Donna Pescow
Donna Pescow was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from New York's prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA). Shortly after graduation, she was cast as Annette in the iconic film Saturday Night Fever (1977) that launched her career. For her performance, Ms. Pescow was named Best Supporting Actress by the New York Film Critics Circle. Shortly after that, Donna starred in the popular sitcom Angie (1979). Her work on the sitcom garnered her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite Female Performer on a New Television Program. In addition, she starred in the long running sitcom Out of This World (1987) and the popular sitcom Even Stevens (2000) for which she was nominated for three Emmy Awards. Her career spans four decades of work in the theatre, on screen and on television. She remains a constant presence in the world of entertainment.
Donna Pieroni
Donna Pieroni was born on February 22, 1964 in Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for This Is Us (2016), Never Have I Ever (2020) and B Positive (2020).
Donna Preston
Donna Preston is an actress and writer, known for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017) and Judwaa 2 (2017).
Donna Rae Allen
Donna Rae Allen is an actress, known for Inheritance (2020), Bottom of a Glass Blues (2022) and End of the Road (2018).
Donna Reed
Donna Reed was born in the midwestern town of Denison, Iowa, on January 27, 1921, as Donna Belle Mullenger. A small town - a population of less than 3,000 people - Denison was located by the Boyer River, and was the county seat of Crawford County. Donna grew up as a farm girl, much like many young girls in western Iowa, except for one thing - Donna was very beautiful. That wasn't to say that others weren't as pretty, it's just that Donna's beauty stood out from all the other local girls, so much so that she won a beauty contest in Denison. Upon graduation from high school Donna left for college in Los Angeles, in the hopes of eventually entering movies. While at Los Angeles City College, she pursued her dream by participating in several college stage productions. In addition to the plays, she also won the title of Campus Queen. At one of those stage plays Donna was spotted by an MGM talent scout and was signed to a contract. Her first film was a minor role in MGM's The Get-Away (1941). That was followed by a small part in Babes on Broadway (1941), with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland as a secretary. Afterwards, MGM began giving her better parts, in films such as The Bugle Sounds (1942), The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) and The Man from Down Under (1943). In 1944 she received second billing playing Carol Halliday in See Here, Private Hargrove (1944), a comedy about a reporter drafted into the army who eventually meets up with Donna's character as a worker in the canteen. The following year Donna starred in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), her best role to date. It was a love story set in London in 1890. It got mixed critical reviews but did well at the box-office. Donna was now one of the leading ladies of Hollywood. In 1946 she starred in what is probably her best-known role, as the wife of James Stewart in the classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946). This timeless story is a holiday staple to this day. The film also starred Lionel Barrymore and Thomas Mitchell. The next year Donna starred as Ann Daniels in Paramount's Beyond Glory (1948) with Alan Ladd, which did well at the box-office. Her next role was the strongest she had had yet--Chicago Deadline (1949), again with Ladd. It was one of the best mystery dramas to come out of Hollywood in a long time, and did very well at the box office. As the 1940s faded out and the 1950s stormed in, Donna's roles got bigger but were mainly of the wholesome, girl-next-door type. In 1953, however, she starred as the hostess Alma in the widely acclaimed From Here to Eternity (1953). She was so good in that film she was nominated for and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, beating out such veterans as Thelma Ritter and Marjorie Rambeau. The film itself won for Best Picture and remains a classic to this day. Later that year Donna starred in The Caddy (1953), a comedy with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. Three years later she landed the role of Sacajawea in The Far Horizons (1955), the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, starring Charlton Heston and Fred MacMurray. After finishing The Whole Truth (1958), Donna began her own TV series (produced by her husband), The Donna Reed Show (1958), a hit that ran for eight years. She was so effective in the show that she was nominated for TV's prestigious Emmy Award as Best Actress every year from 1959-1962. She was far more popular in TV than on the screen. After the run of the program, Donna took some time away from show business before coming back in a couple of made-for-TV movies (in 1974, she had made a feature called Yellow-Headed Summer (1974), but it was never released). She did get the role of Ellie Ewing Farlow in the hit TV series Dallas (1978) during the 1984-85 season. It was to be her final public performance. On January 14, 1986, less than two weeks before her 65th birthday, she died of pancreatic cancer in Beverly Hills, California. Grover Asmus, her husband, created the Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts in her hometown of Denison. The foundation helps others who desire a career in the arts. Donna never forgot her roots. She was still a farm girl at heart.
