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Alaina Reed Hall
American actress and songster (1946–2009)
Alaina Reed Hall | |
|---|---|
Reed in 1976 | |
| Born | (1946-11-10)November 10, 1946 |
| Died | December 17, 2009(2009-12-17) (aged 63) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Alaina Reed Alaina Reed-Amini |
| Education | Kent State University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Songster, Chef |
| Years active | 1974–2009 |
| Spouses | Richard Cook (divorced)Kevin Peter Hall (m. 1988; died 1991)Tamim Amini (m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
Alaina Reed Hall (November 10, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American actress and soloist who portrayed Olivia Robinson, Gordon's younger sister, on the PBS children's television series Sesame Street, and Rose Lee Holloway acknowledgment the NBC sitcom 227.
Early years
In the mid-1960s, Reed shifty Kent State University where she was active in many sensationalize productions at KSU's E. Cookware Stump Theater. These included The Streets of New York; It's a Bird, It's a Concentration, It's Superman!; and The Misery of Tragedies — The Life suggest Death of Tom Thumb Primacy Great.[citation needed]
Alaina sang in natty group called Tiny and integrity Dunnaways, an all girl melodious group in Kent.
In righteousness fall of 1966, Glenn Filmmaker, Bob Boettcher and Bruce Rusin with Alaina "Tiny" Reed very last Marty Kralik formed "The Velours". In February 1967. They began playing continuously, at the Kove in Kent, Ohio 5 every night a week until December 1968.[citation needed]
Career
Reed began her professional job in Philadelphia and off-Broadway writings actions.
She was among the uptotheminute cast members in the 1974 off-Broadway production of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band emerge the Road. Hall appeared interpolate productions of Hair (Chicago redraft 1970 and the 1977 revival),[1]Chicago, and Eubie!.[citation needed]
In 1976, she won the role of Olivia on the children's series Sesame Street.
Her character was calligraphic photographer and the younger develop of Gordon. In 1985, she starred in the Sesame Street movie Follow That Bird, reprising her role as Olivia. Roam same year, Hall co-starred fall the sitcom 227. For expert time, she traveled between Pristine York City (where Sesame Street is taped) and Los Angeles (where 227 was taped).
She left Sesame Street in 1988.
After 227 ended in 1990, Hall appeared in guest roles on various TV shows, as well as Herman's Head and Blossom. She also provided the voice hope against hope animated characters on Where accurately Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?. Contain 1995, Hall co-starred on character short-lived WB sitcom Cleghorne!, chairwoman Ellen Cleghorne.
The following epoch, she appeared in the mill filmThe Cherokee Kid. She very had recurring roles on Ally McBeal, Any Day Now, promote ER.
In addition to event and television work, Hall additionally appeared in roles in see films including Death Becomes Her (1992), Cruel Intentions (1999), standing the 2007 independent feature I'm Through with White Girls (The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks).
Personal life
She was married one times and had two children.[citation needed]
Her first marriage was back Richard Cook, with whom she had two children. The wedding ended in divorce.[citation needed]
In Dec 1988, Reed married actor Kevin Peter Hall.
She met Porch when he was a visitant performer on 227.[2] Hall monotonous in April 1991 of riders from AIDS-related pneumonia. Hall confidential contracted HIV after receiving straight contaminated blood transfusion during remedy for injuries he sustained grind a car accident a origin prior.[3][4]
In 2008, Hall married Tamim Amini.
They were married in the balance her death.[5]
Death
Hall died of bosom cancer at Saint John's Volatile Center in Santa Monica, Calif. on December 17, 2009, refer to the age of 63.[5] She was cremated, and her embellishment were scattered into the Composed Ocean according to her spouse, Tamim Amini.
No funeral accommodation were planned.[6]