Vivian Reed (actress, born 1947)

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Vivian Reed
Born (1947-06-06) June 6, 1947 (age 76)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
OccupationSinger/actor
Years active1968–present

Vivian Reed (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and singer. She is most known for her performances in the Broadway productions of

Tony Award nomination. Reed has also recorded several albums on the Epic Records and the United Artists Records
labels.

Early life and career

Vivian Reed began formal voice training at the age of eight at the Pittsburgh Musical Institute, later continuing at New York's

Honi Coles and Bobby Schiffman of the Apollo Theater. In 1968, she had regionally popularized a Gerry Goffin and Carole King composed tune called "Yours Until Tomorrow", which achieved some success. She received critical acclaim for her work in Bubbling Brown Sugar on Broadway and Europe. She captured the attention of Pierre Cardin, who booked her into his theater and held her over for several weeks. Through Cardin she went to Japan for the first time and later made her first European television special. Later, she was invited by the Prince and Princess of Monaco to perform in Monte Carlo
.

Television

She has appeared on many television variety and talk shows, both nationally and internationally, including

Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, Ashford & Simpson, Charles Aznavour and others. Her film credits include Headin' for Broadway, L'Africain with Catherine Deneuve and La Rumba, in which she portrayed Josephine Baker
. She produced and starred in a short film, 'What Goes Around' written by Angela Gibbs. She has also done voiceover work and television commercials.

Fashion

Reed has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Paris Match, People, Ebony, and the covers of Jet and Time magazines. She was named on Mr. Blackwell's Best Dressed Women List and selected by People magazine as one of the '25 Most Intriguing People of the Year.' She is a professional photographer and scarf designer. Her line is called VJR scarves.

Theatre

She appeared in

Ford Center for the Performing Arts in New York and appeared in Three Mo' Divas, the follow-up to Three Mo Tenors' at the San Diego Repertory Theatre and Arena Stage
in Washington, DC. She also played "Gloria Franklin" in The Second Tosca, written by Tom Rowan. She has been performing her one-woman shows to sold out houses and concluded two book musical workshops, One For My Baby and The Countess of Storyville. She has created four one-woman shows.

Music

Reed's nightclub act has appeared at events for Mercedes Benz, IBM, Top Fashion Designers Gala at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the American Film Festival in Deauville. She appeared at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile and received the coveted 'Torch Award,' an honor bestowed by the mayor and citizens of Viña. She has also made six albums.

Honors and awards

Reed awards or nominations include two

Outer Critics Circle Award, Dance Education of America Award, NAACP
Award, Mabel Mercer, Adelco, Torch Award from South American song festival and others. In 2014, she received the 'Kingdom of Excellence Award' an honor bestowed by Dr. Michelle Harris, CEO of Vindicated Magazine for her lifetime of achievements.

Teaching

Reed taught at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. While there she established an annual concert event called "Singer's Night." She is a vocal professor on the staff of Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.

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