Pamela Reed - wikipedia Pamela Reed For the ultrarunner, see Pam Reed. Pamela Reed Reed in 1977 ( 1949 - 04 - 02 ) April 2, 1949 ( age 69 ) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. Years active 1963 -- present Spouse ( s ) Sandy Smolan ( m. 1988 ) Children This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( July 2017 ) Pamela Reed ( born April 2, 1949 ) is an American actress. She is known for playing Arnold Schwarzenegger 's hypoglycemic police partner in the 1990 movie Kindergarten Cop and as the matriarch Gail Green in Jericho. She appeared as Marlene Griggs - Knope on the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Personal Life Reed was born in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of Vernie and Norma Reed. She received her B.F.A. at the University of Washington. Reed has been married to Sandy Smolan since 1988. Since 2004, she has resided in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California with her husband and two children, Reed and Lily. Career Reed earned a Drama Desk Award for the off - Broadway play Getting Out and an Obie Award for `` sustaining excellence in performance in theater ''. She was a regular in the cast of the 1977 CBS drama The Andros Targets. She had minor film and television work in the 1980s. She won a CableAce Award for Best Actress for the HBO series Tanner ' 88 ( 1988 ). She also co-starred with Daryl Hannah in the film The Clan of the Cave Bear ( 1985 ). Her notable film roles include The Long Riders ( 1980 ), The Right Stuff ( 1983 ), The Best of Times ( 1986 ), Kindergarten Cop ( 1990 ), Junior ( 1994 ), Bean ( 1997 ), and Proof of Life ( 2001 ). Reed played Janice Pasetti in the quirky NBC sitcom Grand, and then played a judge and single mother in the short - lived NBC sitcom The Home Court. She has provided the voice for the character Ruth Powers in 3 episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons and guest - voiced in an episode of the 1994 - 1995 animated series The Critic. She played a main role in Jericho and has appeared as the mother of main character Leslie Knope ( Amy Poehler ) on Parks and Recreation. In 2005 Reed portrayed executive producer Esther Shapiro in Dynasty : The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, a fictionalized television movie based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty. Reed has also worked for Storyline Online, reading Stellaluna. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1980 The Long Riders Belle Starr 1980 Melvin and Howard Bonnie Dummar 1981 Eyewitness Linda Mercer 1982 Young Doctors in Love Nurse Norine Sprockett The Right Stuff Trudy Cooper 1984 The Goodbye People Nancie Scot 1986 The Clan of the Cave Bear Iza 1986 The Best of Times Gigi Hightower Rachel River Mary Graving Chattahoochee Earlene 1990 Redlands Maude Video short 1990 Cadillac Man Tina 1990 Kindergarten Cop Det. Phoebe O'Hara 1992 Passed Away Terry Scanlan Pinter 1992 Bob Roberts Carol Cruise Junior Angela 1997 Santa Fe Nancy Vigil 1997 Bean Alison Langley 1998 Why Do Fools Fall in Love Judge Lambrey 1999 Standing on Fishes Janice 2000 Proof of Life Janis Goodman 2005 Life of the Party Evelyn 2016 Savannah Sunrise Loraine 2017 Outside In Aunt Bette 2018 The Long Dumb Road Television Year Title Role Notes 1976 Spencer 's Pilots Susan `` The Hitchhiker '' 1977 The Andros Targets Sandi Farrell Main role 1978 All 's Well That Ends Well Helena TV film 1981 Inmates : A Love Story Sunny TV film The Mississippi Paige `` Beyond a Reasonable Doubt '' I Want to Live Edie Bannister TV film Heart of Steel Valerie TV film 1985 Scandal Sheet Helen Grant TV film 1988 Hemingway Mary Welsh TV miniseries 1988 Tanner ' 88 T.J. Cavanaugh TV miniseries 1988 L.A. Law Norma Heisler `` Romancing the Drone '' 1990 Grand Janice Pasetti Main role 1990 Caroline ? Grace Carmichael TV film 1990 The Civil War Various ( voice ) TV miniseries documentary 1992 Woman with a Past Dee Johnson TV film 1992 -- 03 The Simpsons Ruth Powers ( voice ) `` New Kid on the Block '', `` Marge on the Lam '', `` The Strong Arms of the Ma '' 1993 Born Too Soon Elizabeth Mehren TV film 1993 