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Q: Whatever happened to Gloria Reuben? I loved her on “ER” but haven’t seen her in anything since. Is she still acting? – M.J.
A: The Canadian actress earned two Emmy nominations for her role as an HIV-positive medical professional on “ER.” She also has a beautiful voice, having been a back-up singer for Tina Turner on her Twenty Four Seven Tour in 2000. After her run on “ER,” Reuben booked regular and recurring roles on several TV series, including as an assistant D.A. on “Law & Order: SVU,” a mayor on “Saints & Sinners” and a therapist on “Mr. Robot.”
Gloria Reuben (Depositphotos photo)
Next up, she’ll play Valerie Jarrett in the highly anticipated Showtime series “The First Lady,” which also stars Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Viola Davis as Michelle Obama. Look for it in 2022.
This fall, Reuben will star in the Lifetime movie “Torn From Her Arms,” based on a true story about the border crisis. Reuben will play Ginger Thompson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning ProPublica reporter opposite Judy Reyes (“Scrubs”), who portrays a Texas immigration attorney. “Torn From Her Arms” will premiere Saturday, Oct. 30, at 8 p.m. ET.
Q: Who were the comedians who died recently of a drug overdose? Who was the survivor? – E.J.
A: Kate Quigley, Fuquan Johnson, Enrico Colangeli and Natalie Williamson were hanging out Sept. 4 at a Venice, California, residence where cocaine laced with fentanyl was allegedly shared. All but Quigley died from an overdose. She’s a stand-up comedian who has appeared on “The Office” (she played a server on the “Casino Night” episode) and hosts a podcast called “#DateFails.” She most recently was in a relationship with singer Darius Rucker (“Hootie & the Blowfish”).
Johnson and Colangeli, who died at the scene, worked at the HaHa Comedy Club in North Hollywood, and Williamson was a friend. Quigley was hospitalized in critical condition but pulled through, posting a message online to her fans to “please don’t take this life for granted. I did, and I never will again.”
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It’s reportedly claimed the lives of many noteworthy talents, including musician Prince, Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and teen actor (“The Flash”) Logan Williams. Its lethality isn’t just limited to Hollywood. To learn more about fentanyl abuse in communities everywhere, visit SAMHSA.gov.
Q: Will “Killing Eve” be coming back, or is it done? I know sometimes British series aren’t meant to be long-running, but I hope this one continues. – U.M.
A: Instead of “seasons,” British TV shows call their groups of episodes “series,” and “Killing Eve” has had three series so far. Each series has been penned by a different female head writer telling the tale of intelligence officer Eve Polastri (played by Sandra Oh) in pursuit of an assassin named Villanelle (Jodie Comer).
The fourth and final installment of the Emmy-nominated BBC series will air sometime in 2022, but several spin-offs apparently are in the works.
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