Jillian Rose Reed
# Jillian Rose Reed

Jillian Rose Reed (born December 20, 1991) is an American actress. She is best known for playing the role of Tamara Kaplan in MTV's TV series Awkward.

## Early life

Reed was born in Hollywood, Florida, and raised in Coral Springs, Florida. She has two brothers, an older brother Matt and her younger brother is fellow actor Robbie Tucker. She performed competitive dance when she was about 4 as well as competitive jazz, tap and ballet in Michigan when she was twelve.

## Career

From 2008 to 2009, Reed played Simone on the dark comedy-drama series Weeds.

In 2011, Reed was cast as Tamara Kaplan on the MTV original series Awkward. The role earned her a Young Artist Award nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress. In 2012, she starred in the TV film My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 as Sienna Brooks.

She played Megan in the 2014 film Confessions of a Womanizer with Andrew Lawrence and Gary Busey.

Reed also appeared in a 2014 episode of Jessie titled "Acting with the Frenemy" where she played Abbey. She also guest starred on two episodes of Jack Black's Yahoo series Ghost Ghirls.

## Personal life

Reed is involved with the American Diabetes Association due to her brother Matt having type 1 diabetes. Reed said in an interview with USA Today that "a lot of people think diabetes isn't one of those things that can happen to you. With the success of Awkward, I did have a voice. I can say something and people will listen, I can use social media and not just to tweet pictures of my cat."

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | L.A. Vampire | Jailbait Vampire | Short film |
| 2013 | Age of Dinosaurs | Jade Jacobs | |
| 2014 | Confessions of a Womanizer | Megan | |
| 2014 | Finding Alice | Alice | Short film; voice role |
| 2015 | Jillian Rose Reed Takes the #KylieJennerChallenge | Herself | Short film |
| 2018 | Sharon 1.2.3. | Linda | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Zoey 101 | Girl #3 | Episode: "Rumor of Love" |
| 2008–2009 | Weeds | Simone | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2009 | Hung | Skinny Girl Tracie | Episode: "The Pickle Jar" |
| 2010 | Community | Kelly Cortlandt | Episode: "The Art of Discourse" |
| 2010 | The Middle | Shannon | Episode: "Errand Boy" |
| 2011–2016 | Awkward | Tamara Kaplan | Main role; 89 episodes |
| 2011 | Pair of Kings | Tessa | Episode: "The One About Mikayla's Friends" |
| 2012 | My Super Psycho Sweet 16: Part 3 | Sienna Brooks | Television film |
| 2013 | Supah Ninjas | Gina / Wallflower | Episode: "Wallflower" |
| 2013 | Ghost Ghirls | Lizzie | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Del Weston on Film | Herself | Episode: "Del Weston's Action on Film Show with Jillian Rose Reed" |
| 2014 | Jessie | Abbey | Episode: "Acting with the Frenemy" |
| 2015 | Todrick | Herself | Guest |
| 2016 | Whats So Scary About Common Core | Beth | Television film |
| 2016-2017 | On Hiatus with Monty Geer | Julie Reed | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2016–2020 | Elena of Avalor | Naomi Turner | Main role; voice role |
| 2016 | Elena and the Secret of Avalor | Naomi Turner | Television film; voice role |
| 2017 | Daytime Divas | Kali T | Episode: "And the Loser Is..." |
| 2017 | Mondays | Elle | Television mini-series |
| 2018 | Lucifer | CeCe | Episode: "Let Pinhead Sing!" |
| 2022 | Raven's Home | Nori | Episode: "Mr. Petracelli's Revenge" |

### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Awkward. Webisodes | Tamara Kaplan | Main role; 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Foursome | Constance | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Love Daily | Gwen | Episode: "The Truth of Dating" |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress | Awkward | Nominated |
