Marjorie Redmond, best known for her role in The Flying Nun, guest appears on The Donna Reed Show in Mrs. Stone and Dr. Hyde (Season 5).

Fay Bainter played Donna Reed's mother in The Human Comedy (1943). She later was a guest star on The Donna Reed Show in The Baby Buggy.

Patti Petersen Mirkovich appeared on The Donna Reed Show in the role of Trisha, an adopted child, after Shelly Fabares left the series.l

Janet Landgard was a regular on The Donna Reed Show, appearing in several episodes in the role of Karen, Jeff’s girlfriend.

Marlo Thomas guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "Guests, Guests, Who Needs Guests" (Season 7, Episode 26).

Iowa native Patricia Barry appears with Donna Reed on The Donna Reed Show with William Windom in "All is Forgiven" (Season 4, Episode 8).

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Ann Rutherford appears with Donna Reed in The Courtship of Andy Hardy and later on The Donna Reed Show in “A Difference of Opinion."

Ben Gage, an American radio singer, announcer, and television actor, guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in The Hero (Season 1, Episode 30).

Kathryn Givney appears on The Donna Reed Show in The House on the Hill (Season 5, Episode 24) in the role of a wealthy recluse.

Marion Ross, best know for the sitcom Happy Days and Whit Bissell who appeared in over 200 films, both guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show.

Hayden Rorke, best known for his role on the sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie, guests stars on The Donna Reed Show in Season 5, Episode 11.

Margaret Dumont, who appears in 7 Marx Brothers films, appears on The Donna Reed Show in “Miss Lovelace Comes To Tea” (Season 1, Episode 34)

Alice Pearce guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "A Touch of Glamour" (Season 6, Episode 12) as Adele Collins.

Jeffrey Hayden, an American television director and producer, directed 28 episodes of The Donna Reed Show (1960-1962).

When Buster Keaton guest-starred onThe Donna Reed Show, Donna stuffed a handkerchief in her mouth to control her laughter during filming.

Lee Aaker, known for his role of Rusty in the 1950s TV show, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show.

The Donna Reed Show premiered September 24, 1958, on ABC Television and ran eight seasons and 275 episodes.

Paul Petersen, an American actor, singer, novelist, and activist, played the role of son, Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show.

Donna Reed was an actress, producer, activist, and mother, and her roles often overlapped. Read about how the often intersected.