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{{Infobox actor
{{Infobox actor
| name = Alaina Reed Hall
| name = Alaina Reed Hall
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| birthplace = {{city-state|Springfield|Ohio}}, U.S.
| birthplace = {{city-state|Springfield|Ohio}}, U.S.
| deathdate = {{death date and age|2009|12|17|1946|11|10}}
| deathdate = {{death date and age|2009|12|17|1946|11|10}}
| deathplace = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| deathplace = {{city-state|Santa Monica|California}}, U.S.
| othername = Alaina Reed
| othername = Alaina Reed
| occupation = Actress
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1974–2009
| yearsactive = 1974–2009
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kevin Peter Hall]]|1988|1991}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Kevin Peter Hall]]|1988|1991}}<br>{{marriage|Tamim Amini|2008|2009}}
}}
}}


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In addition to stage and television work, Hall has also appeared in several films including ''[[Death Becomes Her]]'' (1992), opposite [[Goldie Hawn]] and [[Meryl Streep]], ''[[Cruel Intentions]]'' (1999), and the 2007 independent feature ''[[I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)]]''.
In addition to stage and television work, Hall has also appeared in several films including ''[[Death Becomes Her]]'' (1992), opposite [[Goldie Hawn]] and [[Meryl Streep]], ''[[Cruel Intentions]]'' (1999), and the 2007 independent feature ''[[I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)]]''.


===Personal life and death===
==Personal life and death==
Hall was married three times. Her first marriage, which produced two children, ended in divorce. In December 1988, she married actor [[Kevin Peter Hall]] after meeting him when he guest starred on ''227''.<ref>{{cite journal|date=2009-04-29|title=Actor Kevin Peter Hall Dies In L.A. At Age 35|journal=Jet|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|volume=80|issue=2|pages=62|issn=0021-5996|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=e68DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=Kevin+Peter+Hall+Alaina+Reed&lr=&ei=7b0US9HnIoWyNpvHreMK#v=onepage&q=Kevin%20Peter%20Hall%20Alaina%20Reed&f=false}}</ref> She was widowed in 1991 after her husband died of pneumonia-related complications after contracting [[AIDS]] through a blood transfusion.<ref>{{cite book|last=Snauffer|first=Douglas|coauthors=Thurm, Joel|title=The Show Must Go on: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television|publisher=McFarland|date=2008|pages=201|isbn=0-786-43295-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kevin Peter Hall, Actor, 35|publisher=New York Times|date=1991-04-19|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DA173BF930A25757C0A967958260|accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref>
Hall was married three times. Her first marriage, which produced two children, ended in divorce. In December 1988, she married actor [[Kevin Peter Hall]] after meeting him when he guest starred on ''227''.<ref>{{cite journal|date=2009-04-29|title=Actor Kevin Peter Hall Dies In L.A. At Age 35|journal=Jet|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company|volume=80|issue=2|pages=62|issn=0021-5996|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=e68DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=Kevin+Peter+Hall+Alaina+Reed&lr=&ei=7b0US9HnIoWyNpvHreMK#v=onepage&q=Kevin%20Peter%20Hall%20Alaina%20Reed&f=false}}</ref> She was widowed in 1991 after her husband died of pneumonia-related complications after contracting [[AIDS]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Snauffer|first=Douglas|coauthors=Thurm, Joel|title=The Show Must Go on: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television|publisher=McFarland|date=2008|pages=201|isbn=0-786-43295-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kevin Peter Hall, Actor, 35|publisher=New York Times|date=1991-04-19|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DA173BF930A25757C0A967958260|accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref> In 2008, Hall married Tamim Amini.<ref name=latimes>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-alaina-reed-hall22-2009dec22,0,5733815.story Alaina Reed Hall dies at 63; actress was Olivia Robinson on 'Sesame Street'] latimes.com</ref>


Alaina Reed Hall died on December 17, 2009, aged 63, from [[breast cancer]]. At the time of her death she was married to Tamim Amini.<ref> [http://www.whatwouldthembido.com/2009/12/in-memorium-alaina-reed-hall.html In Memoriam: Alaina Reed Hall]</ref>
On December 17, 2009, Hall died of [[breast cancer]] in [[Santa Monica, California]] at the age of 63.<ref name=latimes>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-me-alaina-reed-hall22-2009dec22,0,5733815.story Alaina Reed Hall dies at 63; actress was Olivia Robinson on 'Sesame Street'] latimes.com</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| ''[[Death Becomes Her]]''
| ''[[Death Becomes Her]]''
| Psychologist
| Psychologist
|
|-
|-
| 1993
| 1993
| ''Me and the Kid''
| ''Me and the Kid''
| Sarah
| Sarah
|
|-
|-
| 1999
| 1999
| ''[[Cruel Intentions]]''
| ''[[Cruel Intentions]]''
| Nurse
| Nurse
|
|-
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| ''Chasing Sunsets''
| ''Chasing Sunsets''
| Mrs. Stevens
| Mrs. Stevens
|
|-
|-
| 2003
| 2003
| ''Scrambled''
| ''Scrambled''
| Gert
| Gert
|
|-
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| ''The Shift''
| ''The Shift''
| Mother
| Mother
|
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|2007
| rowspan=2|2007
| ''[[I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)|I'm Through with White Girls...]]''
| ''[[I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks)|I'm Through with White Girls...]]''
| Jerri Moore
| Jerri Moore
|
|-
|-
| ''A-Date''
| ''A-Date''
| Valerie
| Valerie
|
|-
|-
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
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| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| [[List of characters in Sesame Street|Olivia]]
| [[List of characters in Sesame Street|Olivia]]
| numerous episodes
| Unknown episodes
|-
|-
| 1978
| 1978
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|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Springfield, Ohio]], U.S.
|PLACE OF BIRTH= [[Springfield, Ohio]], U.S.
|DATE OF DEATH= December 17, 2009
|DATE OF DEATH= December 17, 2009
|PLACE OF DEATH= }}
|PLACE OF DEATH= [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
}}

