Pamela Reed

{{Short description|American actress}} {{For|the ultrarunner|Pam Reed}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Pamela Reed | image = Pamela Reed 1977.JPG | caption = Reed in 1977 | birth_name = | birth_date =  | birth_place = | years_active = 1976–present | occupation = Actress | spouse = {{marriage|[[Sandy Smolan]]|1988}} | children = 2 | education = [[University of Washington]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]]) }} '''Pamela Reed''' is an American actress. She is known for playing [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s police partner Phoebe O'Hara in the 1990 film ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' and portraying the [[matriarch]] Gail Green in ''[[Jericho (2006 TV series)|Jericho]]''. She appeared as [[Marlene Griggs-Knope]] on the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'', as well as the exasperated wife Alison Langley in ''[[Bean (film)|Bean]]''.

==Early life and education== Reed received her B.F.A. at the [[University of Washington]].<ref name="reedtighe">{{cite news |last=Berson |first=Misha |url= http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/pamela-reed-kevin-tighe-at-home-in-act-production/ |title=Pamela Reed, Kevin Tighe at home in ACT production |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=May 31, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pamela Reed {{!}} School of Drama {{!}} University of Washington|url=https://drama.washington.edu/people/pamela-reed|website=drama.washington.edu|access-date=2020-05-21}}</ref>

==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 was a regular in the cast of the 1977 [[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] drama ''[[The Andros Targets]]''. She had minor film and television work in the 1980s. She won a [[CableAce Award]] for Best Actress for the HBO series ''[[Tanner '88]]'' (1988). She also co-starred with Daryl Hannah in the film {{film show year|The Clan of the Cave Bear|1986}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Maslin |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=1986-01-17 |title='Clan Of The Cave Bear' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/17/movies/screen-clan-of-the-cave-bear.html |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

Her notable film roles include ''[[The Long Riders]]'' (1980), ''[[The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]'' (1983), ''[[The Best of Times (1986 film)|The Best of Times]]'' (1986), ''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' (1990), ''[[Junior (1994 film)|Junior]]'' (1994), ''[[Deadly Whispers]]'' (1995), ''[[Bean (film)|Bean]]'' (1997) and ''[[Proof of Life]]'' (2001).

Reed played Janice Pasetti in the quirky NBC sitcom ''[[Grand (TV series)|Grand]]'',<ref name="TVGuide">{{cite web |title=Pamela Reed |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/pamela-reed/credits/168821/ |access-date=February 10, 2020 |website=[[TVGuide.com]]}}</ref> and then played a judge and single mother in the short-lived NBC sitcom ''[[The Home Court]]''.<ref name=TVGuide/> She has provided the voice for the character [[Ruth Powers]] in four episodes of the animated TV series ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and guest-voiced in an episode of the 1994–1995 animated series ''[[The Critic (TV series)|The Critic]]''. She played a main role in ''[[Jericho (2006 TV series)|Jericho]]''<ref name=TVGuide/> and portrayed the mother of main character [[Leslie Knope]] ([[Amy Poehler]]) on ''[[Parks and Recreation]]''.<ref name=TVGuide/><ref>{{cite web |last=Phipps |first=Keith |date=April 16, 2009 |title=Parks And Recreation: "Canvassing" |url=https://www.avclub.com/parks-and-recreation-canvassing-1798206077 |access-date=March 12, 2015 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref>

In 2005 Reed portrayed [[executive producer]] [[Esther Shapiro]] in ''[[Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure]]'', a fictionalized television movie based on the creation and [[wiktionary:behind the scenes|behind-the-scenes]] production of the 1980s prime-time [[soap opera]] ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''.<ref name=TVGuide/><ref name="NYT 2005-01">{{cite web |last=Heffernan |first=Virginia |author-link=Virginia Heffernan |date=January 1, 2005 |title=''Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure'': If You've Got It, Flaunt It: ABC Trumpets an 80's Hit |url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2005/01/01/arts/television/01heff.html |access-date=February 26, 2009 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=''Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure'': Credits |url=http://www.der-denver-clan.de/de/dynasty_behind.207.html |access-date=February 27, 2009 |publisher=Der-denver-clan.de}}</ref>

Reed has also worked for Storyline Online, reading ''[[Stellaluna]]''.

