Portrait of Alaina Reed Hall

Alaina Reed Hall

Acting

Biography

Alaina Reed Hall (November 10, 1946 – December 17, 2009) was an American actress and singer, probably best known for playing Olivia on Sesame Street for 12 years. She died of breast cancer at the age of 63.

Born: November 10, 1946

Place of Birth: Springfield, Ohio, USA

Filmography

2010
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as Olivia (uncredited) (archive footage)

2005
1999
1997
Ally McBeal

as Judge Elizabeth Witt

1996
The Cherokee Kid

as Ma Holsopple

1996
The Steve Harvey Show

as Corinthia Grier

1995
Caroline in the City

as Stanchfield

1995
Cleghorne!

as Lena Carlson

1995
NewsRadio

as Landlady

1994
Friends

as Admissions Woman

1994
ER

as Betty Dixon

1993
1992
Death Becomes Her

as Psychologist

1991
Herman's Head

as Margaret Bracken

1991
Harry and the Hendersons

as Lorraine Hall

1990
Dream On

as Doris

1987
A Different World

as Claims Officer #5

1985
227

as Rose Lee Holloway

1985
1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1981
1979
1978
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Olivia (as Alaina Reed)

1978
Cindy

as Venus