Rondi Reed Biography

Fast Facts

• Has been nominated many times for Jeff Awards for her work in Chicago Theatre and won in 1982 for Actress in a Supporting Role - Play, and in 2004 for Actress in a Principal Role - Play
• Graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in Theater in 1976 and earned her Master of Arts from HBO Studios
• Earned a Master of Divinity in Sit-Com Style and History of TV from the James Burrows School of Comedy in 2012
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "One More Saturday Night" in 1986
• Worked as an instructor at Columbia College Chicago during the 1980s
• Quote: "(On how she joined Steppenwolf) "At Illinois State University․ They originally asked me to come and join ․․․ four years later ․․․ they said, 'We don't have any character women․ We want you to come and be our resident character woman․'""
• Quote: "(On "August: Osage County"): "I think real life is messy; real life doesn't always get tied up․․․I think what makes it resonate with people is that we all carry around unspoken, unacknowledged human things․""
• Best known for her role as Madame Morrible in the musical "Wicked," on and off Broadway
• Is an international performer having performed in Festival productions for Steppenwolf in Australia, Ireland, and the U․K
• For 30 years, she has been a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago, Ill