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.

Jillian Rose Reed
Reed in 2015
Born (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 32)
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
SpouseMarty Shannon
RelativesRobbie Tucker (brother)

Early life

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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

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

In 2011, Reed was cast as 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 Brooks.[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

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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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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 L.A. Vampire Jailbait Vampire Short film
2013 Age of Dinosaurs Jade Jacobs
2014 Confessions of a Womanizer Megan
2014 Finding Alice Alice Short film; voice role
2015 Jillian Rose Reed Takes the #KylieJennerChallenge Herself Short film
2018 Sharon 1.2.3. Linda

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Zoey 101 Girl #3 Episode: "Rumor of Love"
2008–2009 Weeds Simone Recurring role; 7 episodes
2009 Hung Skinny Girl Tracie Episode: "The Pickle Jar"
2010 Community Kelly Cortlandt Episode: "The Art of Discourse"
2010 The Middle Shannon Episode: "Errand Boy"
2011–2016 Awkward Tamara Kaplan Main role; 89 episodes
2011 Pair of Kings Tessa Episode: "The One About Mikayla's Friends"
2012 My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 Sienna Brooks Television film
2013 Supah Ninjas Gina / Wallflower Episode: "Wallflower"
2013 Ghost Ghirls Lizzie Guest role; 2 episodes
2014 Del Weston on Film Herself Episode: "Del Weston's Action on Film Show with Jillian Rose Reed"
2014 Jessie Abbey Episode: "Acting with the Frenemy"
2015 Todrick Herself Guest
2016 Whats So Scary About Common Core Beth Television film
2016-2017 On Hiatus with Monty Geer Julie Reed Guest role; 2 episodes
2016–2020 Elena of Avalor Naomi Turner Main role; voice role
2016 Elena and the Secret of Avalor Naomi Turner Television film; voice role
2017 Daytime Divas Kali T Episode: "And the Loser Is..."
2017 Mondays Elle Television mini-series
2018 Lucifer CeCe Episode: "Let Pinhead Sing!"
2022 Raven's Home Nori Episode: "Mr. Petracelli's Revenge"
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Awkward. Webisodes Tamara Kaplan Main role; 3 episodes
2017 Foursome Constance Guest role; 2 episodes
2018 Love Daily Gwen Episode: "The Truth of Dating"

Awards and nominations

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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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  1. ^ a b Casey Lewis (May 2013). "'Awkward' Star Jillian Rose Reed on Mean Girls, Ex-Boyfriends, and '90s Heartthrobs". Teen Vogue. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. ^ "Happy birthday to me... Got to see all my girls!!!!". Jillian Rose Reed verified Twitter. December 21, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jillian Rose Reed on Awkward". MTV. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e David Raterman (March 7, 2012). "MTV's Jillian Rose Reed is all about dance workouts". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Gayle Jo Carter (September 19, 2014). "Cause Celeb: It's Jillian Rose Reed vs. diabetes". USA Today. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  6. ^ Kristine Hope Kowalski (November 23, 2014). "Jillian Rose Reed Shares Her Fave Diabetes-Friendly Sugar-Free Snack". Twist. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  7. ^ Kirsten Schofield (November 11, 2014). ""Awkward" Star Jillian Rose Reed Has Wise Advice for BFFs". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Actress Jillian Rose Reed Gets "Awkward"". The Queen Latifah Show. October 18, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  9. ^ a b Jethro Nededog (November 4, 2013). "'Awkward's' Jillian Rose Reed to Play New Frenemy on 'Jessie' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
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