Gloria Reuben
Encyclopedia
Gloria Reuben is a Canadian
singer and actress of film
and television
, known for her role as Jeanie Boulet
on the popular medical drama
ER
and for her role of Rosalind Whitman in the TV show Raising the Bar
.
to a classical
singer mother and an architect father. Her father is White Canadian and her mother is Jamaican
. Reuben is the half-sister of Denis Simpson
, an actor and children's television host who died in 2010. She began learning piano
as a child and studied later music technique and theory, ballet
and jazz
at the Canadian Royal Conservatory. Her career as an actress was triggered by a few jobs as a model and TV ad appearances.
Reuben is known for her role on the American television series ER
as Jeanie Boulet
, an HIV-positive physician assistant
on the hospital's staff. She was a guest star throughout Season 1 and was elevated to full-time cast member at the beginning of Season 2. She continued that role until early Season 6, when she left the show. In 2008, Reuben returned to ER for one episode during its 14th season. She has stated that this role led to her HIV/AIDS activism.
Reuben again held a major role in a television series, when she starred as FBI agent Brooke Haslett in 1-800-Missing (2003–2004).
She later starred as Rosalind Whitman in the TNT
series Raising the Bar
.
In 1996 she was chosen by People
magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 2000, she sang back up for Tina Turner
on her Twenty Four Seven Tour
.
She will guest-star in the second season finale of Drop Dead Diva
as Professor Kathy Miller. Reuben will also guest-star in Season 12 of NBC's Law and Order: SVU reprising her role as U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
singer and actress of film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, known for her role as Jeanie Boulet
Jeanie Boulet
Jeanie Boulet is a fictional character from the television series ER. She was portrayed by Gloria Reuben as a recurring character midway in the first season, then as a regular from season 2 onwards. Reuben left the serial in the 6th season, but in 2008 she reprised the role for one episode.Jeanie...
on the popular medical drama
Medical drama
A medical drama is a television program, in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment.In the United States, most medical episodes are one hour long and, more often than not, are set in a hospital. Most current medical Dramatic programming go beyond the...
ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
and for her role of Rosalind Whitman in the TV show Raising the Bar
Raising the Bar (TV series)
Raising the Bar is an American legal drama, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. The series revolves around a group of lawyer friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the criminal law.-Production:...
.
Life and career
Reuben was born in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
to a classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
singer mother and an architect father. Her father is White Canadian and her mother is Jamaican
Jamaican Canadian
Jamaican Canadians are Canadians of Jamaican descent, or Jamaican-born people with Canadian citizenship. The population, according to Canada's 2006 Census, is 231,110. Jamaican Canadians comprise about 30% of the entire black Canadian population.-History:...
. Reuben is the half-sister of Denis Simpson
Denis Simpson
Denis Simpson was a Canadian actor and singer, best known as a host of the TV series Polka Dot Door...
, an actor and children's television host who died in 2010. She began learning piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
as a child and studied later music technique and theory, ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
at the Canadian Royal Conservatory. Her career as an actress was triggered by a few jobs as a model and TV ad appearances.
Reuben is known for her role on the American television series ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
as Jeanie Boulet
Jeanie Boulet
Jeanie Boulet is a fictional character from the television series ER. She was portrayed by Gloria Reuben as a recurring character midway in the first season, then as a regular from season 2 onwards. Reuben left the serial in the 6th season, but in 2008 she reprised the role for one episode.Jeanie...
, an HIV-positive physician assistant
Physician assistant
A physician assistant/associate ' is a healthcare professional trained and licensed to practice medicine with limited supervision by a physician.-General description:...
on the hospital's staff. She was a guest star throughout Season 1 and was elevated to full-time cast member at the beginning of Season 2. She continued that role until early Season 6, when she left the show. In 2008, Reuben returned to ER for one episode during its 14th season. She has stated that this role led to her HIV/AIDS activism.
Reuben again held a major role in a television series, when she starred as FBI agent Brooke Haslett in 1-800-Missing (2003–2004).