Family Album Denise Lerner TV miniseries 1995 Deadly Whispers Carol Acton TV film 1995 Buford 's Got a Gun Laurie TV film 1995 -- 96 The Home Court Judge Sydney J. Solomon Main role The Man Next Door Wanda Gilmore TV film Critical Choices Arlene TV film 1998 Carriers Holly Parker TV film The Kennedys Pamela Kennedy TV film 2003 Book of Days Grady TV film 2003 Judging Amy Sarah `` Shock and Awe '' Tanner on Tanner T.J. Cavanaugh TV miniseries JAG Major General Willsey `` Whole New Ball Game '' 2005 Dynasty : The Making of a Guilty Pleasure Esther Shapiro TV film 2005 Jane Doe : Now You See It, Now You Do n't Fran Henkel TV film 2006 Pepper Dennis Lynn Dinkle Recurring role 2006 -- 08 Jericho Gail Green Regular role 2008 Eli Stone Mrs. Stone `` Pilot '', `` Heartbeat '' 2009 The Beast Asst. Dir. Ida Paulson `` Counterfeit '', `` No Turning Back '' 2009 -- 11 United States of Tara Beverly Craine Recurring role 2009 -- 12 Parks and Recreation Marlene Knope Recurring role Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment Dr. M.V. Lee Badgett TV series documentary Grey 's Anatomy Mrs. Banks `` Valentine 's Day Massacre '' 2011 -- 12 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Donna Hoppe `` Genetic Disorder '', `` Risky Business Class '' 2012 Perception Mrs. Penderhalt `` 86 'd '' 2014 Criminal Minds Mary Bidwell `` Boxed In '' 2015 -- Present NCIS : Los Angeles Roberta Deeks Recurring role References Jump up ^ Pamela Reed Biography ( 1949 ) at filmreference.com Jump up ^ Berson, Misha ( May 31, 2013 ). `` Pamela Reed, Kevin Tighe at home in ACT production ''. The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Phipps, Keith ( 16 April 2009 ). `` Parks And Recreation : `` Canvassing '' ``. AVClub.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015. Jump up ^ Heffernan, Virginia ( 1 January 2005 ). `` Dynasty : The Making of a Guilty Pleasure : If You 've Got It, Flaunt It : ABC Trumpets an 80 's Hit ''. The New York Times. NYTimes.com. Retrieved February 26, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Dynasty : The Making of a Guilty Pleasure : Credits ''. Der-denver-clan.de. Retrieved February 27, 2009. External links Pamela Reed on IMDb Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Frances Sternhagen ( 1975 ) Rachel Roberts ( 1976 ) Rosemary De Angelis ( 1977 ) Eileen Atkins ( 1978 ) Pamela Reed ( 1979 ) Lois de Banzie ( 1980 ) Swoosie Kurtz ( 1981 ) Amanda Plummer ( 1982 ) Judith Ivey ( 1983 ) Christine Baranski ( 1984 ) Judith Ivey ( 1985 ) Joanna Gleason ( 1986 ) Mary Alice ( 1987 ) Christine Estabrook ( 1988 ) Tovah Feldshuh ( 1989 ) Frances Conroy ( 1990 ) Irene Worth ( 1991 ) Christine Baranski ( 1992 ) Madeline Kahn ( 1993 ) Jane Adams ( 1994 ) Tara Fitzgerald ( 1995 ) Elaine Stritch ( 1996 ) Dana Ivey ( 1997 ) Allison Janney ( 1998 ) Anna Friel ( 1999 ) Marylouise Burke ( 2000 ) Viola Davis ( 2001 ) Katie Finneran ( 2002 ) Lynn Redgrave ( 2003 ) Audra McDonald ( 2004 ) Adriane Lenox ( 2005 ) Frances de la Tour ( 2006 ) Martha Plimpton ( 2007 ) Linda Lavin ( 2008 ) Angela Lansbury ( 2009 ) Viola Davis ( 2010 ) Edie Falco ( 2011 ) Judith Light ( 2012 ) Judith Light ( 2013 ) Celia Keenan - Bolger ( 2014 ) Annaleigh Ashford ( 2015 ) Saycon Sengbloh ( 2016 ) Cynthia Nixon ( 2017 ) Jamie Brewer ( 2018 ) BNF : cb14028170h ( data ) GND : 1035018551 ISNI : 0000 0001 0913 3115 LCCN : n85376697 SNAC : w6tf0zqr SUDOC : 158936345 VIAF : 70394001 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pamela_Reed&oldid=854406271 '' Categories : 1949 births 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Actresses from Tacoma, Washington American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Drama Desk Award winners Living people University of Washington alumni Hidden categories : Articles with hCards BLP articles lacking sources from July 2017 All BLP articles lacking sources Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska اردو 6 more Edit links This page was last edited on 11 August 2018, at 03 : 35 ( UTC ). 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Question: who plays leslie knope on parks and recreation
Answer: Amy Poehler