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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
2010
as Olivia (uncredited) (archive footage)
A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.
I'm Through with White Girls
2007
as Jerri Moore
Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "co...
Cruel Intentions
1999
as Nurse
Slaking a thirst for dangerous games, Kathryn challenges her stepbrother, Sebastian, to deflower their headmaster's daughter before the summer ends. I...
The Cherokee Kid
1996
as Ma Holsopple
Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents were cruelly murdered by the wealthy and powerful Cyru...
Me and the Kid
1993
as Sarah
A lonely and emotionally neglected rich kid forms an attachment to one of the men who kidnap him during a botched robbery of his father's safe.
Death Becomes Her
1992
as Psychologist
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and s...
It's OK to Say No to Drugs
1988
as Self
Anti-drug PSA from 1988 starring a young Paul Walker.
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
as Olivia
Your Sesame Street friends are getting together to sing their favorite songs, and they're inviting you to join all the fun. So sing along with Big Bir...
Follow That Bird
1985
as Olivia
Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big...
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Olivia
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the n...
Eubie!
1980
Eubie! began life as a Broadway musical, celebrating the life and work of legendary black entertainer/composer Eubie Blake. This taped version was spe...
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Olivia Robinson
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of S...
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
as Olivia (as Alaina Reed)
Big Bird worries when Oscar tells him that if Santa Claus can't fit down the chimney on Christmas Eve, nobody would get presents.
Cindy
1978
as Venus
A revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is a country bumpkin who moves from South Carolina to li...