Alyson Reed
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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Alyson Reed
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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83% |
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Ad Astra | Janice Collins (Character) | $50.2M | 2019 |
64% |
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Ms. Darbus (Character) | $90.6M | 2008 |
83% |
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High School Musical 2 | Ms. Darbus (Character) | - | 2007 |
67% |
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High School Musical | Ms. Darbus (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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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% |
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Skin Deep | Alex (Character) | $19.4M | 1989 |
48% |
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A Chorus Line | Cassie (Character) | $14.2M | 1985 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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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) |