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Rondi Reed
Dixon, Illinois, USA
Reed has been a member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company for many years, appearing in 51 productions with the company. She appeared on Broadway in The Rise and Fall of Litt…
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Reed has been a member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company for many years, appearing in 51 productions with the company. She appeared on Broadway in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice in 1994 and The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, among others. On July 13, 2005, she originated the role of Madame Morrible in the Chicago production of the musical Wicked. She originated the role of Mattie Fae Aiken in the Broadway production of August: Osage County in 2007, for which she won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play. She later reprised her role of Madame Morrible in Wicked in Chicago, beginning June 27, 2008. Her second run ended November 18, 2008 and she was again replaced by Robertson. She then reprised her role as Mattie Fae Aiken in the London production of August: Osage Country before returning to Madame Morrible in the Broadway production of Wicked. She began performances March 17, 2009, replacing Jayne Houdyshell and bowed out as the evil headmistress on June 27, 2010, to star in the Australian production of August in Sydney. The limited engagement of the show ran from August 13-September 25, 2010. She returned to the New York production of "Wicked" from July 31, 2017 to January 28, 2018. She appeared in the Seinfeld episode "The Kiss Hello" (originally aired on February 16, 1995). She starred on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, as Peggy Biggs, Mike's mother. She also appeared on Roseanne as Jackie's therapist.
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2025
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
TV show Mary Hogan
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2023
Bookie
TV show Helen
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2023
Fatal Attraction
TV show Judge Webb
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2022
How We Roll
TV show Ruth
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2020
B Positive
TV show Irene
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2019
Why Women Kill
TV show Mrs. Yost
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2016
Speechless
TV show Nina
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2016
Always Worthy
Movie Michaela
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2015
Everyday Miracles
Movie Nadine
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2014
How to Get Away with Murder
TV show Victoria Harper
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2013
Masters of Sex
TV show Edith Schiff
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2013
Mom
TV show Jolene
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2012
Scandal
TV show Mary Peterson
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2010
Mike & Molly
TV show Margaret 'Peggy' Biggs
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2010
You Don't Know Jack
Movie Judge Cooper
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2008
Lipstick Jungle
TV show Lana
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2003
Fargo
Movie Anne Mendelson
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2003
Normal
Movie Roy's Sister Beth
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1999
The Astronaut's Wife
Movie Dr. Conlin
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1997
The Practice
TV show Suzanne Carroll
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1997
Jungle 2 Jungle
Movie Sarah
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1995
A Streetcar Named Desire
Movie Eunice
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1995
Cybill
TV show Therapist
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1993
Fearless
Movie Veronica Castane
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1993
Wild Palms
TV show
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1993
Joshua Tree
Movie Detective Chelsey
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1993
Born Yesterday
Movie Victoria Penny
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1992
Desperate Choices: To Save My Child
Movie Dr. Brunell
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1992
Mo' Money
Movie District Attorney
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1991
Home Improvement
TV show Dr. Miller
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1989
Seinfeld
TV show Mary
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1986
L.A. Law
TV show Nancy Lapine
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1986
One More Saturday Night
Movie Mrs. Becker
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1982
The Visitor
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1956
Tony Awards
TV show Self - Winner
