
Acting
Reed has been a member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company for many years, appearing in 51 productions with the company. 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.
She later reprised her role of Madame Morrible in…

Always Worthy
as Michaela

Everyday Miracles
as Nadine

You Don't Know Jack
as Judge Cooper

Normal
as Roy's Sister Beth

Fargo
as Anne Mendelson

The Astronaut's Wife
as Dr. Conlin

Jungle 2 Jungle
as Sarah

A Streetcar Named Desire
as Eunice

Joshua Tree
as Detective Chelsey

Fearless
as Veronica Castane

Monster: The Ed Gein Story
as Mary Hogan · 1 ep.

Bookie
as Helen · 1 ep.

Fatal Attraction
as Judge Webb · 1 ep.

How We Roll
as Ruth · 3 ep.

B Positive
as Irene · 3 ep.

Why Women Kill
as Mrs. Yost · 3 ep.

Speechless
as Nina · 1 ep.

How to Get Away with Murder
as Victoria Harper · 1 ep.

Mom
as Jolene · 1 ep.

Masters of Sex
as Edith Schiff · 3 ep.
The Astronaut's Wife
1999