Margaret Reed

Award-winning actor Margaret Reed, plays opposite Tim Blake Nelson, Bobby Cannavale, and John Turturro in his 2020 film "The Jesus Rolls.

" Most recently, Maggie played an infectious disease doctor (filmed one month before the 2020 COVID19 lockdown) on Bull (CBS) and Patti LuPone's neighbor on Ryan Murphy's Pose on FX. Also, supporting roles in the following indie films with up-and-coming stars Jack Kilmer in Jono Seneff's Dig, Andy Ahrens in Joey Fingers' Gold Digger, and Maren Lord in Kevin Alexander's Boys and Toys, while also starring in Aidan Weaver's She Follows Close Behind. On TV, Maggie had the recurring role of Belinda Oliver, U. S. Arms Negotiator, on The Americans final season, with roles on NBC's The Blacklist, ABC's Deception, and CBS' Limitless. The lo-fi goth classic series by Terence Krey, Graves, starring Christine Nyland, is a favorite as her very goth mom, as are the comical series Same Same as Lauren Augarten's mom, and Awkawardly, by Nikki Coble, in which Maggie recurs as the flustered Margo in episodes 12 and 13; plus she directed episodes 4 and 17. Some of her most notable TV roles have been Shannon O'Hara McKechnie on the soap opera As The World Turns (8 years), Mary Contardi on SEeinfeld, Maggie Biederhof on HBO's Mildred Pierce, Blossom's mom in the flashbacks on Blossom, many roles on the various Law and Order shows, including the recurring tough lawyer Felicia Chatham on SVU, and as Dr. Serova on Star Trek, TNG. Margaret was born in Salinas, CA, but bred in the NYC area after she earned her B. A. in Theatre Arts from the University of California at Santa Cruz and was awarded her M. F. A. from Cornell University where she played Nurse Ratched and Kate to Jimmy Smits' Chief Bromden and Petruchio. She then toured the U. S. in John Houseman's The Acting Company, playing many classical and Shakespearean heroines. She won the DramaLogue award for her role as Kate opposite Kevin Conway's Garfinkle in the L. A. premiere of the play Other People's Money and was awarded the NJ Theatre Critics award as Best Supporting Actress for Dinner Friends. Off-Broadway higlights include the World-premiere of Samuel Beckett's Catastophe directed by the late Alan Schneider and playing Vivien Leigh and Joan Plowright in Austin Pendelton's Orson's Shadow, directed by David Cromer. Also recently, a 3-theatre tour as Masha in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Cleveland Play House, GEVA, and the Cape Playhouse).

Her last Off-Broadway play (February 2020) was as Bess Myerson in Barra Grant's autobiographical play Miss America's Ugly Daughter.