Known for movies

Short Info

Date Of BirthJune 9, 1964
SpouseWayne Isaak
FactCurrently touring as a backup singer for Tina Turner [February 2000]


Gloria Reuben is a Canadian actress, singer, and producer. She is known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the medical drama ER and for her work on the television series Mr. Robot.

Reuben was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Pearl Avis (née Levitt), a singer, and Cyril George Reuben, an engineer. She has an older brother, David Reuben. Her parents were both Jewish immigrants.

Reuben was educated at the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto. She began her acting career in the early 1980s with guest roles on such television series as The Littlest Hobo and Hill Street Blues. In 1984, she made her film debut with a small role in the film City Limits.

Reuben’s breakout role came in 1994 with her portrayal of Jeanie Boulet on the NBC medical drama ER. She held the role for six seasons, until 2000. For her work on the show, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series.

In 2015, Reuben began appearing as Marissa Gold on the USA Network series Mr. Robot. The following year, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the show.

Reuben has been married twice. Her first husband was Canadian actor Michael Levine, with whom she has a son, Levi Reuben-Levine. The couple divorced in 1990. Her second husband is actor Kofi Natei, with whom she has a daughter, Nia Reuben-Natei.

Reuben has a net worth of $4 million.

General Info

Full NameGloria Reuben
Date Of BirthJune 9, 1964
Height1.72 m
ProfessionTelevision producer, Film producer, Social activist, Actor, Singer
EducationToronto Royal Conservatory of Music

Family

SpouseWayne Isaak
SiblingsDenis Simpson

Accomplishments

AwardsScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress
NominationsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporti...
MoviesTimecop, Reasonable Doubt, Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost, Nick of Time, Happy Here and Now, Lincoln, Happy Face Killer, The Longest Ride, The Sentinel, Deep in My Heart, Indiscreet, Admission, Sole Survivor, Immediate Family, Jean of the Joneses, Kettle of Fish, Little John, Life Support, Anesthesia, ...
TV ShowsRaising the Bar, ER, The Agency, Missing

Social profile links

Facts

#Fact
1Currently touring as a backup singer for Tina Turner [February 2000]
2(June - August 2000) Singing backup for Tina Turner's international tour
3In New York, playing U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in the Public Theater's production of "Stuff Happens," David Hare's play about the Bush Administration. Reuben won a Lucille Lortel award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Condi Rice. [April 2007]
4Gloria began studying classical piano at age 5.
5Became a US Citizen in 2009.
6Crowned "Miss Black Ontario" in 1986.
7She and singer/actor brother Denis Simpson both hosted the Canadian pre-schooler program Polka Dot Door (1971) at one time.
8Her parents were both born in Jamaica. Her mother, Pearl (Mills), a singer, was black, while her father, Cyril George Reuben, an architect, was caucasian. As an adult, appearing on the program Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012), Gloria discovered that her father, who died when she was young, was Jewish (of Sephardi Jewish descent).
9Sang the Canadian national anthem at the 2003 basketball All-Star game. Continues to sing both the Canadian and U.S. anthems at sporting events, including NY Giants, NY Knicks, NY Rangers, Toronto Raptors.
10Played the wife of actor/director/producer Jimmy Bridges in a "Luvs Diapers" commercial in 1989.
11Sang the Canadian national anthem at the 1998 baseball All-Star game.
12Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
13Sister of Denis Simpson.
14Gloria toured with Tina Turner as a backup singer, on her "24/7" Tour.

Pictures

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Breaks2017TV Series filmingMattie Taylor
Going PlacesfilmingLady Owner
Saints & Sinners2016-2017TV SeriesMayor Pamela Clayborne
Mr. Robot2015-2016TV SeriesKrista Gordon
Jean of the Joneses2016Janet Jones
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise2015TV MovieThelma Gleffey
Anesthesia2015Meredith
The Music in Me2015TV MovieGloria
The Longest Ride2015Adrienne Francis
The Blacklist2015TV SeriesDr. Selma Orchard
Happy Face Killer2014TV MovieMelinda Gand
Reasonable Doubt2014Det. Blake Kanon
Falling Skies2013TV SeriesMarina Peralta
Admission2013Corinne
Betty and Coretta2013TV MovieMyrlie Evers
Untitled Bounty Hunter Project2013TV MovieKate Mickelson
Lincoln2012Elizabeth Keckley
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt2012TV MovieThelma Gleffey
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost2011TV MovieThelma Gleffey
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2002-2011TV SeriesAssistant U.S. Attorney Christine Danielson / Violet Tremain
Drop Dead Diva2010TV SeriesProfessor Kathy Miller
Raising the Bar2008-2009TV SeriesRosalind Whitman
The Understudy2008Greta
ER1995-2008TV SeriesJeanie Boulet
Life Support2007TV MovieSandra
Kettle of Fish2006Mindy
The Sentinel2006Mrs. Merriweather
Numb3rs2005TV SeriesErica Quimby
1-800-Missing2003-2004TV SeriesBrooke Haslett
Cold Blooded2003Lana Fuentes
Salem Witch Trials2002TV MovieTituba Indian
Happy Here and Now2002Hannah
The Agency2001-2002TV SeriesLisa Fabrizzi
Little John2002TV MovieNatalie Britain
The District2002TV SeriesLisa Fabrizzi
Feast of All Saints2001TV MovieCecile Ste. Marie
Sole Survivor2000TV MovieRose Tucker
Shaft2000Sgt. Council (uncredited)
Pilgrim2000Vicky
David and Lola1999Gloria
Sara1999TV Movie
Macbeth in Manhattan1999Claudia / Lady Macbeth
Deep in My Heart1999TV MovieBarbara Ann Williams
Indiscreet1998TV MovieEve Dodd
Nick of Time1995Krista Brooks
Johnny's Girl1995TV MovieMonica
Homicide: Life on the Street1995TV SeriesDet. Theresa Walker
Dead Air1994TV MovieJudy
McKenna1994TV Series
Timecop1994Fielding
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil1994TV MovieTanya Blackmon
The Waiter1993/IShortRita
Silk Stalkings1993TV SeriesHattie Morgan, Pathologist
Percy & Thunder1993TV MovieSuzanne
Shadowhunter1993TV MovieCayla
The Heights1992TV SeriesJuliette
The Round Table1992TV Series
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue1991Celeste
The Young Riders1991TV SeriesCassie Ellis
The Flash1990-1991TV SeriesSabrina
China Beach1990TV SeriesPalm Frond #2
Immediate Family1989Maternity Nurse
21 Jump Street1988TV SeriesRanger No. 3
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1987TV SeriesPam
CBS Schoolbreak Special1987TV Series

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
1-800-Missing2003-2004TV Series performer - 16 episodes

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Positive Voices: Women and HIV2007TV Movie producer
Sangre de mi sangre2007executive producer
1-800-Missing2003TV Series associate producer - 9 episodes

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
1-800-Missing2003TV Series performer: "This Dream is Real" / writer: "This Dream is Real"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Home & Family2015TV SeriesHerself
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.2014TV Series documentaryHerself
Pioneers of Television2014TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
The Wendy Williams Show2013TV SeriesHerself - Guest
44th NAACP Image Awards2013TV Movie documentaryHerself
Island Summer Celebrity Sports Invitational2009TV MovieHerself
Tavis Smiley2009TV SeriesHerself - Guest
PoliWood2009DocumentaryHerself
The Bonnie Hunt Show2008TV SeriesHerself - Guest
Positive Voices: Women and HIV2007TV MovieHerself
This Week2006TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Chris Isaak Show2001TV SeriesHerself - Guest
On Tour mit Tina Turner2000TV Movie documentarySinger
On Tour with Tina2000TV Movie documentarySinger
The Oprah Winfrey Show2000TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1999TV SpecialHerself - Audience Member
VH1 Divas Live 21999TV Movie documentaryHerself - Presenter
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1994-1999TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1998TV SpecialHerself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1998 MLB All-Star Game1998TV SpecialHerself
Late Show with David Letterman1998TV SeriesHerself
4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards1998TV SpecialHerself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show1997-1998TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The Daily Show1998TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards1998TV SpecialHerself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1997TV SpecialHerself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards1997TV SpecialHerself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1997TV SeriesHerself - Guest
The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards1997TV SpecialHerself - Accepting Award for Favorite Television Dramatic Series
The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards1996TV SpecialHerself - Accepting Award for Favorite Dramatic Television Series
The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards1995TV SpecialHerself - Accepting Award for Favorite Television Dramatic Series / New Dramatic Television Series

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Memòries de la tele2008TV SeriesHerself
Flash III: Deadly Nightshade1992VideoSabrina
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster1991VideoSabrina

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1999ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1998ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1998Q AwardViewers for Quality Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama SeriesER (1994)
1997OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1997ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1997Q AwardViewers for Quality Television AwardsBest Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama SeriesER (1994)
1996ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesER (1994)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2013Black ReelBlack Reel AwardsNetwork/Cable - Best Supporting ActressJesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
2013Gold Derby AwardGold Derby AwardsEnsemble CastLincoln (2012)
2013Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion PictureLincoln (2012)
2013OFTA Film AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationMost Cinematic MomentLincoln (2012)
2003Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic SpecialLittle John (2002)
2000Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
2000ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1999Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1999OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1998Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionER (1994)
1998Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1998Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1998OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a SeriesER (1994)
1998OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1997Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1997Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)
1997OFTA Television AwardOnline Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a SeriesER (1994)
1996Image AwardImage AwardsOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesER (1994)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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