- Born
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- Birth nameBernice Ruth Reed
- Nickname
- Tiny
- Alaina Reed-Hall was born on November 10, 1946 in Springfield, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for 227 (1985), La mort vous va si bien (1992) and Sexe intentions (1999). She was married to Tamim Amini, Kevin Peter Hall and Richard Hannum Cook. She died on December 17, 2009 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- SpousesTamim Amini(2008 - December 17, 2009) (her death)Kevin Peter Hall(December 29, 1988 - April 10, 1991) (his death)Richard Hannum Cook(1977 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- She met actor Kevin Peter Hall when he appeared on her show 227 (1985). Their characters married on the show and the couple later married in real life and had two children. Kevin became HIV-positive as a result of a blood transfusion and died of an AIDS-related cancer in 1991.
- Has overcome many of life's obstacles: She came from a broken home; withstood emotional and physical abuse during her first marriage, which ended in divorce; and suffered the tragic loss of her second husband to AIDS. She has appeared in inspirational one-woman shows, including "Alaina at the Bijou.".
- Best known for playing Olivia, Gordon's kid sister and neighbor of Gordon and Susan, on 1, rue Sésame (1969). She left the show in 1988.
- Once replaced Jennifer Holliday with a day's notice in the role of "Effie" in Michael Bennett's workshop production of "Dreamgirls".
- Began her love for music as a young member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, in her native Springfield, Ohio. She was also a drummer in her school's marching band.
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