Born in England, Reid lived in Germany, Africa, and the United States before settling in Canada in 1964. She first became interested in acting while attending Toronto's Lawrence Park Collegiate. She went on to study theatre at McGill University in Montreal and the Banff Centre for the Arts in Alberta.
She was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on April 6, 2006 for her services to the Performing Arts in Canada.
(June 2007) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(August 2007) Appeared in Edward Albees "A Delicate Balance" at the Stratford Fringe Festival, reprising her 1996 role as Claire.
(March 2009) Portrayed "Sister Aloysius Beauvier" in Neptune Theatres stage production of "Doubt: A Parable", the same role portrayed by Meryl Streep in the Oscar-nominated 2008 film "Doubt". - Halifax, Nova Scotia
She was born on the same day as Lynda Carter.
I had a bit of a backwards career in that I had all my luck in the,beginning. And in a way I never knew how difficult it was for some of,my peers until I got to my mid-40s. .
