Gloria Reuben

Infobox actor
name = Gloria Reuben


caption = Gloria Reuben, November 19, 2007. Photo by Christopher Peterson
birthdate = June 9, 1964 (age 44)
birthplace = Toronto

Gloria Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian actress of film and television, known for her role on "ER".

Reuben was born in Toronto to a gospel singer mother and an architect father. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/77/Gloria-Reuben.html Gloria Reuben Biography (1964-) ] ] Reuben is the sister of Denis Simpson, an actor and children's television host. Her father is white and her mother is Jamaican.cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur46603.cfm|title=GLORIA REUBEN: The Raising the Bar Interview with Kam Williams|publisher=EURweb.com|author=Williams, Kam|date=2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-09-14] [cite web|url=http://www.blackaids.org/ShowArticle.aspx?pagename=ShowArticle&articletype=NEWS&articleid=329&pagenumber=1|title=Gloria Reuben's Activism Moves from Screen to Real-Life Role|publisher=ThisWeek Newspapers|author=Bournea, Chris|date=2007-04-03|accessdate=2008-09-14] She began learning piano as a child and studied later music technique and theory, ballet and jazz at the Canadian Royal Conservatory. Her career as an actress was triggered by a few jobs as model and TV ad appearances.

Reuben is known for her role on the American television series "ER" as Jeanie Boulet, a physician assistant in the hospital infected with HIV. She was a guest star throughout Season 1 on "ER" and was elevated to full-time cast member at the beginning of Season 2. She continued that role until early Season 6, when she departed the show. She reprised her "ER" role for the 11th episode of Season 14. The appearance first aired on January 3, 2008. (She has stated that this role led her to her HIV/AIDS activism [KTLA Morning Show interview, October 9, 2008] .)

She is now starring as Rosalind Whitman in the TNT series "Raising the Bar".

In 1996 she was chosen by "People" as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 2000, she sang back up for Tina Turner on her Twenty Four Seven Tour.

Filmography

*" Raising the Bar (2008) (TV series)
*""
*"1-800-Missing" (2003)
*"Happy Here and Now" (2002)
*"Salem Witch Trials" (2002)
*"Little John" (2002)
*"Shaft" (2000)
*"Bad Faith" (2000)
*"Pilgrim" (2000)
*"The Feast of All Saints" (2001)
*"David and Lola" (1999)
*"Macbeth in Manhattan" (1999)
*"Nick of Time" (1995)
*"ER" (1995-1999, 2008)
*"Timecop" (1994)
*"" (1992)
*"The Flash" (1990)

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