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‘Sesame Street’ star Alaina Reed-Amini dead at 63

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    This undated picture provided by publicist Billy Laurence taken by Tamim Amini shows his wife Alaina Reed-Amini, at a recent family event. Alaina Reed-Amini, the Broadway star and TV actress best known for her long-running roles on "Sesame Street" and "227," has died. She was 63. Her publicist said she died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. after a two-year battle with breast cancer. (AP Photo/Tamim Amini) ** NO SALES **

  • FILE - In this Feb. 6, 1990 picture, Singer Luther...

    FILE - In this Feb. 6, 1990 picture, Singer Luther Vandross, second from left, poses with cast members, from left, Marla Gibbs, Alaina Reed Hall, and Kevin Peter Hall following the taping of a two-part episode of the television series "227" at Sunset-Gower Studios in Los Angeles, Ca. Alaina Reed-Amini, the Broadway star and TV actress best known for her long-running roles on "Sesame Street" and "227," has died. She was 63. Her publicist said she died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. after a two-year battle with breast cancer. (AP Photo/Julie Markes) (AP Photo/Julie Markes)

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LOS ANGELES — Alaina Reed-Amini, the Broadway star and TV actress best known for her long-running roles on “Sesame Street” and “227,” has died. She was 63.

Publicist Billy Laurence says Reed-Amini died Thursday at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica after a two-year battle with breast cancer.

Previously known as Alaina Reed-Hall, she recently remarried. Her stage credits include “Chicago” and “Hair.” She appeared in several movies, including “Cruel Intentions” and “Death Becomes Her,” and on TV shows such as “The Drew Carey Show” and “Ally McBeal.”

Reed-Amini is survived by her husband, Tamim Amini, and two children from a previous marriage. According to her husband, a celebration of Reed-Amini’s life is being planned for next year.