Occupation Actress/Dancer/Singer Years active 1978–present | Name Alyson Reed | |
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Role Dancer · theofficialalysonreed.com Similar People Kenny Ortega, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jared Murillo, Mollee Gray | ||
A Chorus Line (1985) - Let Me Dance for You Scene (5/8) | Movieclips
Alyson Reed (born January 11, 1958) is an American dancer and actress.
Contents
- A Chorus Line 1985 Let Me Dance for You Scene 58 Movieclips
- Donna McKechnie Alyson Reed Comparing Cassie From A Chrous Line
- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
Donna McKechnie & Alyson Reed - Comparing Cassie From "A Chrous Line"
Life and career
Alyson Reed was born in Fullerton and grew up in Anaheim, California. She began ballet at age 4, started performing in musicals at age 7, and was working professionally by age 12. Reed performed as Alice in Wonderland at the Disneyland theme park and was also a performer at Knott's Berry Farm. Reed attended Anaheim High School, where she graduated in 1976. An active student, Alyson Reed was a varsity songleader and played the role of Nancy in the school's stage production of Oliver! during her junior year. As a senior, Reed was the first female in school history to serve as Associated Student Body President, and played the title role in the school's stage production of Sweet Charity.
Reed made her Broadway debut in Dancin' in 1978. Additional Broadway credits include "Oh Brother", Dance a Little Closer, Cabaret, A Grand Night for Singing, and Marilyn: An American Fable. She was nominated for the Tony and Helen Hayes Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Cabaret and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for Marilyn. In 1992, she starred opposite Michael O'Keefe in the national touring company of A Few Good Men in the role of Lt. Cmdr. Galloway, and also toured as Cassie/Val in A Chorus Line, and Catherine in Pippin. She has numerous regional credits and can be heard on various cast albums.
Reed's most notable screen role was Cassie in Richard Attenborough's film adaptation of A Chorus Line, and she also appeared in the comedy Skin Deep with John Ritter. Her many television credits range from: Modern Family, Mad Men, Grey's Anatomy and Bones back to Matlock, L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, Frasier, Law & Order, Without a Trace, ER, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope, The X-Files to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Nip/Tuck, Crossing Jordan, Numb3rs, Boston Legal, NYPD Blue and Desperate Housewives.
Most recently, she has become known to younger viewers for the role of Ms. Darbus in the popular Disney Channel movie High School Musical and its sequel High School Musical 2 (although her role in that film was only one scene). She reprised her role as Ms. Darbus in High School Musical 3: Senior Year.
Reed lent her voice to the video game Diablo III, providing the spine-tingling voice of the witch Adria.
Filmography
Actress
2023
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (TV Series) as
Alyson Reed
- Trust the Process (2023) - Alyson Reed
- A Star Is Reborn (2023) - Alyson Reed
- High School Musical 4 (2023) - Alyson Reed
2022
Station 19 (TV Series) as
Virginia
- Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire (2022) - Virginia
2020
Love Is Love Is Love as
Jackie (segment "Late Lunch")
2020
NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) as
LAFD Chief Jefferson
- Knock Down (2020) - LAFD Chief Jefferson
2019
Klaus as
Additional Adults Voices (voice)
2019
Unbelievable (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Darrow
- Episode #1.4 (2019) - Mrs. Darrow
2019
Ad Astra as
Janice Collins
2019
The Rookie (TV Series) as
Woman in Apartment 202
- Standoff (2019) - Woman in Apartment 202
2018
How to Get Away with Murder (TV Series) as
Panel Judge 2
- The Baby Was Never Dead (2018) - Panel Judge 2
2018
NCIS (TV Series) as
Mrs. Keogh
- One Man's Trash (2018) - Mrs. Keogh
2017
Chance (TV Series) as
Lyndsay Hamilton
- Define Normal (2017) - Lyndsay Hamilton
- Treasures in Jars of Clay (2017) - Lyndsay Hamilton
- The Collected Works of William Shakespeare (2017) - Lyndsay Hamilton
- The Coping Mechanism (2017) - Lyndsay Hamilton
- A Very Special Onion (2017) - Lyndsay Hamilton
