American actress
Pamela Reed is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger 's hypoglycemic police partner in the 1990 film Kindergarten Cop and portraying the matriarch Gail Green in Jericho . She appeared as Marlene Griggs-Knope on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation . She is also well known as the exasperated wife in Bean .
Early life and education
Reed received her B.F.A. at the University of Washington .[ 1] [ 2]
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 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 The Clan of the Cave Bear (1985).[ 3]
Her notable film roles include The Long Riders (1980), The Right Stuff (1983), The Best of Times (1986), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Junior (1994),Deadly Whispers 1995 Bean (1997), and Proof of Life (2001).
Reed played Janice Pasetti in the quirky NBC sitcom Grand ,[ 4] and then played a judge and single mother in the short-lived NBC sitcom The Home Court .[ 4] She has provided the voice for the character Ruth Powers in 4 episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons and guest-voiced in an episode of the 1994–1995 animated series The Critic . She played a main role in Jericho [ 4] and portrayed the mother of main character Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler ) on Parks and Recreation .[ 5] [ 4]
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 behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty .[ 6] [ 7] [ 4]
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.[ 8]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1976
Spencer's Pilots
Susan
Episode: "The Hitchhiker"
1977
The Andros Targets
Sandi Farrell
Main role
1978
All's Well That Ends Well
Helena
TV film
1981
Inmates: A Love Story
Sunny
1983
The Mississippi
Paige
Episode: "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt"
I Want to Live
Edie Bannister
TV film
Heart of Steel
Valerie
1985
Scandal Sheet
Helen Grant
1988
Hemingway
Mary Welsh
TV miniseries
Tanner '88
T.J. Cavanaugh
L.A. Law
Norma Heisler
Episode: "Romancing the Drone"
1990
Grand
Janice Pasetti
Main role
Caroline?
Grace Carmichael
TV film
The Civil War
Various (voice)
TV miniseries documentary
1992
Woman with a Past
Dee Johnson
TV film
1992–1993, 2003, 2021
The Simpsons
Ruth Powers (voice)
Episodes: "New Kid on the Block ", "Marge on the Lam ", "The Strong Arms of the Ma ", "The Wayz We Were "
1993
Born Too Soon
Elizabeth Mehren
TV film
Family Album
Denise Lerner
TV miniseries
1994
The Critic
Projectionist
Season 1, Episode 4
1995
Deadly Whispers
Carol Acton
TV film
Buford's Got a Gun
Laurie
1995–96
The Home Court
Judge Sydney J. Solomon
Main role
1996
The Man Next Door
Wanda Gilmore
TV film
Critical Choices
Arlene
1998
Carriers
Holly Parker
2001
The Kennedys
Pamela Kennedy
2003
Book of Days
Grady
Judging Amy
Sarah
Episode: "Shock and Awe"
2004
Tanner on Tanner
T.J. Cavanaugh
TV miniseries
JAG
Major General Willsey
Episode: "Whole New Ball Game"
2005
Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure
Esther Shapiro
TV film
Jane Doe: Now You See It, Now You Don't
Fran Henkel
2006
Pepper Dennis
Lynn Dinkle
Recurring role
2006–08
Jericho
Gail Green
Regular role
2008
Eli Stone
Mrs. Stone
Episode: "Pilot", "Heartbeat"
2009
The Beast
Asst. Dir. Ida Paulson
Episode: "Counterfeit", "No Turning Back"
2009–11
United States of Tara
Beverly Craine
2009–12
Parks and Recreation
Marlene Griggs-Knope
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
Mrs. Penderhalt
Episode: "86'd"
2014
Criminal Minds
Mary Bidwell
Episode: "Boxed In"
2015–2023
NCIS: Los Angeles
Roberta Deeks
Recurring role
References
^ Berson, Misha (May 31, 2013). "Pamela Reed, Kevin Tighe at home in ACT production" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^ "Pamela Reed | School of Drama | University of Washington" . drama.washington.edu . Retrieved 2020-05-21 .
^ Janet Maslin (1986-01-17). " 'Clan Of The Cave Bear' " . The New York Times .
^ a b c d e "Pamela Reed" . TVGuide.com . TV Guide . Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ Phipps, Keith (16 April 2009). "Parks And Recreation: "Canvassing" " . The A.V. Club . Retrieved 12 March 2015 .
^ Heffernan, Virginia (1 January 2005). "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure : If You've Got It, Flaunt It: ABC Trumpets an 80's Hit" . The New York Times . Retrieved February 26, 2009 .
^ "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure : Credits" . Der-denver-clan.de. Retrieved February 27, 2009 .
^ "Pamela Reed" . Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ Maslin, Janet (1980-05-16). "Film: 'The Long Riders,' With Gangs of the West:Oh Brothers!" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-21 .
^ Ebert, Roger. "Melvin and Howard movie review (1981) | Roger Ebert" . www.rogerebert.com . Retrieved 2020-05-21 .
^ Canby, Vincent (1981-02-27). "William Hurt in 'Eyewitness' " . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-21 .
^ Maslin, Janet (1982-07-17). " 'Young Doctors in Love' " . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-21 .
^ Ebert, Roger. "The Right Stuff movie review & film summary (1983) | Roger Ebert" . www.rogerebert.com . Retrieved 2020-05-21 .
^ Goodman, Walter (1986-01-31). "Film: 'Best of Times,' Football Story" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-21 .
^ Maslin, Janet (1990-04-20). "Review/Film; True-Life Drama of Mental Hospital" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-22 .
^ Canby, Vincent (1990-05-18). "Review/Film; Robin Williams as Cad In 'Cadillac Man' " . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-22 .
^ James, Caryn (1990-12-21). "Review/Film; A School for Scandal, but a Scandal of a Different Sort" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-22 .
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