Rondi Reed
Rondi Reed (born October 26, 1952 in Dixon , Illinois ) is an American actress and singer .
Career
For many years, Reed was a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago , where she appeared in 51 productions. She starred on Broadway in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice , The Fruits of Wrath and many more. On July 13, 2005, she made her debut in the role of Madame Morrible in the production of the musical Wicked in Chicago. She later played the role of Mattie Fae Aiken in the Broadway production of August in Osage County for which she received a Tony Award .
In 2008 she took on the role of Madame Morrible in Wicked in Chicago again. After this engagement, she returned to the role of Mattie Fae Aiken in the production of August: Osage Country in London before returning to Broadway in March 2009 for the role of Madame Morrible in Wicked . She replaced actress Jayne Houdyshell and left the production in June 2010 to appear in the Australian production of August in Sydney , where she stayed until mid-August.
Reed appeared on an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld and gained greater prominence in Germany for her role as Peggy Biggs, Mike's mother, on the sitcom Mike & Molly .
Filmography
- 1986: One More Saturday Night
- 1992: Roseanne (TV series, episode)
- 1992: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law , TV series, an episode)
- 1992: Meh 'Geld (Mo' Money)
- 1992: The Price of Life ( Desperate Choices: To Save My Child , TV movie)
- 1993: You don't kiss blondes (Born Yesterday)
- 1993: Beret - The Law of Vengeance (Joshua Tree)
- 1993: Murder in the Heartland (miniseries)
- 1993: Wild Palms (miniseries, 2 episodes)
- 1993: Fearless - Beyond Fear (Fearless)
- 1995: Grace (TV series, episode)
- 1995: Seinfeld (TV series, an episode)
- 1995: Endstation Sehnsucht ( A Streetcar Named Desire , TV movie)
- 1996: Eye for an Eye (Eye for an Eye)
- 1996: Innocent Victims (TV movie)
- 1997: Out of the jungle, into the jungle (Jungle 2 Jungle)
- 1997: An Ordinary Saint ( Nothing Sacred , TV series, an episode)
- 1997: Night Man (TV series, an episode)
- 1998: Practice - The Lawyers ( The Practice , TV series, an episode)
- 1998: Cybill (TV series, an episode)
- 1999: Listen Who's Hammering ( Home Improvement , TV series, an episode)
- 1999: The Astronaut's Wife - Evil Has a New Face (The Astronaut's Wife)
- 2003: A Question of Love ( Normal , TV movie)
- 2003: Fargo (TV movie)
- 2008: Lipstick Jungle (TV series, an episode)
- 2010: A Life for Death ( You Don't Know Jack , Movie made for TV)
- 2010–2016: Mike & Molly (TV series)
- 2014: Cotton
- 2015: Scandal (TV series, an episode)
- 2015: Always Worthy
Web links
- Rondi Reed in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rondi Reed in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Rondi Reed in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
- Interview at Broadway.com
- Rondi Reed at filmreference.com (English)
- Rondi Reed in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Rondi Reed biography" ( Memento of the original dated February 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , steppenwolf.org; Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ↑ Bacalzo, Dan (February 24, 2009). "Rondi Reed to Be Broadway 'Wicked''s New Madame Morrible" . theatermania.com.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (June 9, 2010). "Kathy Fitzgerald to Join Cast of Broadway's 'Wicked'" . playbill.com.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reed, Rondi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plainfield , Illinois, United States |