Donna Reed Net Value: Donna Reed was an American celebrity and producer who acquired a net value of $10 million. Donna Reed was created in Denison, Iowa in January 1921 and passed on in January 1986. Reed received a superstar on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 at 1612 Vine Road. Her debut film functions came in the 1941 films The Getaway, Shadow of the Thin Guy, and Babes on Broadway. She starred on tv in The Donna Reed Present from 1958 to 1966. Reed also starred as Miss Ellie Ewing in it series Dallas from 1984 to 1985. She starred as Mary Hatch in the 1946 film It’s an excellent Life and gained an Academy Award for Greatest Supporting Celebrity as Lorene Burke in the 1953 film From right here to Eternity. We also added few films/dramas earnings which include The Get-Away, Shadow of the Thin Guy, Babes on Broadway, Mokey. She settled out of courtroom and received over $1 million. She had taken over for Barbara Bel Geddes playing Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas and sued the production firm after she was fired when Geddes made a decision to return to this program. Reed’s profession lasted over 40 years and she also made an appearance in a lot more than 40 movies. All albums/songs earnings listed below. A global known Acress Donna Reed born on Thursday, January 27, 1921
Known for movies
The Donna Reed Show (1958-1966) as Donna Stone
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Mary Hatch
From Here to Eternity (1953) as Alma aka Lorene
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) as Marion Ellswirth
Quick Facts
Full Name
Donna Reed
Net Worth
$10 Million
Date Of Birth
January 27, 1921
Died
January 14, 1986, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Height
1.61 m
Profession
Actor
Education
Denison High School, Los Angeles City College
Nationality
American
Spouse
Grover Asmus (m. 1974–1986), Tony Owen (m. 1945–1971), William J. Tuttle (m. 1943–1945)
Children
Anthony Owen, Mary Anne Owen, Penny Jane Owen, Timothy Owen
Parents
Hazel Jane Mullenger, William Richard Mullenger
Awards
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star - Female, Golden Apple Award for Most Cooperative Actress
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Series, TV Land for The Most Irreplaceable Replacement Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead or Support)
Movies
It's a Wonderful Life, From Here to Eternity, They Were Expendable, Green Dolphin Street, The Far Horizons, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Last Time I Saw Paris, Shadow of the Thin Man, Gun Fury, The Benny Goodman Story, See Here, Private Hargrove, Trouble Along the Way, Hangman's Knot, Chicago Deadline, The Human Comedy, The Courtship of Andy Hardy, The Caddy, Three Hours to Kill, They Rode West, Raiders of the Seven Seas, Eyes in the Night, Scandal Sheet, The Man from Down Under, Beyond Mombasa, Deadly Lessons, Calling Dr. Gillespie, Apache Trail, Beyond Glory, The Bugle Sounds, Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case, Faithful in My Fashion, Mokey, Backlash, Saturday's Hero, Gentle Annie, Ransom!, Elizabeth Taylor Triad, 27. By-Line: Jeffrey Stone, 26. What Price Home?, 25. So You Really Think You're Young at Heart
Interesting Facts
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Mentioned in the song "Living Dead Girl" by Rob Zombie.
Had a close relationship with her TV daughter, Shelley Fabares. Was considered by Fabares as her second mother until Reed's death in 1986.
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Although her image was generally associated that of the the squeaky-clean, conservative 1950s housewife and mother, she won her Oscar for From Here to Eternity (1953) for playing a prostitute.
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Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 725-727. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
The woman on the cover of Rush's Permanent Waves album is modeled after her.
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Learned of her firing from Dallas (1978) from a reporter while on a vacation to Paris. She was in the process of suing the show's producers before her death in January, 1986.
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Four children by husband/producer Tony Owen : Penny Owen, Tony Owen Jr., Timothy Owen and Mary Owen. Two were adopted. Mary, their last child, was born to them in 1957, a year before the start of Donna's classic TV show, which Tony executive produced.
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In the scene from It's a Wonderful Life (1946) where she and James Stewart throw rocks at the old Granville house, director Frank Capra had originally planned to use a double in Donna's place to throw the rock. Miss Reed, however, was an accomplished baseball player in high school and threw very well, as evidenced by her toss in the movie.
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Her last husband Grover Asmus started a program called the Donna Reed Foundation that led to the Donna Reed festival held yearly in Denison, IA. It's a celebration of Donna, and includes classes, performances. Many stars attend such as Shelley Fabares, Debbie Reynolds, and Loren Janes.
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Despite her association with the squeaky-clean and conservative 1950s, Reed became an anti-nuclear activist and anti-Vietnam protester. She also founded the group Another Mother for Peace.
Trademarks
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Trademark
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Toni hairdo
Quotes
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Quote
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When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.
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I hope more people decide to become organ donors.
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What we look for in the school is unrealized potential.
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If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commercial insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family.
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I've been involved with blood donation since the 1980s because there is a critical need.
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Forty pictures I was in, and all I remember is 'What kind of bra will you be wearing today, honey?' That was always the area of big decision - from the neck to the navel.
$10 Million
