Rondi Anne Reed (born October 26, 1952) is an American actress of stage and screen. A longtime member of Chicago's
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, she has appeared in more than 50 productions at that theater. Also active on Broadway, she won the 2008
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Mattie Fae Aiken in ''
August: Osage County''. She is also known for the role of Peggy on the television sitcom ''
Mike & Molly'' which she played from 2010-2016.
Early life
Reed was born in
Dixon, Illinois. She graduated from
Illinois State University in 1977. She then met a Broadway theatrical producer named Stephen Eich in 1976 during her time in
Steppenwolf Theater and married him in 1982. They divorced in 2016, after being married for 34 years.
Career
Reed has been a member of
Chicago
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's
Steppenwolf Theatre Company for many years, appearing in 51 productions with the company. She appeared on
Broadway in ''
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' in 1994 and ''
The Grapes of Wrath'' in 1990, among others.
[ On July 13, 2005, she originated the role of Madame Morrible in the Chicago production of the musical '' Wicked''.
She originated the role of Mattie Fae Aiken in the Broadway production of '' August: Osage County'' in 2007, for which she won the 2008 ]Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.["Rondi Reed Broadway Credits and Awards"]
Playbill (vault), accessed July 18, 2016
She later reprised her role of Madame Morrible in ''Wicked'' in Chicago, beginning June 27, 2008. Her second run ended November 18, 2008, and she was again replaced by Robertson. She then reprised her role as Mattie Fae Aiken in the London production of ''August: Osage Country'' before returning to Madame Morrible in the Broadway production of ''Wicked.'' She began performances March 17, 2009, replacing Jayne Houdyshell and bowed out as the evil headmistress on June 27, 2010, to star in the Australian production of ''August'' in Sydney. The limited engagement of the show ran from August 13 – September 25, 2010.[Gans, Andrew (June 9, 2010)]
"Kathy Fitzgerald to Join Cast of Broadway's 'Wicked'"
. playbill.com. She returned to the New York production of "Wicked" from July 31, 2017, to January 28, 2018.
She appeared in the ''Seinfeld
''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It ...
'' episode " The Kiss Hello" (originally aired on February 16, 1995). She starred on the CBS sitcom '' Mike & Molly'', as Peggy Biggs, Mike's mother. She also appeared on '' Roseanne'' as Jackie's therapist.
Filmography
References
External links
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Interview
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1952 births
Living people
American stage actresses
Actresses from Illinois
People from Dixon, Illinois
Illinois State University alumni
Steppenwolf Theatre Company players
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses