Markie Post

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::summary American actress (1950–2021) ::

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Field	Value
name	Markie Post
image	Markie Post (2092445708) (cropped).jpg
caption	Post at the 1988 Emmy Awards
birth_name	Marjorie Armstrong Post
birth_date
birth_place	Palo Alto, California, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
alma_mater	Lewis & Clark College (BA)
occupation	Actress
years_active	1978–2019
known_for	The Fall Guy
Night Court
Hearts Afire
spouse	{{plainlist
* {{marriage	Stephen Knox
children	2
father	Richard F. Post
relatives	Descendants of Robert Coe
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| name = Markie Post | image = Markie Post (2092445708) (cropped).jpg | caption = Post at the 1988 Emmy Awards | birth_name = Marjorie Armstrong Post | birth_date = | birth_place = Palo Alto, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | alma_mater = Lewis & Clark College (BA) | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1978–2019 | known_for = The Fall Guy Night Court Hearts Afire | spouse = {{plainlist|

• }} | children = 2 | father = Richard F. Post | relatives = Descendants of Robert Coe Marjorie Armstrong Post (November 4, 1950 – August 7, 2021), known professionally as Markie Post, was an American actress. Her best known roles include bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985; public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992; Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995; and Barbara ‘Bunny’ Fletcher, the mother of Detective Erin Lindsay (Sophia Bush), on the NBC drama series Chicago P.D. from 2014 to 2017.

Early life

Post was born in Palo Alto, California, on November 4, 1950. Her father, Richard F. Post, worked as a physicist; her mother, Marylee (Armstrong) Post, was a poet. The second of the couple's three children, she and her two siblings were raised in Stanford and Walnut Creek. She attended Las Lomas High School where she was a cheerleader. Post then attended Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and briefly attended Pomona College in California before returning to Lewis & Clark to earn her Bachelor of Arts degree.

Career

Prior to acting, Post worked in the production staff on several game shows. She began her career with the production crew of the Tom Kennedy version of Split Second. She also served as associate producer of CBS's Double Dare and as a card dealer on NBC's Card Sharks. Later, after achieving fame as an actress, she played various game shows as a celebrity guest, including The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, Super Password, The (New) $25,000 Pyramid, and The $100,000 Pyramid. She helped a contestant win the $100,000 grand prize in a November 1987 tournament episode of The $100,000 Pyramid.

Post's early acting credits include a 1979 appearance as a red spandex wearing femme fatale in the science-fiction series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. She also appeared on a 1979 episode of the detective show Barnaby Jones, on a 1980 episode of Eight is Enough, the pilot episode of Simon & Simon in 1981, the season two premiere of The Greatest American Hero, two episodes of The A-Team (as two different characters: the 1983 episode "The Only Church in Town" and the 1984 episode "Hot Styles"), and a guest spot on the popular ABC Saturday night romance drama The Love Boat. She appeared as Diane Chambers' best friend in the sitcom Cheers, before eventually becoming a regular on the ABC action drama The Fall Guy. She left The Fall Guy, for her most popular role as Christine Sullivan, the tightly wound public defender on the NBC TV comedy series Night Court; the character was the foil to John Laroquette's misogynistic assistant district attorney, Dan Fielding, and the eventual love interest for Judge Harry Stone (Harry Anderson). She remained with the show from the third season until the end in 1992. She played Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the comedy series Hearts Afire, co-starring John Ritter. Post also had recurring guest-star roles on The District and on Scrubs as the mother of Dr. Elliot Reid.

Her film credits include There's Something About Mary (1998), in which Post played Mary's mother. She played a call girl and dominatrix in the 1988 TV movie Tricks of the Trade opposite Cindy Williams, and a singer in Glitz with Jimmy Smits, based on the novel by Elmore Leonard. She also had a starring role in NBC's 1995 movie Visitors in the Night. She appeared as reporter Christine Merriweather in the 2007 improvisational comedy film (released in 2017) Cook Off!. She appeared in the 30 Rock episode "The One with the Cast of Night Court" playing herself when Harry Anderson, Charles Robinson, and she staged a mock reunion of the Night Court cast.

Post was the voice of June Darby on the animated robot superhero TV series Transformers: Prime. She appeared as recurring character Barbara 'Bunny' Fletcher in the first four seasons of Chicago P.D.

Personal life

From 1971 to 1972, Post was married to Stephen Knox, whom she met at Lewis & Clark College. She later married actor and writer Michael A. Ross, with whom she had two daughters.

