Jillian Rose Reed

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Jillian Rose Reed
File:Jillian Rose Reed February 2015.jpg
Reed in February 2015
Born (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 32)
Hollywood, Florida
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present
Relatives Robbie Tucker (brother)

Jillian Rose Reed (born December 20, 1991)[1][2] is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Tamara Kaplan in MTV's TV series Awkward.

Early life

Reed was born in Hollywood, Florida and raised in Coral Springs, Florida.[3][4] She has two brothers, an older brother Matt and her younger brother is fellow actor Robbie Tucker.[5][4][6] She performed competitive dance when she was about 4 as well as competitive jazz, tap and ballet in Michigan when she was twelve.[4]

Career

From 2008 to 2009, Reed played Simone on the dark comedy-drama series Weeds.[4]

Since 2011, Reed has played Tamara Kaplan on the MTV original series Awkward.[7] The role earned her a Young Artist Award nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress.[8] In 2012, she starred in the TV film My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 as Sienna.[4]

She played Megan in the 2014 film Confessions of a Womanizer with Andrew Lawrence and Gary Busey.[1]

Reed also appeared in a 2014 episode of Jessie titled "Acting With The Frenemy" where she played Abbey.[9] She also guest starred on two episodes of Jack Black's Yahoo series Ghost Ghirls.[9]

Personal life

Reed is involved with the American Diabetes Association due to her brother Matt having Type 1 Diabetes. Reed said in an interview with USA Today that "a lot of people think diabetes isn't one of those things that can happen to you. With the success of Awkward, I did have a voice. I can say something and people will listen, I can use social media and not just to tweet pictures of my cat."[5]

Filmography

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Reed at the Media Access Awards in October 2012

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 L.A. Vampire Vampire Short
2012 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3[4] Sienna TV movie
2013 Age of Dinosaurs Jade Jacobs
2014 Confessions of a Womanizer Megan
2014 Finding Alice Alice (voice) Short film
2015 Sharon 1.2.3. Linda Completed

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Zoey 101 Girl #3 "Rumor of Love" (Season 4, Episode 4)
2008–2009 Weeds Simone 7 episodes
2009 Hung Skinny Girl Tracie "The Pickle Jar" (Season 1, Episode 4)
2010 Community Kelly Cortlandt "The Art of Discourse" (Season 1, Episode 22)
2010 The Middle Shannon "Errand Boy" (Season 2, Episode 8)
2011–present Awkward Tamara Kaplan 69 episodes
2011 Pair of Kings Tessa "The One About Mikayla's Friends" (Season 2, Episode 9)
2013 Supah Ninjas Gina / Wallflower "Wallflower" (Season 2, Episode 10)
2014 Jessie Abbey "Acting With The Frenemy" (Season 3, Episode 12)
2015 Todrick Herself "Wind It Up" (Season 1, Episode 4)
2016 Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry Herself Season 1: "Episode 3"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Results
2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress Awkward Nominated

References

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