Shanna Reed
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Shanna Reed is an American
dancer and actress, best known for her roles on television
and movies. She is best known for playing Polly Cooper McGillis on Major Dad
.
Additional television credits include Promised Land, Beverly Hills, 90210
, Touched by an Angel
, Cheers
, Magnum, P.I.
, The Colbys
, Simon & Simon
, Hotel
, Knight Rider, T.J. Hooker, Fantasy Island
, Texas
, and Newhart
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dancer and actress, best known for her roles on television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and movies. She is best known for playing Polly Cooper McGillis on Major Dad
Major Dad
Major Dad is an American sitcom created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens that originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS, starring Gerald McRaney as Major John D. MacGillis and Shanna Reed as his wife Polly...
.
Additional television credits include Promised Land, Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
, Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della...
, Cheers
Cheers
Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles...
, Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
, The Colbys
The Colbys
The Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. The Aaron Spelling-produced series was a spin-off of Dynasty, which had been the highest rated series for the 1984-1985 U.S. television season...
, Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon is an American detective television series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.-History:The original 1978 pilot called Pirate's Key was set in Florida...
, Hotel
Hotel (TV series)
Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty....
, Knight Rider, T.J. Hooker, Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:...
, Texas
Texas (TV series)
Texas is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from August 4, 1980 until December 31, 1982. Created by John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, and Paul Rauch, the show was a spinoff of Another World...
, and Newhart
Newhart
Newhart is a television situation comedy starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and wife who owned and operated an inn located in a small, rural Vermont town that was home to many eccentric characters. The show aired on the CBS network from October 25, 1982 to May 21, 1990...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Texas Texas (TV series) Texas is an American daytime soap opera which aired on NBC from August 4, 1980 until December 31, 1982. Created by John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, and Paul Rauch, the show was a spinoff of Another World... |
Terry Decker | 1980-1981 (TV series) |
| 1982 | Gavilan | Episode: "Best Friend Money Can Buy" | |
| 1983 | Legs Legs (film) Legs is a 1983 television musical drama film starring Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner, Lawrence Leritz, David Marshall Grant and Maureen Teefy. It was directed by Jerrold Freedman and written by Jerrold Freedman and Brian Garfield.... |
Lisa | TV movie |
| Casablanca | Episode: "Jenny" | ||
| The Dukes of Hazzard The Dukes of Hazzard The Dukes of Hazzard is an American television series that aired on the CBS television network from 1979 to 1985.The series was inspired by the 1975 film Moonrunners, which was also created by Gy Waldron and had many identical or similar character names and concepts.- Overview :The Dukes of Hazzard... |
Anna Lisa | Episode: "Lulu's Gone Away" | |
| Newhart Newhart Newhart is a television situation comedy starring comedian Bob Newhart and actress Mary Frann as an author and wife who owned and operated an inn located in a small, rural Vermont town that was home to many eccentric characters. The show aired on the CBS network from October 25, 1982 to May 21, 1990... |
Iris Beecham | Episode: "The Looks of Love" | |
| For Love and Honor | Phyllis Wiecek | 1983-1984 (12 episodes) | |
| 1984 | The Master The Master (TV series) The Master is a short-lived ninja-themed action-adventure TV series created by Michael Sloan which aired on NBC. The show focused on the adventures of John Peter McAllister, an aging ninja master , and his young pupil, Max Keller... |
Kelly Patterson | Episode: "Out-of-Time Step" |
| T.J. Hooker | Angie Quinn | Episode: "Hooker's Run" | |
| Fantasy Island Fantasy Island Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:... |
Laura Martin | Episode: "Mermaid and the Matchmaker/The Obsolete Man" | |
| Knight Rider | Barbara Bellingham | Episode: "Let It Be Me" | |
| Simon & Simon Simon & Simon Simon & Simon is an American detective television series starring Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker.-History:The original 1978 pilot called Pirate's Key was set in Florida... |