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Revision as of 03:04, 22 December 2009

Alaina Reed Hall
Born
Bernice Ruth Reed
Other namesAlaina Reed
OccupationActress
Years active1974–2009
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1988⁠–⁠1991)​

Tamim Amini
​
(m. 2008⁠–⁠2009)​

Alaina Reed Hall (November 10, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American actress best known for her roles as Olivia, Gordon's younger sister, on the long-running children's television series Sesame Street, and Rose Lee Holloway on the NBC sitcom 227.

Life and career

Born as Bernice Ruth Reed in Springfield, Ohio, she began her career in Broadway and off-Broadway productions. She was among the original cast members in the 1974 off-Broadway production of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road. Hall appeared in productions of Hair, Chicago, and Eubie!.[1]

In 1976, she won the role of Olivia on the children's series Sesame Street. Her character was a photographer and kid sister of Gordon. In 1985, Hall co-starred on the sitcom 227, frequently traveling between New York (where Sesame Street is taped) and Los Angeles (where 227 was taped). Due to this frantic schedule, she left Sesame Street in 1988.

After 227 ended in 1990, Hall appeared in guest roles on various TV shows, including Herman's Head and Blossom. She also provided the voice for the animated characters on Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? and Sonic the Hedgehog. In 1995, Hall co-starred on the short-lived WB sitcom Cleghorne!, starring Ellen Cleghorne. The following year she appeared in the television film The Cherokee Kid. She has since had recurring roles on Ally McBeal, Any Day Now, and ER.

In addition to stage and television work, Hall has also appeared in several films including Death Becomes Her (1992), opposite Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep, Cruel Intentions (1999), and the 2007 independent feature I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks).

Personal life and death

Hall was married three times. Her first marriage, which produced two children, ended in divorce. In December 1988, she married actor Kevin Peter Hall after meeting him when he guest starred on 227.[2] She was widowed in 1991 after her husband died of pneumonia-related complications after contracting AIDS.[3][4] In 2008, Hall married Tamim Amini.[5]

On December 17, 2009, Hall died of breast cancer in Santa Monica, California at the age of 63.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1992 Death Becomes Her Psychologist
1993 Me and the Kid Sarah
1999 Cruel Intentions Nurse
2001 Chasing Sunsets Mrs. Stevens
2003 Scrambled Gert
2006 The Shift Mother
2007 I'm Through with White Girls... Jerri Moore
A-Date Valerie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1976 - 1988 Sesame Street Olivia Unknown episodes
1978 Baby, I'm Back Jackie 1 episode
1985-1990 227 Rose Lee Holloway 115 episodes
1992 Herman's Head Margaret Bracken 1 episode
A Different World Claims Officer #5 1 episode
1993 Blossom Esther 1 episode
1994 Sonic the Hedgehog Additional voices 13 episodes
1995 Friends Admissions Woman 1 episode
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Nurse Berkey 1 episode
Cleghorne! Lena Carlson 15 episodes
The Drew Carey Show Lois 1 episode
1996 The Cherokee Kid Ma Holsopple Television movie
1997 The Steve Harvey Show Corinthia Grier 1 episode
Between Brothers Vera Ford 1 episode
NYPD Blue Mrs. Angela Cheevers 1 episode
1997-1998 Ally McBeal Judge Elizabeth Witt 3 episodes
1998 Caroline in the City Stanchfield 1 episode
1999 NewsRadio Landlady 1 episode
1998-2000 Any Day Now Aunt Della Watt 2 episodes
2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Mrs. Mayweather 1 episode
2007 ER Betty Dixon 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Alaina Reed Hall Biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Actor Kevin Peter Hall Dies In L.A. At Age 35". Jet. 80 (2). Johnson Publishing Company: 62. 2009-04-29. ISSN 0021-5996.
  3. ^ Snauffer, Douglas (2008). The Show Must Go on: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television. McFarland. p. 201. ISBN 0-786-43295-0. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Kevin Peter Hall, Actor, 35". New York Times. 1991-04-19. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  5. ^ a b Alaina Reed Hall dies at 63; actress was Olivia Robinson on 'Sesame Street' latimes.com

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