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Donna Reed

1921 - 1986

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Donna Reed (born Donna Belle Mullenger; January 27, 1921 – January 14, 1986) was an American actress. Her career spanned more than 40 years, with performances in more than 40 films. She is well known for her portrayal of Mary Hatch Bailey in Frank Capra's fantasy holiday film It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donna Reed has received more than 7,132,776 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Donna Reed is the 1,092nd most popular actor (down from 655th in 2019), the 1,973rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,180th in 2019) and the 531st most popular American Actor.

Donna Reed was an American actress who is most famous for her role as Mary Hatch Bailey in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.

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  • 7.1M

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  • 57.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Donna Reed ranks 1,092 out of 9,996Before her are Mandy Patinkin, Keira Knightley, Linda Evans, Ian Somerhalder, Jason Isaacs, and Victor Garber. After her are Thomas Mitchell, Neil Patrick Harris, Téa Leoni, Vinnie Jones, Beau Bridges, and Donald O'Connor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Donna Reed ranks 102Before her are Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Leonardo Sciascia, George Roy Hill, Stanley Ho, Maurice Richard, and Jean-Marie Balestre. After her are Nino Manfredi, Stein Rokkan, James Whitmore, Neslişah Sultan, Nobuo Matsunaga, and Ariel Ramírez. Among people deceased in 1986, Donna Reed ranks 64Before her are Raimundo Orsi, Altiero Spinelli, Marcel Dassault, Lilli Palmer, Megumu Tamura, and Gabdulkhay Akhatov. After her are Ernst Neufert, Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Maurice Duruflé, Alfredo Binda, and Arthur Grumiaux.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donna Reed ranks 1,973 out of 18,182Before her are Bo Diddley (1928), Liberace (1919), Linda Evans (1942), Paul Marcinkus (1922), Ian Somerhalder (1978), and Elizabeth George (1949). After her are Thomas Mitchell (1892), Neil Patrick Harris (1973), Susan Atkins (1948), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), Abigail Adams (1744), and Téa Leoni (1966).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Donna Reed ranks 531Before her are Jessica Chastain (1977), Griffin Dunne (1955), Bill Paxton (1955), Mandy Patinkin (1952), Linda Evans (1942), and Ian Somerhalder (1978). After her are Thomas Mitchell (1892), Neil Patrick Harris (1973), Téa Leoni (1966), Beau Bridges (1941), Donald O'Connor (1925), and Clara Bow (1905).

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