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Post at the 1988 Emmy Awards
Born
Marjorie Armstrong Post

(1950-11-04)November 4, 1950
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 7, 2021(2021-08-07) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California
Alma mater Lewis & Clark College (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1978–2019
Known for The Fall Guy
Night Court
Hearts Afire
Spouses
Stephen Knox
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(m. 1971;div. 1972)​
Michael A. Ross
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(m. 1982)​
Children2
Father Richard F. Post
Relatives Descendants of Robert Coe

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.

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Early life

Post was born in Palo Alto, California, on November 4, 1950. [1] [2] Her father, Richard F. Post, worked as a physicist; her mother, Marylee (Armstrong) Post, was a poet. [3] 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. [4]

Career

Prior to acting, Post worked on several game shows. She began her career with the production crew of the Tom Kennedy version of Split Second . [2] 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 TheMatch 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 , the pilot episode of Simon & Simon in 1981, the season two premier 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. [5] 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. [6] She played Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the comedy series Hearts Afire , co-starring John Ritter. [7] [8] Post also had recurring guest-star roles on The District and on Scrubs as the mother of Dr. Elliot Reid. [8]

Her film credits include There's Something About Mary (1998), in which Post played Mary's mother. [9] 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. [10] She also had a starring role in NBC's 1995 movie Visitors in the Night. [11] 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. [12]

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. [13]

Personal life

From 1971 to 1972, Post was first married to Stephen Knox, whom she met at Lewis & Clark College. [4] [14] She later married actor and writer Michael A. Ross, with whom she had two daughters. [15] [16]

