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. She is also known for the role of Peggy on the television sitcom Mike & Molly which she played from 2010-2016.
Early life Reed was born in Dixon, Illinois. She graduated from Illinois State UniversitySood, Kiran. "A chat with actress Rondi Reed" saukvalley.com, February 16, 2012 in 1977. She then met a Broadway theatrical producer named Stephen Eich in 1976 during her time in Steppenwolf Theater and married him in 1982. They divorced in 2016, after being married for 34 years.
Career Reed has been a member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company for many years, appearing in 51 productions with the company."Rondi Reed biography", steppenwolf.org; retrieved June 10, 2010. She appeared on Broadway in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice in 1994 and The Grapes of Wrath in 1990, among others. On July 13, 2005, she originated the role of Madame Morrible in the Chicago production of the musical Wicked.
She originated the role of Mattie Fae Aiken in the Broadway production of August: Osage County in 2007, for which she won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play."Rondi Reed Broadway Credits and Awards" Playbill (vault), accessed July 18, 2016
She later reprised her role of Madame Morrible in Wicked in Chicago, beginning June 27, 2008. Her second run ended November 18, 2008, and she was again replaced by Robertson. She then reprised her role as Mattie Fae Aiken in the London production of August: Osage Country before returning to Madame Morrible in the Broadway production of Wicked. She began performances March 17, 2009,Bacalzo, Dan (February 24, 2009). "Rondi Reed to Be Broadway 'Wicked's New Madame Morrible". theatermania.com. replacing Jayne Houdyshell and bowed out as the evil headmistress on June 27, 2010, to star in the Australian production of August in Sydney. The limited engagement of the show ran from August 13 – September 25, 2010.Gans, Andrew (June 9, 2010). "Kathy Fitzgerald to Join Cast of Broadway's 'Wicked'" . playbill.com. She returned to the New York production of "Wicked" from July 31, 2017, to January 28, 2018.
She appeared in the Seinfeld episode "The Kiss Hello" (originally aired on February 16, 1995). She starred on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, as Peggy Biggs, Mike's mother. She also appeared on Roseanne as Jackie's therapist.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 One More Saturday Night Mrs. Becker 1992 Mo' Money District Attorney1993 Born Yesterday Victoria Penny Joshua Tree Detective Chelsey Also released as Army of One and Vanishing Red, among other titles 1993Fearless Veronica Castane 1996 Eye for an Eye Regina Gratz 1997 Jungle 2 Jungle Sarah 1999 The Astronaut's Wife Dr. Conlin 2014 Cotton Nadine 2015 Always Worthy Michaela
Television Year Title Role Notes1992 Roseanne Therapist Season 4 episode 20: "Therapist" L.A. Law Nancy Lapine Season 6 episode 20: "Beauty and the Breast" Desperate Choices: To Save My Child Dr. Brunell TV movie1993 Wild Palms Eileen Whitehope Miniseries Episodes: "Everything Must Go" and "The Floating World" Murder in the Heartland Jonette Fox Miniseries1995 Grace Under Fire Irma Gold Season 2 episode 14: "No Money Down" Seinfeld Mary Season 6 episode 17: "The Kiss Hello" A Streetcar Named Desire Eunice TV movie 1996 Innocent Victims Bonnie Griffin TV movie1997 Nothing Sacred Barbara Keneally Episode 3: "Mixed Blessings" Night Man Hospitalized girl's Mother Season 1 episode 5: "Still of the Night"1998 The Practice Suzanne Carroll Season 2 episode 22: "Another Day" Cybill Therapist Season 4 episode 16: "Fine Is Not a Feeling" 1999 Home Improvement Dr. Miller Season 8 episode 22: "Loose Lips and Freudian Slips"2003 Normal Roy's Sister Beth TV movie Fargo Anne Mendelson TV movie 2008 Lipstick Jungle Lana Season 1 episode 4: "Chapter Four: Bombay Highway" 2010 You Don't Know Jack Judge Cooper TV movie 2010–2016 Mike & Molly Peggy 62 episodes 2014 Long Way Home Sandy "Go-Go" Rhodes Season 1 episodes 1-4: "Del 1," "Del 2," "Del 3," "Del 4" 2015 Scandal Mary Peterson Season 4 episode 20: "First Lady Sings the Blues" 2016 Masters of Sex Edith Schiff Season 4 episodes 5, 6, 7: "Outlier," "Family Only," "In to Me You See"2018 Disjointed Nana Episode 18: "A-A-R-Pot" How To Get Away With Murder Judge Victoria Harper Season 5 Episode 3: "The Baby Was Never Dead" Midnight, Texas Grace Barrone Season 2 episode 4: "I Put A Spell on You" 2019 Speechless Nina Season 3 episode 13: "F-a-Fashion 4 A-All"2021MomJolene Season 8 episode 18: "My Kinda People and the Big To-Do"2021Why Women KillMrs. Carol Yost3 episodes2022B PositiveIrene 3 episodesHow We RollRuth 3 episodes2023Fatal AttractionJudge WebbSeason 1 Episode 7 "Best Friend"2024BookieHelenSeason 2 Episode 3 "Boom, Done, Hello Jesus"2025Monster: The Ed Gein StoryMary HoganSeason 3 Episode 2 "Sick as Your Secrets"
Stage + Year Title Role Notes 1987 A Lie of the Mind Lorraine Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago 1987 Aunt Dan and Lemon Mother Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago 1990 The Grapes of Wrath Mrs. Wainwright Cort Theatre, Broadway 1991 Another Time Leonard's Mother Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago 1994 The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Mari Hoff Neil Simon Theatre, Broadway 2007 August: Osage County Mattie Fae Aiken Imperial Theatre, Broadway 2010 Wicked Madame Morrible (Replacement) Gershwin Theatre, Broadway 2018 Henry IV Mistress Quickly Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles
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Interview at Broadway.com