Gloria Reuben
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| 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 hit 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] Reuben is the sister of Denis Simpson, an actor and children's television host. Her father is white and according to Gloria Reuben herself as shown on the 12/20/2009 television broadcast of the Paul Mitchell/Iberostar Rose Hall Sports Invitational in Jamaica, both her father and her mother are Jamaican.[2][3] She began learning piano as a child and studied later music technique and theory, ballet and jazz at the Canadian Royal Conservatory.[2] Her career as an actress was triggered by a few jobs as model and TV ad appearances.
Reuben is known for her role on the American television series ER as Jeanie Boulet, a physician assistant in the hospital infected with HIV. She was a guest star throughout Season 1 on ER 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 her to her HIV/AIDS activism.[4]
She now stars as Rosalind Whitman in the TNT series Raising the Bar.
In 1996 she was chosen by People 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.
[edit] Filmography
- Raising the Bar (2008) (TV series)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- 1-800-Missing (2003)
- Happy Here and Now (2002)
- Salem Witch Trials (2002)
- Little John (2002)
- Shaft (2000)
- Bad Faith (2000)
- Pilgrim (1999)
- The Feast of All Saints (2001)
- Deep in My Heart (1999)
- David and Lola (1999)
- Macbeth in Manhattan (1999)
- Nick of Time (1995)
- ER (1995-1999, 2008)
- Timecop (1994)
- Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1992)
- The Flash (1990)
[edit] References
- ^ Gloria Reuben Biography (1964-)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ KTLA Morning Show interview, October 9, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Gloria Reuben at the Internet Movie Database
- BroadwayWorld.com interview with Gloria Reuben, June 15, 2007
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