Shanna Reed
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Shanna Reed is a former American actress and dancer. She is known for playing Polly Cooper McGillis on Major Dad.
Early years
[edit]Reed's father died before she was born, leaving her mother with five children and pregnant. Within two years she married Tommy Reed, the jazz saxophonist and leader of the Tommy Reed Orchestra.[1][2] Her mother taught dancing for Arthur Murray dance studios.[1]
After her mother remarried, the family moved to Phoenix, where Reed grew up. Her mother and stepfather operated a talent-booking agency there, and her mother had another child. Reed attended Arizona State University for a year.[1]
Career
[edit]After she left Arizona State, Reed danced at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, and in 1975 she was one of 12 dancers who, along with a singer, entertained in the Middle East and Europe. After they returned to the United States, she joined the national touring company of A Chorus Line.[1] She also had a replacement role in A Chorus Line on Broadway, and she performed on Broadway in Dancin' (1978).[3]
Reed's additional television credits include roles in Promised Land, Beverly Hills, 90210, Touched by an Angel, Cheers, Magnum, P.I., The Colbys, Simon & Simon, Hotel, I Had Three Wives, Knight Rider, T.J. Hooker, Fantasy Island, Texas, and Newhart.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | Texas | Terry Decker | 1980–1981 (TV series) |
| 1982 | Gavilan | Episode: "Best Friend Money Can Buy" | |
| 1983 | Legs | Lisa | TV movie |
| Casablanca | Episode: "Jenny" | ||
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Anna Lisa | Episode: "Lulu's Gone Away" | |
| Newhart | Iris Beecham | Episode: "The Looks of Love" | |
| For Love and Honor | Phyllis Wiecek | 1983–1984 (12 episodes) | |
| 1984 | The Master | Kelly Patterson | Episode: "Out-of-Time Step" |
| T.J. Hooker | Angie Quinn | Episode: "Hooker's Run" | |
| Fantasy Island | Laura Martin | Episode: "Mermaid and the Matchmaker/The Obsolete Man" | |
| Knight Rider | Barbara Bellingham | Episode: "Let It Be Me" | |
| Simon & Simon | Valerie Bartlett | Episode: "The Dark Side of the Street" | |
| Mike Hammer | Ana | Episode: "Warpath" | |
| 1985 | Braker | Dede Drummond | TV movies |
| Midas Valley | Lillian Hammond | ||
| Mirrors | Diane | ||
| Hotel | Joanna Korsak | Episode: "Anniversary" | |
| I Had Three Wives | Liz | 5 episodes | |
| 1986 | The Colbys | Adrienne Cassidy | 1986–1987 (14 episodes) |
| 1988 | Magnum, P.I. | Sarah Amlin | Episode: "The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company" |
| Throb | Sheri | Episode: "Men Without Lips" | |
| Houston Knights | Episode: "Cajun Spice" | ||
| Heartbeat | Caroline Petrie | Episode: "Where's Solomon When You Need Him?" Episode: "Cory's Loss" Episode: "To Heal a Doctor" | |
| Desert Rats | TV movie | ||
| 1st & Ten | Episode: "The Bulls Own Up" | ||
| Cheers | Suzanne Porter | Episode: "Swear to God" | |
| 1989 | The Banker | Sharon | |
| Major Dad | Polly Cooper McGillis | 1989–1993 (96 episodes) | |
| 1990 | The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage | Nina Morgan | TV movies |
| Coins in the Fountain | Bonnie | ||
| 1993 | The Trouble with Larry | Sally Easden Burton Flatt | 7 episodes |
| Shadowhunter | Waitress | TV movies | |
| Moment of Truth: Stalking Back | Linda Anello | ||
| 1994 | The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story | Sue Castellano | |
| Don't Talk to Strangers | Jane | ||
| 1995 | The Sister-in-Law | Madeleine Richards Warner | |
| Remember Me | Elaine Archer | ||
| 1996 | Stand Against Fear | Anne Wilson | |
| Alien Avengers | Rhonda | ||
| Rattled | Krista Donohue | ||
| Touched by an Angel | Morgan Bell | Episode: "Statute of Limitations" | |
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Patricia Myers | Episode: "All That Glitters" |
| The Night Caller | Dr. Lindsay Roland | ||
| 1999 | Promised Land | Helen Saunders | Episode: "In the Money" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Brennan, Patricia (November 20, 1989). "Shanna Reed having fun playing Mrs. Major Dad". The Toronto Star. p. B 4. Retrieved February 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tommy Reed Obituary". Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home | Phoenix AZ. February 14, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Shanna Reed". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
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