Jillian Rose Reed

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Jillian Rose Reed
Jillian Rose Reed February 2015.jpg
Reed in 2015
Born (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 33)
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
SpouseMarty Shannon
Relatives Robbie Tucker (brother)

Jillian Rose Reed (born December 20, 1991) [1] [2] is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Tamara Kaplan in MTV's TV series Awkward .

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Early life

Reed was born in Hollywood, Florida, and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. [3] [4] She has two brothers, an older brother Matt and her younger brother is fellow actor Robbie Tucker. [5] [4] [6] She performed competitive dance when she was about 4 as well as competitive jazz, tap and ballet in Michigan when she was twelve. [4]

Career

From 2008 to 2009, Reed played Simone on the dark comedy-drama series Weeds . [4]

In 2011, Reed was cast as Tamara Kaplan on the MTV original series Awkward . [7] The role earned her a Young Artist Award nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress. [8] In 2012, she starred in the TV film My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 as Sienna Brooks. [4]

She played Megan in the 2014 film Confessions of a Womanizer with Andrew Lawrence and Gary Busey. [1]

Reed also appeared in a 2014 episode of Jessie titled "Acting with the Frenemy" where she played Abbey. [9] She also guest starred on two episodes of Jack Black's Yahoo series Ghost Ghirls. [9]

Personal life

Reed is involved with the American Diabetes Association due to her brother Matt having type 1 diabetes. Reed said in an interview with USA Today that "a lot of people think diabetes isn't one of those things that can happen to you. With the success of Awkward, I did have a voice. I can say something and people will listen, I can use social media and not just to tweet pictures of my cat." [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010L.A. VampireJailbait VampireShort film
2013 Age of Dinosaurs Jade Jacobs
2014 Confessions of a Womanizer Megan
2014Finding AliceAliceShort film; voice role
2015Jillian Rose Reed Takes the #KylieJennerChallengeHerselfShort film
2018Sharon 1.2.3.Linda

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Zoey 101 Girl #3Episode: "Rumor of Love"
2008–2009 Weeds SimoneRecurring role; 7 episodes
2009 Hung Skinny Girl TracieEpisode: "The Pickle Jar"
2010 Community Kelly CortlandtEpisode: "The Art of Discourse"
2010 The Middle ShannonEpisode: "Errand Boy"
2011–2016 Awkward Tamara KaplanMain role; 89 episodes
2011 Pair of Kings TessaEpisode: "The One About Mikayla's Friends"
2012 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 Sienna BrooksTelevision film
2013 Supah Ninjas Gina / WallflowerEpisode: "Wallflower"
2013 Ghost Ghirls LizzieGuest role; 2 episodes
2014Del Weston on FilmHerselfEpisode: "Del Weston's Action on Film Show with Jillian Rose Reed"
2014 Jessie AbbeyEpisode: "Acting with the Frenemy"
2015 Todrick HerselfGuest
2016Whats So Scary About Common CoreBethTelevision film
2016-2017On Hiatus with Monty GeerJulie ReedGuest role; 2 episodes
2016–2020 Elena of Avalor Naomi TurnerMain role; voice role
2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor Naomi TurnerTelevision film; voice role
2017 Daytime Divas Kali TEpisode: "And the Loser Is..."
2017MondaysElleTelevision mini-series
2018 Lucifer CeCeEpisode: "Let Pinhead Sing!"
2022 Raven's Home NoriEpisode: "Mr. Petracelli's Revenge"

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Awkward. WebisodesTamara KaplanMain role; 3 episodes
2017FoursomeConstanceGuest role; 2 episodes
2018Love DailyGwenEpisode: "The Truth of Dating"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResults
2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress AwkwardNominated

References

  1. 1 2 Casey Lewis (May 2013). "'Awkward' Star Jillian Rose Reed on Mean Girls, Ex-Boyfriends, and '90s Heartthrobs". Teen Vogue . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. "Happy birthday to me... Got to see all my girls!!!!". Jillian Rose Reed verified Twitter. December 21, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  3. "Jillian Rose Reed on Awkward". MTV. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 David Raterman (March 7, 2012). "MTV's Jillian Rose Reed is all about dance workouts". Sun-Sentinel . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Gayle Jo Carter (September 19, 2014). "Cause Celeb: It's Jillian Rose Reed vs. diabetes". USA Today . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  6. Kristine Hope Kowalski (November 23, 2014). "Jillian Rose Reed Shares Her Fave Diabetes-Friendly Sugar-Free Snack". Twist . Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  7. Kirsten Schofield (November 11, 2014). ""Awkward" Star Jillian Rose Reed Has Wise Advice for BFFs". Cosmopolitan . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  8. "Actress Jillian Rose Reed Gets "Awkward"". The Queen Latifah Show. October 18, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Jethro Nededog (November 4, 2013). "'Awkward's' Jillian Rose Reed to Play New Frenemy on 'Jessie' (Exclusive)". TheWrap . Retrieved February 23, 2015.