Donna invited an Oscar winner
Miyoshi Umeki, known for her role in the television series The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, appears in two episode of The Donna Reed Show.
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Donna called him three times
Professional baseball center fielder Willie Mays appears in three episodes of The Donna Reed Show (S6, Ep31), (S7, Ep3) and (S8, Ep 20).
She sang on the last episode
Lesley Gore recorded the pop hit "It's My Party" (1963). She appears in the last episode of The Donna Reed Show singing, "It's My Party."
Another Iowa native
Cloris Leachman, actress and comedienne from Des Moines, Iowa, guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "Mouse at Play" (S4, Ep 4).
The neighbor from Mr. Ed
Florence MacMichael guests in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show - "The Fatal Leap" ( S2, Ep 26) and "The Poodle Parlor” (S3, Ep 26).
She was the 975th to audition
Lori Martin, known for her role on National Velvet, appears on The Donna Reed Show in “All Women Are Dangerous” (Season 5 Episode 32).
Mary's boyfriend was a drag racer
Between 1959 and 1961, Tommy Ivo appeared in five episodes of The Donna Reed Show as Mary's boyfriend, Herbie Bailey.
Know his voice or his face?
Hans Conried (Uncle Tonoose on Make Room for Daddy) guests on The Donna Reed Show in “It’s the Principle of the Thing” ( S1, Ep18).
He made two films with Donna
Harry Morgan (M*A*S*H) has more than 100 films to his credit. He appears with Donna Reed in Gentle Annie (1944) and Backlash (1956).
She sang with Tex Williams
Roberta Shore began her career at age ten, singing country-western songs at supermarket openings with Tex Williams.
Gomez Addams guests with Donna Reed
John Astin, the kooky patriarch of tv'sThe Addams Family, stars in “The Mouse at Play” (Season 4, Episode 4) of The Donna Reed Show.
Her niche as a minor actress
Mary Treen, a popular minor actress, appears with Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful LIfe and in three episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
He was a Mouseketeer
Johnny Crawford, known as Mark McCain in the Western series The Rifleman, appears on The Donna Reed Show in Season 4, Episode 15.
He made 20 appearances
Darryl Richard is best remembered for the role of "Smitty", the best friend of the character Jeff Stone, on The Donna Reed Show.
From doctor to attorney
Carl Betz is best remembered for playing Dr. Alex Stone, Donna Reed's tv husband, from 1958 to 1966 in the ABC sitcom The Donna Reed Show.
Alex Stone's colleague
Linday Workman appears in nine episodes of The Donna Reed Show (Season 2 - Season 4) in the role of Dr. Jim Higgins, Alex Stone's colleague.
Another Iowan!
Virginia Christine, best remembered as "Mrs. Olson" in Folger Coffee commercials, guests in Season 1, Episode 11 of The Donna Reed Show.
She played three different girlfriends
Mimsy Farmer guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show in three different episodes, each time playing a different one of Jeff's love interests.
She stayed for 69 episodes
Ann McCrea is best known for her role as Midge Kelsey in 69 episodes of the ABC situation comedy series, The Donna Reed Show.
Robert Altman fan
Bert Remsen appears on The Donna Reed Show in "The Monster" (Season 4, Episode 5). He later was an instructor at the Donna Reed Festival.
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