== Personal life == Reed met [[Sandy Smolan]] when he directed her in ''[[Rachel River]]''. They married in 1988 and have two adopted children, Reed and Lily.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pamela Reed |url=http://jericho.wetpaint.com/page/Pamela+Reed?t=anon |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718034916/http://jericho.wetpaint.com/page/Pamela+Reed?t=anon |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Ref ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" |1980 |''{{sortname|The|Long Riders}}'' |[[Belle Starr]] | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=1980-05-16 |title=Film: 'The Long Riders,' With Gangs of the West:Oh Brothers! |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/05/16/archives/film-the-long-riders-with-gangs-of-the-westoh-brothers.html |access-date=2020-05-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | |- |''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' |Bonnie Dummar |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Melvin and Howard movie review (1981) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/melvin-and-howard-1981 |access-date=2020-05-21 |website=rogerebert.com |language=en}}</ref> | |- |1981 |''[[Eyewitness (1981 film)|Eyewitness]]'' |Linda Mercer |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=1981-02-27 |title=William Hurt in 'Eyewitness' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/02/27/movies/william-hurt-in-eyewitness.html |access-date=2020-05-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | |- |1982 |''[[Young Doctors in Love]]'' |Nurse Norine Sprockett |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=1982-07-17 |title='Young Doctors in Love' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/17/movies/young-doctors-in-love.html |access-date=2020-05-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | |- |1983 |''{{sortname|The|Right Stuff|The Right Stuff (film)}}'' |Trudy Cooper |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=The Right Stuff movie review & film summary (1983) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-right-stuff-1983 |access-date=2020-05-21 |website=rogerebert.com |language=en}}</ref> | |- |1984 |''[[The Goodbye People (film)|The Goodbye People]]'' |Nancie Scot | | |- | rowspan="2" |1986 |''{{sortname|The|Clan of the Cave Bear|The Clan of the Cave Bear (film)}}'' |Iza | | |- |''{{sortname|The|Best of Times|The Best of Times (1986 film)}}'' |Gigi Hightower |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=Walter |author-link=Walter Goodman (critic) |date=1986-01-31 |title=Film: 'Best of Times,' Football Story |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/31/movies/film-best-of-times-football-story.html |access-date=2020-05-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | |- |1987 |''[[Rachel River]]'' |Mary Graving | | |- |1989 |''[[Chattahoochee (film)|Chattahoochee]]'' |Earlene |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |date=1990-04-20 |title=Review/Film; True-Life Drama of Mental Hospital |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/20/movies/review-film-true-life-drama-of-mental-hospital.html |access-date=2020-05-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | |- | rowspan="3" |1990 |''Redlands'' |Maude | |Video short |- |''[[Cadillac Man]]'' |Tina |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=1990-05-18 |title=Review/Film; Robin Williams as Cad In 'Cadillac Man' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/18/movies/review-film-robin-williams-as-cad-in-cadillac-man.html |access-date=2020-05-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | |- |''[[Kindergarten Cop]]'' |[[LAPD]] Detective Phoebe O'Hara |<ref>{{Cite news |last=James |first=Caryn |author-link=Caryn James |date=1990-12-21 |title=Review/Film; A School for Scandal, but a Scandal of a Different Sort |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/21/movies/review-film-a-school-for-scandal-but-a-scandal-of-a-different-sort.html |access-date=2020-05-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> | |- | rowspan="2" |1992 |''[[Passed Away (film)|Passed Away]]'' |Terry Scanlan Pinter | | |- |''[[Bob Roberts]]'' |Carol Cruise | | |- |1994 |''[[Junior (1994 film)|Junior]]'' |Angela | | |- | rowspan="2" |1997 |''Santa Fe'' |Nancy Vigil | | |- |''[[Bean (film)|Bean]]'' |Alison Langley | | |- |1998 |''[[Why Do Fools Fall in Love (film)|Why Do Fools Fall in Love]]'' |Judge Lambrey | | |- |1999 |''Standing on Fishes'' |Janice | | |- |2000 |''[[Proof of Life]]'' |Janis