PAMELA REED

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'Pamela Reed' (born April 2, 1949, in Tacoma, Washington) is an American actress. She is best known as playing Ruth Powers in various episodes of TV's ''The Simpsons'' and playing Arnold Schwarzenegger's gluttonous partner in the 1990 movie ''Kindergarten Cop''. Reed currently plays Gail Green on the CBS drama '' Jericho'', which had its debut in September 2006.

Contents
Education and stage career
Film and television work
Personal life
Quotes
Trivia
External links

Education and stage career


Reed received her B.A. at the University of Washington. She earned a Drama Desk Award for the off-Broadway play ''Getting Out'' and an Obie award for "sustaining excellence in performance in theater."

Film and television work


Reed 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'', and ''Bean''.
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.

Personal life


Reed has been married to Sandy Smolan since 1988. Since 2004, she has resided in Hancock Park, California, with her husband and two kids, Reed and Lily, both adopted.

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."

Trivia



★ Reed's engagement ring was stolen on the set of a movie, so she had to replace it.

★ In 1999, she went to the hospital for hip surgery.

External links



Pamela Reed Bio at CBS - Jericho



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