2017
Grace and Frankie (TV Series) as
Maureen
- The Apology (2017) - Maureen
2016
World of Warcraft: Legion (Video Game) as
Cyana Nightglaive / Yu'lon (voice)
2016
StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops (Video Game) as
General Davis (voice)
2015
Major Crimes (TV Series) as
Mrs. Lowe
- Blackout (2015) - Mrs. Lowe
2015
Silicon Valley (TV Series) as
Louise
- Two Days of the Condor (2015) - Louise
2014
Modern Family (TV Series) as
Angela
- Spring Break (2015) - Angela
- Spring-A-Ding-Fling (2014) - Angela
2014
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) as
Anne
- Throwing It All Away (2014) - Anne
2013
Bones (TV Series) as
Susan Lauderbach
- The Mystery in the Meat (2013) - Susan Lauderbach
2013
Emily Owens M.D. (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bednevik
- Emily and- The Leap (2013) - Mrs. Bednevik
2012
Madison High (TV Movie) as
Ms. Darbus
2012
Guild Wars 2 (Video Game) as
Deione (voice)
2012
Diablo III (Video Game) as
Adria, the Witch (voice)
2012
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) as
Judge Conti
- Give Me the Blame (2012) - Judge Conti
- The People Will Hear (2012) - Judge Conti
- Lost My Power (2012) - Judge Conti
2012
Mad Men (TV Series) as
Ruth Harris
- Mystery Date (2012) - Ruth Harris
2011
The Mentalist (TV Series) as
Jori Kasser
- Where in the World Is Carmine O'Brien? (2011) - Jori Kasser
2010
Chase (TV Series) as
Penny Maples
- Paranoia (2010) - Penny Maples
2010
Outsourced (TV Series) as
Sandy
- The Measure of a Manmeet (2010) - Sandy
2009
Where the Wild Things Are (Video Game) as
Judith (voice)
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) as
Mrs. Devereaux / Doris, the Waitress
- Working Stiffs (2009) - Mrs. Devereaux
- Jackpot (2003) - Doris, the Waitress
2009
Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Video Game) as
Mrs. Darbus - Crowd
2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year as
Ms. Darbus
2008
Eli Stone (TV Series) as
Judge Brenda McCarthy
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (2008) - Judge Brenda McCarthy
2007
Journeyman (TV Series) as
Nancy Stokes
- Home by Another Way (2007) - Nancy Stokes
- Keepers (2007) - Nancy Stokes
2007
High School Musical 2 (TV Movie) as
Ms. Darbus
2006
High School Musical (TV Movie) as
Ms. Darbus
2005
Shattered Union (Video Game) as
Additional Narrator (voice)
2005
Higglytown Heroes (TV Series) as
Zookeeper Hero
- Higgly Frog Day/Eubie's Ele-Fantastic Adventure (2005) - Zookeeper Hero (voice)
2005
Jake in Progress (TV Series) as
Travel Agent
- Desperate Houseguy (2005) - Travel Agent
2005
Crossing Jordan (TV Series) as
Gail the Nurse
- It Happened One Night (2005) - Gail the Nurse
2005
Numb3rs (TV Series) as
Eva Salton
- Structural Corruption (2005) - Eva Salton
2005
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (Video Game) as
Yu'lon / Instructor Chillheart (voice)
2005
Boston Legal (TV Series) as
Roberta Turner
- From Whence We Came (2005) - Roberta Turner
2004
NYPD Blue (TV Series) as
Kathleen Halloran
- The Dead Donald (2004) - Kathleen Halloran
2004
Method & Red (TV Series)
- Dogs (2004)
2004
The Division (TV Series) as
Mrs. Jordan
- What's Love Got to Do with It? (2004) - Mrs. Jordan
2004
It's All Relative (TV Series) as
Jannine
- Our Sauce, It Is a Beauty (2004) - Jannine
2004
George Lopez (TV Series) as
Mrs. Reynolds
- Why You Crying? (2004) - Mrs. Reynolds
2003
Battlestar Galactica (Video Game) as
Kassia (voice)
2003
Without a Trace (TV Series) as
Miriam Kazdin
- Coming Home (2003) - Miriam Kazdin
2003
ER (TV Series) as
Ginny
- Makemba (2003) - Ginny
2003
Nip/Tuck (TV Series) as
Kate Fitzgerald
- Cara Fitzgerald (2003) - Kate Fitzgerald
2003
Tempted (TV Movie) as
Lily (voice)
2001
The Agency (TV Series) as
Lesley Turnbull / Mrs. Turnbull
- First Born (2002) - Mrs. Turnbull
- French Kiss (2002) - Mrs. Turnbull
- Sleeping Dogs Lie (2002) - Lesley Turnbull
- The Golden Hour (2002) - Lesley Turnbull
- God's Work (2001) - Lesley Turnbull
2002
MDs (TV Series) as
Stevie
- Heartland (2002) - Stevie
2002
Providence (TV Series) as
Lenore Decker
- The Whole Truth (2002) - Lenore Decker
- All the King's Men (2002) - Lenore Decker
- The Good Fight (2002) - Lenore Decker
- The Start of Something Big (2002) - Lenore Decker
2002
Felicity (TV Series) as
Acting Professor
- Future Shock (2002) - Acting Professor
