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Alyson Reed

Highest Rated: 83% Ad Astra (2019)

Lowest Rated: 32% Skin Deep (1989)

Birthday: Jan 11, 1958

Birthplace: Anaheim, California, USA

A veteran actress, singer, and dancer, Alyson Reed is well known to teens as the fervent drama teacher from Disney's "High School Musical" movie franchise. Growing up in Anaheim, California, Reed acted in her own high school musicals at Anaheim High, and starred in an "Alice in Wonderland" production at the local Disneyland theme park. She debuted on Broadway in 1978 in the Bob Fosse musical "Dancin'" and went on to perform in productions of "Dance a Little Closer" and "Marilyn: An American Fable." She co-starred with Joel Grey in the 1987 revival of "Cabaret," for which she earned a Tony nomination. Reed made her film debut as Cassie in Richard Attenborough's adaptation of "A Chorus Line" with Michael Douglas. After a guest role in an episode of "Matlock," Reed began a prolific television career, appearing on over 50 different shows between 1990 and 2006, when the first "High School Musical" TV movie was released. Although her screen time was reduced to just one scene in "High School Musical 2," her character of Ms. Darbus was back in force for the theatrical release of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year." During that time Reed continued to be a busy character actor on television. She also teaches at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Hollywood.

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Highest rated movies

83% 40% Ad Astra Watchlist 83% 72% High School Musical 2 Watchlist
67% 74% High School Musical
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64% 72% High School Musical 3: Senior Year
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48% 61% A Chorus Line
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32% 56% Skin Deep
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Manhattan Merengue
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The Secret She Carried
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67% My Sister's Keeper
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
83% 40% Ad Astra Janice Collins (Character) $50.2M 2019
64% 72% High School Musical 3: Senior Year Ms. Darbus (Character) $90.6M 2008
83% 72% High School Musical 2 Ms. Darbus (Character) - 2007
67% 74% High School Musical Ms. Darbus (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 67% My Sister's Keeper Mother Superior (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Secret She Carried Donna Snow (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet Manhattan Merengue Susan Kelly (Character) - 1995
32% 56% Skin Deep Alex (Character) $19.4M 1989
48% 61% A Chorus Line Cassie (Character) $14.2M 1985

TV

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88% 85% How to Get Away With Murder Panel Judge 2 (Guest Star) 2018
No Score Yet 84% NCIS Monica Keogh (Guest Star) 2018
90% 87% Grace and Frankie Maureen (Guest Star) 2017
No Score Yet 75% Major Crimes Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
94% 93% Silicon Valley Louise (Guest Star) 2015
85% 90% Modern Family Angela (Guest Star) 2014-2015
84% 72% Grey's Anatomy Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
90% 83% Bones Susan Lauderbach (Guest Star) 2013
72% 89% Desperate Housewives Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
94% 96% Mad Men Ruth Harris (Guest Star) 2012
No Score Yet 90% The Mentalist Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
No Score Yet 80% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Doris, the Waitress (Guest Star) 2003 2009
60% 100% Eli Stone Judge Brenda McCarthy (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
86% 90% Boston Legal Roberta Turner (Guest Star) 2005
83% 95% NYPD Blue Kathleen Halloran (Guest Star) 2004
14% No Score Yet It's All Relative Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 81% George Lopez Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet 75% Without a Trace Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet 85% ER Ginny (Guest Star) 2003
74% 82% Nip/Tuck Kate Fitzgerald (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Agency Unknown (Guest Star) 2001-2002
25% No Score Yet MDs Unknown (Guest Star) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Judging Amy Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chicago Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Family Law Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
74% 86% The X-Files Maggie Lupone (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet 91% Party of Five Unknown (Guest Star) 1995-1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet JAG Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
33% No Score Yet The Magnificent Seven Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
93% No Score Yet The Gregory Hines Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
17% No Score Yet Over the Top Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Moloney Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet High Incident Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Murphy Brown Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Wendy Maitlin (Guest Star) 1995
95% 95% Frasier Cindy Carruthers (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jake and the Fatman Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet To Have & to Hold Unknown (Guest Star)