She also picked up small parts in several made-for-TV movies, such as the Native American reservation-set thriller "Shadowhunter" (Showtime, 1993), starring Scott Glenn and Benjamin Bratt.
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With her fledgling career beginning to pick up steam, she landed a recurring role on the short-lived superhero adventure series "The Flash" (CBS, 1990-91), followed by a supporting role in the erotic thriller, "Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue" (1991), an "in name only" sequel to the Mickey Rourke original.
Reuben made her feature film debut with a small part as a maternity nurse in "Immediate Family" (1989), a drama about a married couple (Glenn Close and James Woods) who choose to adopt after discovering they are unable to conceive. Encouraged by the experience, she moved to Los Angeles immediately thereafter and began to pick up guest spots on television series, including a 1988 turn on the Johnny Depp drama series "21 Jump Street" (Fox, 1987-1991). Attracted to acting after landing sporadic work in several commercials, Reuben made an early dramatic appearance in the Schoolbreak Special, "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book" (CBS, 1987). Because her father was Caucasian, Reuben became a subject of brief controversy when she was crowned "Miss Black Ontario" in 1986. In 1985, she briefly hosted the Canadian-produced children's show "Polka Dot Door" (TVOntario, 1971-1993), on which her half-brother, actor-singer Denis Simpson, had also served as a host since the late-1970s.
Interested in music and dance from an early age, Reuben learned piano as a child and studied music and dance at the Canadian Royal Conservatory. Her mother was a singer from Jamaica and her father was a Canadian architect. Gloria Reuben was born on Jin Ontario, Canada. Upon departing "ER," Reuben embarked on various endeavors, including a tour as a backup singer with Tina Turner in 2000, a starring role in another series, "Missing" (Lifetime, 2003-06), and stage work in a 2006 production of "Stuff Happens." Although fulltime work on an ongoing series continued to elude her - perhaps by choice - frequent appearances in productions like "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999- ) and "Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost" (CBS, 2011) made it clear that Reuben's appeal and talents as an actress made her still very much in demand. Peter Benton (Eriq La Salle), Boulet eventually came to be regarded by many as the emotional core of the long-running series. This all led to her stint as stalwart Physician Assistant Jeanie Boulet for a five-season run on "ER." Initially cast as the love interest of over-confident surgeon Dr. Within a few short years, Reuben landed a co-starring role alongside action star Jean Claude Van Damme in the sci-fi action hit "TimeCop" (1995) and made several impressive guest spots on the crime drama "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC, 1993-99). The Canadian-born beauty pageant winner and accomplished singer moved to Los Angeles in the late 1980s to pursue an acting career, where she quickly landed roles on television series, including "21 Jump Street" (Fox, 1987-1991). Effortlessly likable, and emotionally accessible, actress Gloria Reuben rose to television fame as a member of the distinguished ensemble cast of the Emmy Award-winning medical drama "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009).
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