Marjorie Armstrong Post (November 4, 1950 – August 7, 2021), known professionally as Markie Post, was an American actress. Her best known roles include bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985; public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992; Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995; and Barbara ‘Bunny’ Fletcher, the mother of Detective Erin Lindsay (Sophia Bush), on the NBC drama series Chicago P.D. from 2014 to 2017.
Early life Post was born in Palo Alto, California, on November 4, 1950. Her father, Richard F. Post, worked as a physicist; her mother, Marylee (Armstrong) Post, was a poet. The second of the couple's three children, she and her two siblings were raised in Stanford and Walnut Creek. She attended Las Lomas High School where she was a cheerleader. Post then attended Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and briefly attended Pomona College in California before returning to Lewis & Clark to earn her Bachelor of Arts degree.
Career Prior to acting, Post worked in the production staff on several game shows. She began her career with the production crew of the Tom Kennedy version of Split Second. She also served as associate producer of CBS's Double Dare and as a card dealer on NBC's Card Sharks. Later, after achieving fame as an actress, she played various game shows as a celebrity guest, including The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, Super Password, The (New) $25,000 Pyramid, and The $100,000 Pyramid. She helped a contestant win the $100,000 grand prize in a November 1987 tournament episode of The $100,000 Pyramid.
Post's early acting credits include a 1979 appearance as a red spandex wearing femme fatale in the science-fiction series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. She also appeared on a 1979 episode of the detective show Barnaby Jones, on a 1980 episode of Eight is Enough, the pilot episode of Simon & Simon in 1981, the season two premiere of The Greatest American Hero, two episodes of The A-Team (as two different characters: the 1983 episode "The Only Church in Town" and the 1984 episode "Hot Styles"), and a guest spot on the popular ABC Saturday night romance drama The Love Boat. She appeared as Diane Chambers' best friend in the sitcom Cheers, before eventually becoming a regular on the ABC action drama The Fall Guy. She left The Fall Guy, for her most popular role as Christine Sullivan, the tightly wound public defender on the NBC TV comedy series Night Court; the character was the foil to John Laroquette's misogynistic assistant district attorney, Dan Fielding, and the eventual love interest for Judge Harry Stone (Harry Anderson). She remained with the show from the third season until the end in 1992. She played Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the comedy series Hearts Afire, co-starring John Ritter. Post also had recurring guest-star roles on The District and on Scrubs as the mother of Dr. Elliot Reid.
Her film credits include There's Something About Mary (1998), in which Post played Mary's mother. She played a call girl and dominatrix in the 1988 TV movie Tricks of the Trade opposite Cindy Williams, and a singer in Glitz with Jimmy Smits, based on the novel by Elmore Leonard. She also had a starring role in NBC's 1995 movie Visitors in the Night. She appeared as reporter Christine Merriweather in the 2007 improvisational comedy film (released in 2017) Cook Off!. She appeared in the 30 Rock episode "The One with the Cast of Night Court" playing herself when Harry Anderson, Charles Robinson, and she staged a mock reunion of the Night Court cast.
Post was the voice of June Darby on the animated robot superhero TV series Transformers: Prime. She appeared as recurring character Barbara 'Bunny' Fletcher in the first four seasons of Chicago P.D.Stanhope, Kate. "Sophia Bush Leaving 'Chicago P.D.' After Four Seasons," The Hollywood Reporter, Thursday, May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2020
Personal life From 1971 to 1972, Post was married to Stephen Knox, whom she met at Lewis & Clark College. She later married actor and writer Michael A. Ross, with whom she had two daughters. Markie Post - Cast- Backyard Wedding | Hallmark Channel]
Death Post died at the age of 70 at her home in Los Angeles, on August 7, 2021; she had been suffering from cancer.