2002
My Sister's Keeper (TV Movie) as
Mother Superior
2001
Taking Back Our Town (TV Movie) as
Roseanne
2001
Popular (TV Series) as
Stern Woman Judge
- The Brain Game (2001) - Stern Woman Judge
2001
Judging Amy (TV Series) as
Dr. Catherine McCrae
- The Claw Is Our Master (2001) - Dr. Catherine McCrae
1996
Chicago Hope (TV Series) as
Misty Moss / Linda Morissey
- Thoughts of You (2000) - Misty Moss
- Sweet Surrender (1996) - Linda Morissey
2000
Family Law (TV Series) as
Deborah Marsh
- Stealing Home (2000) - Deborah Marsh
1999
The X-Files (TV Series) as
Maggie Lupone
- The Goldberg Variation (1999) - Maggie Lupone
1995
Party of Five (TV Series) as
Mrs. Reeves
- Fam-i-ly (1999) - Mrs. Reeves
- Naming Names (1998) - Mrs. Reeves
- Separation Anxiety (1998) - Mrs. Reeves
- Past Imperfect (1997) - Mrs. Reeves
- What a Drag (1997) - Mrs. Reeves
- You Win Some, You Lose Some (1997) - Mrs. Reeves
- Poor Substitutes (1996) - Mrs. Reeves
- Unfair Advantage (1996) - Mrs. Reeves
- Grand Delusions (1995) - Mrs. Reeves
1999
Timon & Pumbaa (TV Series)
- Escape from Newark/Truth Be Told (1999) - (voice)
1999
JAG (TV Series) as
Fran Glass
- War Stories (1999) - Fran Glass
1998
The Magnificent Seven (TV Series) as
Emma Dubonnet
- The Collector (1998) - Emma Dubonnet
1998
The Gregory Hines Show (TV Series) as
Candice Guy
- To Volunteer Is Human (1998) - Candice Guy
1997
Over the Top (TV Series) as
Dot
- The Kernel (1997) - Dot
1997
High Incident (TV Series)
- Knock, Knock (1997)
1997
Moloney (TV Series)
- Damage Control (1997)
1996
The Secret She Carried (TV Movie) as
Donna Snow
1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn (TV Movie) as
Natalie Kelly
1996
Sisters (TV Series) as
Virginia Sprague
- Dreamcatcher (1996) - Virginia Sprague
1996
Murphy Brown (TV Series) as
Waitress
- The Bus Stops Here (1996) - Waitress
1996
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story (TV Mini Series) as
Anita
- Episode #1.2 (1996) - Anita
1995
Manhattan Merengue! as
Susan Kelly
1995
Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) as
Wendy Maitlin
- Game, Set, Murder (1995) - Wendy Maitlin
1995
Frasier (TV Series) as
Cindy Carruthers
- Someone to Watch Over Me (1995) - Cindy Carruthers
1995
Law & Order (TV Series) as
M.E. Heather Coyle
- Seed (1995) - M.E. Heather Coyle
1994
Ghostwriter (TV Series) as
Honey Hawke
- Four Days of the Cockatoo: Part 4 (1994) - Honey Hawke
- Four Days of the Cockatoo: Part 3 (1994) - Honey Hawke
- Four Days of the Cockatoo: Part 2 (1994) - Honey Hawke
- Four Days of the Cockatoo: Part 1 (1994) - Honey Hawke
1993
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (TV Movie) as
Tommy
1993
The Disappearance of Nora (TV Movie)
1991
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) as
Beth Fitzroy
- I'll Never Be the Same (1991) - Beth Fitzroy
1991
The Family Man (TV Series) as
Doctor
- Scenes from a Marriage (1991) - Doctor
1991
DEA (TV Series) as
Ginny Taylor
- Zero Sum Game (1991) - Ginny Taylor
- White Lies (1991) - Ginny Taylor
1991
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Joan Dawson
- Rest in Pieces (1991) - Joan Dawson
1990
WIOU (TV Series) as
Det. Beekler
- Mother Nature's Son (1990) - Det. Beekler
- Do the Wrong Thing (1990) - Det. Beekler
1990
Matlock (TV Series) as
Chrissie Dubin
- The Cookie Monster (1990) - Chrissie Dubin
1989
Skin Deep as
Alex
1985
A Chorus Line as
Cassie
Miscellaneous
1998
The Magnificent Seven (TV Series) (music performance staged by - 1 episode)
- The Collector (1998) - (music performance staged by)
Soundtrack
1998
The Magnificent Seven (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Collector (1998) - (performer: "Beautiful Dreamer")
1985
A Chorus Line (performer: "Let Me Dance for You", "What I Did for Love")
Self
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (Documentary) as
Self
2019
From Bottom to Top (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Angel Wings (2019) - Self
- From the Artist (2019) - Self
2009
The Science of Sex Appeal (TV Movie documentary) as
Narrator (voice)
1988
The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Nominee
Archive Footage
2019
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special (TV Movie documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
References
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