Donna Robinson
Donna Robinson was born on July 17, 1976 in Bellevue, Washington, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for The Adventures of Beatle (2015), Dora: A headcase and Pet Peeves (2009).
Donna Robinson
Donna Robinson was born in Northern California and moved to the Central Valley at the age of three. Being an only child Donna was very creative, adventurous, and a natural "animal whisperer" Her creativity and her pistol whipping attitude landed her many roles in her school plays from Elementary through High School. Horses were and still are her most cherished animals. As a child she ate, drank, slept, and breathed horses. Spending enough time and effort gaining the trust of these magnificent animals Donna has been able to "Trick Train" several horses throughout the years. Donna's love for horses, guns, and collecting Russell and Remington artwork led her to a new love of Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Training her own horse as well as a few others Donna was able to reach her goal of State Champion Cowboy Mounted Shooter as "Ruger Rose" alongside the only Andalusian equestrian competitor in California, "Donna's ZarZeyla". Donna is also an active member of the S.A.S.S. (single action shooting society) and the C.M.S.A. (cowboy mounted shooting association). In addition to Donna traveling all over the valley doing Wild West reenactments at local state fairs, parades, rodeos, and private parties, she has participated in Fresno's annual fund-raiser "A Taste of River Park" as a model for Chico's. Donna's other acting experiences include "Super Stan the Comedy", "Stagefright", and "Brick Madness".
Donna Rohrer
Donna Rohrer is known for Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds (2020).
Donna Rusch
Donna Rusch was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Her first memory of wanting to be an actress was watching Mary Ann after school in reruns of Gilligan's Island (1964). She took her first acting class in middle school and while attending South Houston High School, split her time between cheerleading and starring in plays such as "Wait Until Dark", "A Company of Wayward Saints", "MacBeth and "Little Women". Donna graduated from the University of Houston with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Radio/TV/Film. She landed a job as a part-time Desk Assistant at the country's #1 All-News Radio Station, KTRH-740 AM, Houston. She quickly rose to become a Reporter, earning numerous local and statewide awards including "Best News Series in Texas" from UPI. After 3 years, Donna went to the smaller city of Beaumont, Texas to prime her television reporting skills. Soon she became the city's first female solo 10'clock weeknight News Anchor. But after nearly 4 years, her love of acting won out. Donna moved back to Houston and signed with top Texas Talent Agent, Jenny Bosby of the Pastorini-Bosby Talent Agency. On her first national commercial audition, Donna booked the job for Texaco Express Lube. For 17 years she worked without stopping, primarily in commercials, voiceover and as a spokeswoman for Industrial Films and Web Content for clients such as ExxonMobil, Shell, Compaq Computers, Continental Airlines and Chevron. A fun fact, before he became a star, Donna starred with Matthew McConaughey in a training film for Exxon Aviation. In 1995,Donna became Host of "Texas Today", a live daily morning show featuring Hollywood stars visiting the city,top chefs, book authors and a live band. In 2000, her first TV movie role was as a Reporter in Hell Swarm (2000), directed by Tim Matheson, made famous by his Otter role in National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). Donna also became known as "Renee Rusch", a traffic reporter on several radio stations and served time as a TV Traffic Anchor on both the NBC and CBS television affiliates. In 2011, Donna made the move to Los Angeles with her husband Craig Beisel and their two daughters. She quickly hooked into the Independent Film world with a lead role in the award-winning film Home from War (2012), accepted to Cannes 2013. She can be seen in co-star roles in TV episodes of Criminal Minds(2013) and Revenge(2013). She stars in the thriller The Channel (2016), set to be released in 2013. She has also booked National and Regional commercials for Curves, Sara Lee and Reliant Energy. Donna enjoys volunteering as an acting coach for stage productions by the "Spotlight Academy for Students", a ministry of Calvary Community Church in Westlake, California.
Donna Rutledge
Donna Rutledge is an actor and casting director, known for Helen's Last Love (2017), The Outing (2010) and Cult Fiction (2009).