Pamela Reed

Infobox actor


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name = Pamela Reed
birthname = Pamela Reed
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location = Tacoma, Washington, United States
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Pamela Reed (born April 2, 1949) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known as playing Ruth Powers in various episodes of TV's "The Simpsons" and playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's hypoglycemic partner in the 1990 movie "Kindergarten Cop". Reed recently played Gail Green on the CBS drama " Jericho", which ran for two seasons.

Biography

Personal life

Reed was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Vernie Reed. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/56/Pamela-Reed.html Pamela Reed Biography (1949?-) ] ] She received her B.A. at the University of Washington. Reed has been married to Sandy Smolan since 1988. Since 2004, she has resided in Hancock Park, California, with her husband and two children, Reed and Lily, both adopted.

Career

Reed earned a Drama Desk Award for the off-Broadway play "Getting Out" and an Obie award for "sustaining excellence in performance in theater". She had minor film and television work in the 1980s. She won a Cable Ace Award for Best Actress for the HBO series "Tanner '88" (1988). Her notable film roles include "The Right Stuff", "Junior", "Kindergarten Cop", "Bean", and Proof of Life. Reed played Janice Pasetti in the quirky NBC sitcom "Grand", and then played a judge and single mother in the short-lived NBC sitcom "The Home Court". She has recently played a main role in " Jericho".

Quotes

"In twenty years of being in Hollywood, this is what I've learned; if I want my hair to look good, I bend over and brush it - then I leave my house."

References

External links

* [http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/bio.php#pamela Pamela Reed Bio at CBS - Jericho]
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