Ellie Reed (actress)

Ellie Reed is an American actress who has worked primarily in theatre and television. She is known for playing the best friend of the main character in the Netflix series Girlboss.

Ellie Reed
BornAge 32
Deerfield, Illinois, U.S.[1]
OccupationActor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNorthwestern University (BA)
Years active2010–present

Early life

Reed was born in Deerfield, Illinois.[1] She graduated from Northwestern University,[1] and further studied improv programs at The Second City Conservatory and iO Theater in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

Theatre career

Reed joined the Griffin Theatre (Chicago)[1] in 2011 and starred in the productions "No More Dead Dogs," "Letters Home," and "Men Should Weep." She was also involved in the founding of and was casting director of the Buzz22 theatre company in Chicago,[1][2] where she starred in "Hooters: A Play" and "Quake," as well as "She Kills Monsters" which was part of Steppenwolf Theatre Garage Rep's 2013 production.[3][4]

Her play The Beecher Sisters had its premiere at Chicago’s Awkward Pause Theatre in 2015.[5]

Film and television career

Reed made her debut screen appearance in the short film Positive Comment in 2010 and went on to appear in three episodes of Touch 'n Dix in 2012.[1] Since then she has appeared in such TV series as Betrayal, Chicago P.D., Empire, Future You, and 2 Broke Girls.[1]

Reed landed a main supporting role as Annie, the best friend of Sophia played by Britt Robertson in Girlboss for 13 episodes in 2017.[3] In 2018, Reed played Sarah Green in the pilot episode of the 2018 ABC reboot of The Greatest American Hero.[6]

In 2019, Reed played the leading role in the film Big House,[7] which was due to have its world premiere at the RiverRun International Film Festival in April 2020.[8]

In 2020 she had a brief cameo in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode as Kayla in the episode Lights Out, and starred as Camilla’s girlfriend CBS/Disney+ series Diary of a Future President.[9]

Television / Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Positive Comment Additional sisters (Short film)
2012 Touch 'n Dix Ellie for 3 episodes
2013 Betrayal Holly TV series
2014 3 Nights Ella (Short film)
2014 Chicago P.D. Josie Valescu "An Honest Woman"
2015 Empire Fashion VP "Our Dancing Days"
2016 Ten More Laurie (Short film)
2016 Future You (TV series) Marney "Internet Casualties"
2016 2 Broke Girls Claire "And the Story Telling Show"
2017 Girlboss Annie Regular role 13 episodes
2018 The Big Bang Theory Jenna "The Sibling Realignment"
2018 The Greatest American Hero [6] Sarah Green ABC pilot
2019 Big House [7] Claire Film (Lead role)
2020 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Kayla season 7 (1 episode)
2020 Diary of a Future President [9] Danielle TV series (1 episode)

Theatre productions
Production Theatre company
No More Dead Dogs Griffin theatre
Letters Home Griffin theatre
Men Should Weep Griffin theatre
Hooters: A Play Buzz22 Chicago
Quake Buzz22 Chicago
She Kills Monsters Steppenwolf Theatre Garage Rep
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed Lifeline Theatre
The Casuals[10] Jackalope Theatre
House Ensembles Twisty & Moxie The Second City
Night of the Magician Screen Door
Sam: A Fairy Tale Screen Door

References
  1. "BA #237: Ellie Reed". boxangeles.com. July 22, 2018.
  2. "Ellie Reed". steppenwolf.org. 2018.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (2016-04-28). "Ellie Reed Cast In Netflix Comedy Series 'Girlboss', Signs With CAA". deadline.com. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  4. "Ellie Reed Member bio". griffintheatre.com. 2017.
  5. Kidder-Mostrom, Christopher. "Review: The Beecher Sisters/Awkward Pause Theatre". Newcity Stage.
  6. "The Greatest American Hero'- Ellie Reed & Humphrey Ker Cast In ABC Reboot Pilot". deadline.com. 2018.
  7. "Teaser released for feature Big House". evanobrien.com. 2020.
  8. "Big House". riverrunfilm.com/. 2020.
  9. "Danielle". lezwatchtv.com. 2020.
  10. "The Casuals". jackalopetheatre.org. 2013.
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