Bel Geddes in Dallas for the 1984-85 season, but was fired when Bel Geddes returned; Reed successfully sued the producers for breach of contract.
The Dennison, IA, movie theater she attended as a child was renamed the Donna Reed Center for the Performing Arts following her death.

Donna Reed Relationships:
Hazel Jane Mullenger - Mother
William Richard Mullenger - Father
William Tuttle - Ex-husband
Tony Owen - Ex-husband
Grover Asmus - Husband
Penny Owen Stigers - Daughter
Tony Owen Jr. - Son
Timothy Grant Owen - Son
Mary Anne Owen - Daughter
William Mullenger - Brother
Donna Reed Awards:
1960 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series - Nominee
1961 Emmy: Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead) - Nominee
1959 Emmy: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1953 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Winner
1962 Emmy: Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series - Nominee
1963 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
College:
Attended Los Angeles City College, East Hollywood, CA