Death

Post died at the age of 70 at her home in Los Angeles, on August 7, 2021; she had been suffering from cancer.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	title=Markie Post, Plucky TV Favorite Who Became a Star on 'Night Court,' Dies at 70	url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/markie-post-dead-70-night-court-actor-1235037007/	first=Cynthia
1998	url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/markie_post	title=Markie Post	website=Rotten Tomatoes
2007	title=Markie Post List of Movies and TV Shows	url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/markie-post/credits/3030255629/	website=TV Guide
2014	Muffin Top: A Love Story	Linda
2017	Sweet Sweet Summertime	Lila Burns
2017	Camp Cool Kids	Euginia
2018	Keep the Gaslight Burning	Mrs. Maxwell	Short film
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1978	Frankie and Annette: The Second Time Around	Denise	TV movie
1979	CHiPs	Roberta	Episode: "Rally 'Round the Bank"
1979	Barnaby Jones	Linda Woods	Episode: "Master of Deception"
1979	The Incredible Hulk	Pamela Norris	Episode: "The Confession"
1979	title='Night Court,' 'Hearts Afire' star Markie Post dead at 70	url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/08/08/markie-post-dies-night-court/8551628423558/	first=Karen
1979	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	Joella Cameron	2 episodes
1979	Hart to Hart	Sandy	Episode: "Cop Out"
1980	B.J. and the Bear	Valerie Wood	Episode: "Siege"
1980	House Calls	Linda	Episode: "A Slight Case of Quarantine"
1980	Eight Is Enough	Kerry	Episode: "The Commitment"
1980	Semi-Tough	Barbara Jane Bookman	4 episodes
1981	title='Night Court' Star Markie Post Dies At 70	url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2021/08/08/night-court-star-markie-post-dies-at-70/	first=Marc
1981	The Greatest American Hero	Deborah Dante	Episode: "The Two-Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Fast Ball"
1981	Simon & Simon	Carolyn Perry	Episode: "Details at Eleven"
1981	McClain's Law	Linda Smith	Episode: "Requiem for a Narc"
1982	Massarati and the Brain	Julie Ramsdell	Television movie
1982	Not Just Another Affair	Jan Thacker	Television movie
1982–1983	The Love Boat	Doris Holden/Dee Dee/Donna Baker	2 episodes
1982–1985	The Fall Guy	Terri Michaels	Series regular; 64 episodes (1982–1985)
1983	Six Pack	Sally Leadbetter	Television movie
1983	Matt Houston	Courtney Garner	Episode: "A Novel Way to Die"
1983	Cheers	Heather Landon	Episode: "Just Three Friends"
1983	title=Markie Post death: Night Court actress dies of cancer at 70	url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/night-court-markie-post-cause-death-b1899245.html	first=Peony
1983–1984	Fantasy Island	Amy Marshall/Doreen Murphy	2 episodes
1983-1984	The A-Team	Rina/Leslie Becktall/Sister Teresa	2 episodes
1983-1988	The New $25,000 Pyramid	Herself	Recurring role; 80 episodes
1984	Glitter	Barbara Nelson	Episode: "Pilot"
1984	Scene of the Crime	Courtney Hollander	Episode: "Pilot"
1984–1985	Hotel	Anne Crowley/Jill Stanton	2 episodes
1984–1992	Night Court	Christine Sullivan	Guest appearance in season 2, "Daddy for the Defense"; Series regular as of Season 3; 159 episodes
1985	The $25,000 Pyramid	Herself	5 episodes
1985–1987	Super Password	Herself	Recurring role; 20 episodes
1986	Triplecross	Delia Langtree	Television movie
1988	Glitz	Linda Moon	Television movie
1988	Tricks of the Trade	Marla	Television movie
1991	Rockin' Through the Decades	Herself	Television special
1991	Stranger at My Door	Sharon Dancey	Television movie
1992–1995	Hearts Afire	Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman	Series regular; 54 episodes
1993	Beyond Suspicion	Joyce	Television movie
1994	Someone She Knows	Laurie Philips	Television movie
1995	VR.5	Alexis Miller	Episode: "The Many Faces of Alex"
1995	Visitors of the Night	Judith English	Television movie
1996	Chasing the Dragon	Gwen Kessler	Television movie
1996	Dave's World	Lisa McCauley	Episode: "Falling"
1997	Dog's Best Friend	Horse	Television movie; voice role
1997	Survival on the Mountain	Amy Hoffman	Television movie
1998	I've Been Waiting for You	Rosemary Zoltanne	Television movie
1999-2000	Odd Man Out	Julia Whitney	Series regular; 13 episodes
2000	Twice in a Lifetime	Nancy Waldron/Peggy McIntrye	Episode: "It's a Hard Knock Life"
2000	Hollywood Squares	Herself	5 episodes
2001	Till Dad Do Us Part	Virginia Corbett	Television movie
2001	Late Boomers	unknown	Television movie
2002–2006	Scrubs	Lily Reid	3 episodes
2003–2004	The District	Audrey Livingston/Simone Fairgate/Audrey Livermore	2 episodes
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Diana Lassiter	Episode: "The Woman of His Dreams"
2007	Holiday in Handcuffs	Katherine Chandler	Television movie
2008	30 Rock	Herself	Episode: "The One with the Cast of Night Court"
2010	Backyard Wedding	Aunt Addie	Television movie
2010–2013	Transformers Prime	June Darby	Series regular; 15 episodes; Voice role
2011	Man Up	Linda	Episode: "Acceptance"
2013	Christmas on the Bayou	Lilly	Television movie
2014–2017	Chicago P.D.	Barbara "Bunny" Fletcher	Recurring role; 18 episodes
2017	The Joneses Unplugged	Tawney	Television movie
2017	Four Christmases and a Wedding	Anna Taylor	Television movie
2018	Santa Clarita Diet	Becky	Episode: "Coyote in Yoga Pants"
2018–2019	The Kids Are Alright	Helen Portollo	4 episodes
2019	Soundtrack	Mrs. Kassem	Episode: "Track 2: Joanna and Nellie"
2019	Christmas Reservations	Tay Griffin	Television movie
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Awards and nominations

• 1994 CableACE Award for Children's Program Special - 6 and Young (Presidential Inaugural Celebration for Children) – Won

References

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