Filmography
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1981Gangster WarsChris BrennanFilm debut1998There's Something About MarySheila Jensen2007Cook Off!Christine MerriweatherReleased in 20172014Muffin Top: A Love StoryLinda2017Sweet Sweet SummertimeLila Burns2017Camp Cool KidsEuginia2018Keep the Gaslight BurningMrs. MaxwellShort film
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1978Frankie and Annette: The Second Time AroundDeniseTV movie1979CHiPsRobertaEpisode: "Rally 'Round the Bank"1979Barnaby JonesLinda WoodsEpisode: "Master of Deception"1979The Incredible HulkPamela NorrisEpisode: "The Confession"1979The Lazarus SyndromeLauren PlaceEpisode: "A Brutal Assault"1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyJoella Cameron2 episodes1979Hart to HartSandyEpisode: "Cop Out"1980B.J. and the BearValerie WoodEpisode: "Siege"1980House CallsLindaEpisode: "A Slight Case of Quarantine"1980Eight Is EnoughKerryEpisode: "The Commitment"1980Semi-ToughBarbara Jane Bookman4 episodes1981The Gangster ChroniclesChris BrennanTelevision Miniseries; 13 episodes1981The Greatest American HeroDeborah DanteEpisode: "The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball"1981Simon & SimonCarolyn PerryEpisode: "Details at Eleven"1981McClain's LawLinda SmithEpisode: "Requiem for a Narc"1982Massarati and the BrainJulie RamsdellTelevision movie1982Not Just Another AffairJan ThackerTelevision movie1982–1983The Love BoatDoris Holden/Dee Dee/Donna Baker2 episodes1982–1985The Fall GuyTerri MichaelsSeries regular; 64 episodes (1982–1985)1983Six PackSally LeadbetterTelevision movie1983Matt HoustonCourtney GarnerEpisode: "A Novel Way to Die"1983CheersHeather LandonEpisode: "Just Three Friends"1983The Match Game-Hollywood Squares HourHerself5 episodes1983–1984Fantasy IslandAmy Marshall/Doreen Murphy2 episodes1983-1984The A-TeamRina/Leslie Becktall/Sister Teresa2 episodes1983-1988The New $25,000 PyramidHerselfRecurring role; 80 episodes1984GlitterBarbara NelsonEpisode: "Pilot"1984Scene of the CrimeCourtney HollanderEpisode: "Pilot"1984–1985HotelAnne Crowley/Jill Stanton2 episodes1984–1992Night CourtChristine SullivanGuest appearance in season 2, "Daddy for the Defense"; Series regular as of Season 3; 159 episodes1985The $25,000 PyramidHerself5 episodes1985–1987Super PasswordHerselfRecurring role; 20 episodes1986TriplecrossDelia LangtreeTelevision movie1988GlitzLinda MoonTelevision movie1988Tricks of the TradeMarlaTelevision movie1991Rockin' Through the DecadesHerselfTelevision special1991Stranger at My DoorSharon DanceyTelevision movie1992–1995Hearts AfireGeorgie Anne Lahti HartmanSeries regular; 54 episodes1993Beyond SuspicionJoyceTelevision movie1994Someone She KnowsLaurie PhilipsTelevision movie1995VR.5Alexis MillerEpisode: "The Many Faces of Alex"1995Visitors of the NightJudith EnglishTelevision movie1996Chasing the DragonGwen KesslerTelevision movie1996Dave's WorldLisa McCauleyEpisode: "Falling"1997Dog's Best FriendHorseTelevision movie; voice role1997Survival on the MountainAmy HoffmanTelevision movie1998I've Been Waiting for YouRosemary ZoltanneTelevision movie1999-2000Odd Man OutJulia WhitneySeries regular; 13 episodes2000Twice in a LifetimeNancy Waldron/Peggy McIntryeEpisode: "It's a Hard Knock Life"2000Hollywood SquaresHerself5 episodes2001Till Dad Do Us PartVirginia CorbettTelevision movie2001Late BoomersunknownTelevision movie2002–2006ScrubsLily Reid3 episodes2003–2004The DistrictAudrey Livingston/Simone Fairgate/Audrey Livermore2 episodes2006Ghost WhispererDiana LassiterEpisode: "The Woman of His Dreams"2007Holiday in HandcuffsKatherine ChandlerTelevision movie200830 RockHerselfEpisode: "The One with the Cast of Night Court"2010Backyard WeddingAunt AddieTelevision movie2010–2013Transformers PrimeJune DarbySeries regular; 15 episodes; Voice role2011Man UpLindaEpisode: "Acceptance"2013Christmas on the BayouLillyTelevision movie2014–2017Chicago P.D.Barbara "Bunny" FletcherRecurring role; 18 episodes2017The Joneses UnpluggedTawneyTelevision movie2017Four Christmases and a WeddingAnna TaylorTelevision movie2018Santa Clarita DietBeckyEpisode: "Coyote in Yoga Pants" 2018–2019The Kids Are AlrightHelen Portollo 4 episodes 2019SoundtrackMrs. Kassem Episode: "Track 2: Joanna and Nellie"2019Christmas ReservationsTay Griffin Television movie
Awards and nominations
1994 CableACE Award for Children's Program Special - 6 and Young (Presidential Inaugural Celebration for Children) – Won
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