Valerie Bartlett | Episode: "The Dark Side of the Street" | |
| Mike Hammer | Episode: "Warpath" | ||
| 1985 | Braker | Dede Drummond | TV movies |
| Midas Valley | Lillian Hammond | ||
| Mirrors | Diane | ||
| Hotel Hotel (TV series) Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty.... |
Joanna Korsak | Episode: "Anniversary" | |
| I Had Three Wives | Liz | 5 episodes | |
| 1986 | The Colbys The Colbys The Colbys is an American prime time soap opera, which originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985 to March 26, 1987. The Aaron Spelling-produced series was a spin-off of Dynasty, which had been the highest rated series for the 1984-1985 U.S. television season... |
Adrienne Cassidy | 1986-1987 (14 episodes) |
| 1988 | Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network.... |
Sarah Amlin | Episode: "The Great Hawaiian Adventure Company" |
| Throb Throb Throb was an American television sitcom broadcast in syndication from 1986 to 1988. It revolved around thirty-something divorcee Sandy Beatty who gets a job at a small New Wave record label, Throb. Beatty's boss is Zach Armstrong , who looks like Michael J. Fox but dresses like Don Johnson... |
Sheri | Episode: "Men Without Lips" | |
| Houston Knights Houston Knights Houston Knights was a television crime drama set in Houston, Texas. The show ran on CBS from 1987 to 1988 and had 31 episodes. The core of the show was the partnership between two very different cops from two different cultures... |
Episode: "Cajun Spice" | ||
| Heartbeat | Caroline Petrie | Episode: "Where's Solomon When You Need Him?" Episode: "Cory's Loss" Episode: "To Heal a Doctor" |
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| Desert Rats | TV movie | ||
| 1st & Ten | Episode: "The Bulls Own Up" | ||
| Cheers Cheers Cheers is an American situation comedy television series that ran for 11 seasons from 1982 to 1993. It was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions, in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC, and was created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles... |
Suzanne Porter | Episode: "Swear to God" | |
| 1989 | The Banker | Sharon | |
| Major Dad Major Dad Major Dad is an American sitcom created by Richard C. Okie and John G. Stephens that originally ran from 1989 to 1993 on CBS, starring Gerald McRaney as Major John D. MacGillis and Shanna Reed as his wife Polly... |
Polly Cooper McGillis | 1989-1993 (96 episodes) | |
| 1990 | The Love Boat: A Valentine Voyage | Nina Morgan | TV movies |
| Coins in the Fountain Coins in the Fountain Coins in the Fountain is a television film which was released on September 28, 1990. The film is based on the novel Coins in the Fountain by John H. Secondari, which was previously filmed in 1954 as Three Coins in the Fountain. It was directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Lindsay Harrison... |
Bonnie | ||
| 1993 | The Trouble with Larry | Sally Easden Burton Flatt | 7 episodes |
| Shadowhunter Shadowhunter Shadowhunter is a 1993 Supernatural horror film/Television movie starring Scott Glenn and Benjamin Bratt. It was shot on location in Arizona, USA and was directed and written by J.S. Cardone. In this movie, a cop from L.A goes to a Navajo reservation to find a killer with seemingly mystical... |
Waitress | TV movies | |
| Moment of Truth: Stalking Back | Linda Anello | ||
| 1994 | The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story, also released as Seeds of Deception, is a 1994 television film directed by Arlene Sanford. The film is based on the true story of Cecil Jacobson, who used his own sperm to impregnate patients, without informing them... |
Sue Castellano | |
| Don't Talk to Strangers Don't Talk to Strangers Don't Talk to Strangers is a 1994 Made-for-TV psychological thriller film. It was directed by Robert Lewis and starred Pierce Brosnan.-Plot:... |
Jane | ||
| 1995 | The Sister-in-Law | Madeleine Richards Warner | |
| Remember Me | Elaine Archer | ||
| 1996 | Stand Against Fear Stand Against Fear Stand Against Fear is a 1996 made for television movie. Sarah Chalke stars as a cheerleader who takes action when she faces sexual intimidation from football players at her school.-Plot:... |
Anne Wilson | |
| Alien Avengers | Rhonda | ||
| Rattled | Krista Donohue | ||
| Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della... |
Morgan Bell | Episode: "Statute of Limitations" | |
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... |
Patricia Myers | Episode: "All That Glitters" |
| The Night Caller The Night Caller The Night Caller is a 1998 thriller film starring Shanna Reed and Tracy Nelson about a crazed woman who becomes obsessed with a radio talk-show personality.It was directed by Robert Malenfant... |
Dr. Lindsay Roland | ||
| 1999 | Promised Land | Helen Saunders | Episode: "In the Money" |