She later starred as Rosalind Whitman in the TNT
Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
series Raising the Bar
Raising the Bar (TV series)
Raising the Bar is an American legal drama, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. The series revolves around a group of lawyer friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the criminal law.-Production:...
.
In 1996 she was chosen by People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. In 2000, she sang back up for Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
on her Twenty Four Seven Tour
Twenty Four Seven Tour
The Twenty Four Seven Tour is the eighth concert tour by American singer, Tina Turner. The tour initially promoted her final studio album, Twenty Four Seven, but later transformed into a greatest hits tour...
.
She will guest-star in the second season finale of Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...
as Professor Kathy Miller. Reuben will also guest-star in Season 12 of NBC's Law and Order: SVU reprising her role as U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson.
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Sabrina | 5 episodes | |
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street Homicide: Life on the Street Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale... |
Det. Theresa Walker | 3 episodes |
| 1995–99, 2008 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Jeanie Boulet | Series Regular: 102 Episodes |
| 2001–02 | Lisa Fabrizzi | Regular: episodes 1-13 21-22 | |
| 2002, 2007–11 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced... |
Christine Danielson (2007–11) / Violet Tremain (2002) | 4 episodes |
| 2003–04 | 1-800-Missing | Brooke Haslett | Series Regular Season 1: 18 episodes |
| 2005 | Numb3rs NUMB3RS Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes... |
Erica Quimby | 1 episode |
| 2008–09 | Raising the Bar Raising the Bar (TV series) Raising the Bar is an American legal drama, which ran on TNT network from September 1, 2008 to December 24, 2009. The series revolves around a group of lawyer friends who find themselves on opposite sides of the criminal law.-Production:... |
Rosalind Whitman | Series Regular: 25 Episodes |
| 2010 | Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television... |
Professor Kathy Miller | 1 episode |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue | Celeste | |
| 1994 | Timecop Timecop Timecop is a 1994 science-fiction thriller film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson was also executive producer... |
Sarah Fielding | |
| 1995 | Nick of Time | Krista Brooks | |
| 1998 | Indiscreet Indiscreet (1998 film) Indiscreet is a thriller TV movie starring Luke Perry and Gloria Reuben.- Plot :Zachariah Dodd, a rich lawyer, hires Michael Nash ,a private investigator, to obtain evidences that is wife, Eve Dodd is unfaithful so he can divorce her... |
Eve Dodd | |
| 1999 | Macbeth in Manhattan | Claudia / Lady Macbeth | |
| 1999 | David and Lola | Gloria | |
| Deep in My Heart Deep in My Heart (1999 film) Deep in My Heart is a 1999 television film based on a true story, starring Anne Bancroft and Lynn Whitfield and directed by Anita W. Addison. Bancroft received a primetime Emmy for her role.... |
Barbara Ann Williams | Television film | |
| 2000 | Pilgrim Pilgrim (film) Inferno, also known as Pilgrim, is a 2000 film directed by Harley Cokeliss and written by Peter Milligan. It stars Ray Liotta as an amnesiac.-Plot:... |
Vicky | |
| 2000 | Shaft Shaft (2000 film) Shaft is a 2000 American action-crime film directed by John Singleton, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Pat Hingle, Toni Collette, Busta Rhymes, Vanessa L. Williams, and Mekhi Phifer. This film is not a remake of the 1971 film of the same name, but rather a sequel,... |
Sgt. Council | Uncredited |
| 2001 | Cecile Ste. Marie | Television film | |
| 2002 | Little John Little John Little John was a legendary fellow outlaw of Robin Hood, and was said to be Robin's chief lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men.-Folklore:He appears in the earliest recorded Robin Hood ballads and stories... |
Natalie Britain | Television film |
| 2002 | Happy Here and Now | Hannah | |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials | Tituba Indian | Television film |
| 2012 | Lincoln Lincoln (2012 film) Lincoln is an upcoming 2012 biographical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln and Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln.... |
Elizabeth Keckley | Filming |