Goodman | | |- |2005 |''[[Life of the Party (2005 film)|Life of the Party]]'' |Evelyn | | |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |''[[Savannah Sunrise]]'' |Loraine | | |- |''[[The Architect (2016 film)|The Architect]]'' |Coln's Mother | | |- |2017 |''[[Outside In (film)|Outside In]]'' |Aunt Bette | | |- |2018 |''{{sortname|The|Long Dumb Road}}'' |Dotty | | |- |2020 |''Language Arts'' |Sister Giorgia | | |- |2023 |[[The Burial (film)|''The Burial'']] |Annette O'Keefe | | |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1976 |''[[Spencer's Pilots]]'' |Susan |Episode: "The Hitchhiker" |- |1977 |''{{sortname|The|Andros Targets}}'' |Sandi Farrell |Main role |- |1978 |''All's Well That Ends Well'' |Helena | rowspan="2" |TV film |- |1981 |''Inmates: A Love Story'' |Sunny |- | rowspan="3" |1983 |''{{sortname|The|Mississippi|The Mississippi (TV series)}}'' |Paige |Episode: "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" |- |''[[I Want to Live!#Adaptation|I Want to Live]]'' |Edie Bannister | rowspan="3" |TV film |- |''Heart of Steel'' |Valerie |- |1985 |''[[Scandal Sheet (1985 film)|Scandal Sheet]]'' |Helen Grant |- | rowspan="3" |1988 |''Hemingway'' |Mary Welsh | rowspan="2" |TV miniseries |- |''[[Tanner '88]]'' |T.J. Cavanaugh |- |''[[L.A. Law]]'' |Norma Heisler |Episode: "Romancing the Drone" |- | rowspan="3" |1990 |''[[Grand (TV series)|Grand]]'' |Janice Pasetti |Main role |- |''[[Caroline?]]'' |Grace Carmichael |TV film |- |''{{sortname|The|Civil War|The Civil War (TV series)}}'' |Various (voice) |TV miniseries documentary |- |1992 |''Woman with a Past'' |Dee Johnson |TV film |- |1992–1993, 2003, 2021 |''{{sortname|The|Simpsons}}'' |[[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Ruth Powers|Ruth Powers]] (voice) |Episodes: "[[New Kid on the Block]]", "[[Marge on the Lam]]", "[[The Strong Arms of the Ma]]", "[[The Wayz We Were]]" |- | rowspan="2" |1993 |''[[Born Too Soon]]'' |Elizabeth Mehren |TV film |- |''[[Family Album (miniseries)|Family Album]]'' |Denise Lerner |TV miniseries |- |1994 |''{{sortname|The|Critic|dab=TV series}}'' |Projectionist |Season 1, Episode 4 |- | rowspan="2" |1995 |''[[Deadly Whispers (1995 television movie)|Deadly Whispers]]'' |Carol Acton | rowspan="2" |TV film |- |''Buford's Got a Gun'' |Laurie |- |1995–96 |''{{sortname|The|Home Court}}'' |Judge Sydney J. Solomon |Main role |- | rowspan="2" |1996 |''{{sortname|The|Man Next Door|nolink=1}}'' |Wanda Gilmore | rowspan="5" |TV film |- |''Critical Choices'' |Arlene |- |1998 |''Carriers'' |Holly Parker |- |2001 |''The Kennedys'' |Pamela Kennedy |- | rowspan="2" |2003 |''[[Book of Days (film)|Book of Days]]'' |Grady |- |''[[Judging Amy]]'' |Sarah |Episode: "Shock and Awe" |- | rowspan="2" |2004 |''[[Tanner on Tanner]]'' |T.J. Cavanaugh |TV miniseries |- |''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' |Major General Willsey |Episode: "Whole New Ball Game" |- | rowspan="2" |2005 |''[[Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure]]'' |[[Esther Shapiro]] | rowspan="2" |TV film |- |''Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't'' |Fran Henkel |- |2006 |''[[Pepper Dennis]]'' |Lynn Dinkle |Recurring role |- |2006–08 |''[[Jericho (2006 TV series)|Jericho]]'' |[[List of Jericho characters#Gail Green|Gail Green]] |Regular role |- |2008 |''[[Eli Stone]]'' |Mrs. Stone |Episode: "Pilot", "Heartbeat" |- |2009 |''{{sortname|The|Beast|The Beast (2009 TV series)}}'' |Asst. Dir. Ida Paulson | rowspan="3" |Episode: "Counterfeit", "No Turning Back" |- |2009–11 |''[[United States of Tara]]'' |[[List of United States of Tara characters#Frank and Beverly Craine|Beverly Craine]] |- |2009–12 |''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' |[[List of Parks and Recreation characters#Marlene Griggs-Knope|Marlene Griggs-Knope]] |- | rowspan="2" |2010 |''Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment'' |Dr. M. V. Lee Badgett |TV series documentary |- |''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' |Mrs. Banks |Episode: "Valentine's Day Massacre" |- |2011–12 |''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' |Donna Hoppe |Episode: "Genetic Disorder", "Risky Business Class" |- |2012 |''[[Perception (TV series)|Perception]]'' |Mrs. Penderhalt |Episode: "86'd" |- |2014 |''[[Criminal Minds]]'' |Mary Bidwell |Episode: "Boxed In" |- |2015–2023 |''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' |Roberta Deeks |Recurring role |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons}} * {{IMDb name|0715622}}

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