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My Take
Rondi Reed is the kind of artist I instinctively respect. More than fifty productions at Chicago's Steppenwolf is not a résumé, it's a vocation, and her 2008 Tony for August: Osage County felt like the theatre world finally putting a spotlight on a working actor's actor. From a small-town Illinois start to Broadway, she built it the slow, honest way, in front of live audiences night after night. With almost no social media footprint, she lets the work speak. I find that old-school dedication to the stage genuinely moving, and far more impressive than easy fame.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rondi Reed
- Name (Japanese)
- ロンディ・リード
- Reading
- ろんでぃ・りーど
- Born
- October 26, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dragon
- Origin
- Dixon, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Dixon High School
- University
- Illinois State University
Awards & achievements
- 2008 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.