Death

Post died at her home in Los Angeles, on August 7, 2021, after battling cancer for almost four years. She was 70 years old. [2] [17] [18]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Gangster Wars [19] Chris BrennanFilm debut
1998 There's Something About Mary [20] [21] Sheila Jensen
2007 Cook Off! [22] [23] Christine MerriweatherReleased in 2017
2014 Muffin Top: A Love Story [20] Linda
2017Sweet Sweet Summertime [20] Lila Burns
2017Camp Cool Kids [20] [22] Euginia
2018Keep the Gaslight Burning [22] Mrs. MaxwellShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Frankie and Annette: The Second Time AroundDeniseTV movie
1979 CHIPs [20] [22] RobertaEpisode: "Rally 'Round the Bank"
1979 Barnaby Jones [20] Linda WoodsEpisode: "Master of Deception"
1979 The Incredible Hulk [20] [22] Pamela NorrisEpisode: "The Confession"
1979 The Lazarus Syndrome [24] Lauren PlaceEpisode: "A Brutal Assault"
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century [24] Joella Cameron2 episodes
1979 Hart to Hart [20] SandyEpisode: "Cop Out"
1980 B.J. and the Bear [20] Valerie WoodEpisode: "Siege"
1980 House Calls [22] LindaEpisode: "A Slight Case of Quarantine"
1980 Eight Is Enough [20] [22] KerryEpisode: "The Commitment"
1980 Semi-Tough [20] Barbara Jane Bookman4 episodes
1981 The Gangster Chronicles [25] Chris BrennanTelevision Miniseries; 13 episodes
1981 The Greatest American Hero [20] Deborah DanteEpisode: "The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball"
1981 Simon & Simon [20] [22] Carolyn PerryEpisode: "Details at Eleven"
1981 McClain's Law [26] Linda SmithEpisode: "Requiem for a Narc"
1982 Massarati and the Brain [20] [22] Julie RamsdellTelevision movie
1982Not Just Another Affair [20] [22] Jan ThackerTelevision movie
1982–1983 The Love Boat [22] Doris Holden/Dee Dee/Donna Baker2 episodes
1982–1985 The Fall Guy [20] [22] Terri MichaelsSeries regular; 64 episodes (1982–1985)
1983Six Pack [27] Sally LeadbetterTelevision movie
1983 Matt Houston [28] Courtney GarnerEpisode: "A Novel Way to Die"
1983 Cheers [20] [22] Heather LandonEpisode: "Just Three Friends"
1983 The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour [29] Herself5 episodes
1983–1984 Fantasy Island [20] Amy Marshall/Doreen Murphy2 episodes
1983-1984 The A-Team [20] [22] Rina/Leslie Becktall/Sister Teresa2 episodes
1983-1988 The New $25,000 Pyramid [29] HerselfRecurring role; 80 episodes
1984Glitter [22] Barbara NelsonEpisode: "Pilot"
1984 Scene of the Crime [22] Courtney HollanderEpisode: "Pilot"
1984–1985 Hotel [20] Anne Crowley/Jill Stanton2 episodes
1984–1992 Night Court [20] [22] Christine SullivanGuest appearance in season 2, "Daddy for the Defense"; Series regular as of Season 3; 159 episodes
1985 The $25,000 Pyramid [25] [29] Herself5 episodes
1985–1987 Super Password [20] HerselfRecurring role; 20 episodes
1986Triplecross [20] [22] Delia LangtreeTelevision movie
1988Glitz [20] [22] Linda MoonTelevision movie
1988Tricks of the Trade [20] [22] MarlaTelevision movie
1991 Rockin' Through the Decades HerselfTelevision special
1991 Stranger at My Door [20] [22] Sharon DanceyTelevision movie
1992–1995 Hearts Afire [20] [22] Georgie Anne Lahti HartmanSeries regular; 54 episodes
1993Beyond Suspicion [20] [22] JoyceTelevision movie
1994 Someone She Knows [20] [22] Laurie PhilipsTelevision movie
1995 VR.5 [30] Alexis MillerEpisode: "The Many Faces of Alex"
1995Visitors of the Night [20] [22] Judith EnglishTelevision movie
1996Chasing the Dragon [20] [22] Gwen KesslerTelevision movie
1996 Dave's World [20] Lisa McCauleyEpisode: "Falling"
1997 Dog's Best Friend [22] HorseTelevision movie; voice role
1997Survival on the Mountain [20] [22] Amy HoffmanTelevision movie
1998 I've Been Waiting for You [20] [22] Rosemary ZoltanneTelevision movie
1999-2000 Odd Man Out [20] [22] Julia WhitneySeries regular; 13 episodes
2000 Twice in a Lifetime [20] Nancy Waldron/Peggy McIntryeEpisode: "It's a Hard Knock Life"
2000 Hollywood Squares [31] Herself5 episodes
2001 Till Dad Do Us Part [20] [22] Virginia CorbettTelevision movie
2001Late Boomers [32] unknownTelevision movie
2002–2006 Scrubs [18] [20] [22] Lily Reid3 episodes
2003–2004 The District [20] Audrey Livingston/Simone Fairgate/Audrey Livermore2 episodes
2006 Ghost Whisperer [20] [22] Diana LassiterEpisode: "The Woman of His Dreams"
2007 Holiday in Handcuffs [20] [22] Katherine ChandlerTelevision movie
2008 30 Rock [20] [22] HerselfEpisode: "The One with the Cast of Night Court"
2010Backyard Wedding [20] [22] Aunt AddieTelevision movie
2010–2013 Transformers Prime [20] [22] June DarbySeries regular; 15 episodes; Voice role
2011 Man Up [20] [22] LindaEpisode: "Acceptance"
2013Christmas on the Bayou [20] [22] LillyTelevision movie
2014–2017 Chicago P.D. [24] Barbara "Bunny" FletcherRecurring role; 18 episodes
2017The Joneses Unplugged [20] [22] TawneyTelevision movie
2017Four Christmases and a Wedding [20] [22] Anna TaylorTelevision movie
2018 Santa Clarita Diet [24] BeckyEpisode: "Coyote in Yoga Pants"
2018–2019 The Kids Are Alright [20] [22] Helen Portollo4 episodes
2019 Soundtrack [19] Mrs. KassemEpisode: "Track 2: Joanna and Nellie"
2019Christmas Reservations [20] [22] Tay GriffinTelevision movie

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