Alaina Reed Hall Dead at 63

Actress and singer Alaina Reed Hall has died at the age of 63.

Details of her death have not been made public but sources indicate that the cause of death may have been related to her battle with breast cancer. Hall died on December 17th.

She is most-known for her role as Gordon's younger sister, Olivia, on the children's series Sesame Street.  In 1985, Hall also co-starred on the sitcom 227.

Born in Ohio, Hall began her career in Broadway and off-Broadway productions. She was among the original cast members in the 1974 off-Broadway production of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Hall also appeared in productions of Hair, Chicago and Eubie!

In 1988, she married actor Kevin Peter Hall after meeting him when he did a guest-star stint on 227. She was widowed back in 1991 after he died of pneumonia-related complications after contracting AIDS.

At the time of her passing, Hall was married to Tamim Amini.

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