Gloria Reuben
| Gloria Reuben | |
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 Gloria Reuben, November 19, 2007. |
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| Born | June 9, 1964 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress/Singer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Gloria Reuben (born June 9, 1964) is a Canadian singer and actress of film and television, known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the popular medical drama ER and for her role of Rosalind Whitman in the TV show Raising the Bar.
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[edit] Life and career
Reuben was born in Toronto to a classical singer mother and an architect father.[1] Her father is White Canadian and her mother is Jamaican.[2][3][4] Reuben is the half-sister of Denis Simpson, an actor and children's television host who died in 2010.[2] She began learning piano as a child and studied later music technique and theory, ballet and jazz at the Canadian Royal Conservatory.[3] Her career as an actress was triggered by a few jobs as a model and TV ad appearances.
Reuben is known for her role on the American television series ER as Jeanie Boulet, an HIV-positive physician assistant on the hospital's staff. She was a guest star throughout Season 1 and was elevated to full-time cast member at the beginning of Season 2. She continued that role until early Season 6, when she left the show. In 2008, Reuben returned to ER for one episode during its 14th season. She has stated that this role led to her HIV/AIDS activism.[5]
Reuben again held a major role in a television series, when she starred as FBI agent Brooke Haslett in 1-800-Missing (2003–2004).
She later starred as Rosalind Whitman in the TNT series Raising the Bar.
In 1996 she was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 2000, she sang back up for Tina Turner on her Twenty Four Seven Tour.
She will guest-star in the second season finale of Drop Dead Diva as Professor Kathy Miller.[6] Reuben will also guest-star in Season 12 of NBC's Law and Order: SVU reprising her role as U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson.[7]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990–91 | The Flash | Sabrina | 5 episodes |
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Det. Theresa Walker | 3 episodes |
| 1995–99, 2008 | ER | Jeanie Boulet | Series Regular: 102 Episodes |
| 2001–02 | The Agency | Lisa Fabrizzi | Regular: episodes 1-13 21-22 |
| 2002, 2007–11 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Christine Danielson (2007–11) / Violet Tremain (2002) | 4 episodes |
| 2003–04 | 1-800-Missing | Brooke Haslett | Series Regular Season 1: 18 episodes |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Erica Quimby | 1 episode |
| 2008–09 | Raising the Bar | Rosalind Whitman | Series Regular: 25 Episodes |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Professor Kathy Miller | 1 episode |
[edit] Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue | Celeste | |
| 1994 | Timecop | Sarah Fielding | |
| 1995 | Nick of Time | Krista Brooks | |
| 1998 | Indiscreet | Eve Dodd | |
| 1999 | Macbeth in Manhattan | Claudia / Lady Macbeth | |
| 1999 | David and Lola | Gloria | |
| 1999 | Deep in My Heart | Barbara Ann Williams | Television film |
| 2000 | Pilgrim | Vicky | |
| 2000 | Shaft | Sgt. Council | Uncredited |
| 2001 | The Feast of All Saints | Cecile Ste. Marie | Television film |
| 2002 | Little John | Natalie Britain | Television film |
| 2002 | Happy Here and Now | Hannah | |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials | Tituba Indian | Television film |
| 2006 | The Sentinel | Mrs Merriweather | |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Elizabeth Keckley | Filming |
[edit] References
- ^ Gloria Reuben Biography (1964-)
- ^ a b "Gloria!". Chatelaine. March 1999. http://business.highbeam.com/436992/article-1G1-53989047/gloria. Retrieved 2010-08-18. "Unfortunately, the interfacial Jamaican family – her father was white, her mother black – was a conspicuous addition to the very white, very conservative community. "The realities of being a mulatto kid in London or Scarberia weren't always easy," says Reuben's half-brother Denis Simpson..."
- ^ a b Williams, Kam (2008-08-28). "GLORIA REUBEN: The Raising the Bar Interview with Kam Williams". The Sly Fox Film Reviews. http://www.kamwilliams.com/2008/08/gloria-reuben-raising-bar-interview.html. Retrieved 2008-09-14. "At 18, she won the Miss Black Ontario beauty pageant, although the crown did not come without controversy, as some people questioned whether she was deserving because one of her parents was white."
- ^ Bournea, Chris (2007-04-03). "Gloria Reuben's Activism Moves from Screen to Real-Life Role". ThisWeek Newspapers. http://www.blackaids.org/ShowArticle.aspx?pagename=ShowArticle&articletype=NEWS&articleid=329&pagenumber=1. Retrieved 2008-09-14. "A Toronto native and daughter of a black mother and a white Canadian father..."[dead link]
- ^ KTLA Morning Show interview, October 9, 2008.
- ^ "Exclusive: Gloria Reuben to Guest-Star on Drop Dead Diva". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Gloria-Reuben-Diva-1020253.aspx.
- ^ "Gloria Reuben Returns to SVU". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Gloria-Reuben-1021973.aspx. Retrieved August 17 , 2010.
[edit] External links
- Gloria Reuben at the Internet Movie Database
- BroadwayWorld.com interview with Gloria Reuben, June 15, 2007
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