Donna Reed was the eldest of five children. However, there is not enough information about her siblings’ names or professions. Her career spanned more than 40 years.
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Donna Reed was born on January 27, 1921, in Denison, Iowa, United States of America. Donna Reed won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Fred Zinnemann’s war drama film From Here to Eternity (1953).
Donna Reed played opposite Mickey Rooney in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) and starred in Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) and Apache Trail (1942).
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Donna Reed starred in See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) and Gentle Annie (1945), and was in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945).
Donna Reed appeared in The Human Comedy (1943) with Mickey Rooney, Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal Case (1943), and The Man from Down Under (1943).
Donna Reed played the role of a nurse in John Ford’s They Were Expendable (1945), opposite John Wayne. Donna Reed passed away on January 14, 1986, in Beverly Hills, California, United States of America at the age of 64.
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