Markie Post Biography
Markie Post (Marjorie Armstrong Post) was an American actress, best known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985.
She was also known as public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1985 to 1992, and as Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995.
Markie Post Age | How Old Was Markie Post?
She was born on November 4, 1950 in Palo Alto, California, United States. She died in 2021 at the age of 70 years.
Markie Post Height
Post stood at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.67 m) weighing 110 lbs (50 kg).
Markie Post Family
Post was born in Palo Alto, California, and was raised in Stanford and Walnut Creek together with her two siblings. She was the daughter of scientist Richard F. Post and Marylee Post, a poet.
Markie Post Husband
Post was married to actor and writer Michael A. Ross since 1982. The couple has two daughters.
She was previously married to Stephen Knox, whom she met at Lewis and Clark College. The two were married for two years then they divorced.
Markie Post Net Worth
Markie Post had an estimated net worth of $12 million dollars which she had earned through her acting career.
Markie Post Death
Post passed away on 7th August 2021 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Post had been battling cancer for four years, a lot of hearts were broken by the sad news.
Markie Post Education
Post attended Las Lomas High School where she was a cheerleader. She then attended Lewis & Clark College in Oregon, and briefly Pomona College in California, before returning to earn her bachelor of arts degree from Lewis & Clark.
Markie Post Career
Before acting, Post worked on several game shows. She started her career with the production crew of the Tom Kennedy version of Split Second.
Post also served as associate producer of Alex Trebek’s Double Dare and as a card dealer on the NBC Jim Perry version of Card Sharks. She often was a celebrity player on various game shows, including Pyramid and Password.
Post’s early acting credits include the pilot episode of Simon & Simon “Details at Eleven” in 1981, two episodes of The A-Team as two different characters in the 1983 episode “The Only Church in Town” and the 1984 episode “Hot Styles” and The Love Boat respectively.
She appeared as Diane Chambers’ best friend in the sitcom Cheers and in the science fiction series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, before eventually becoming a regular on the ABC action drama The Fall Guy.
After The Fall Guy, Post played Christine Sullivan on the 1980s television comedy series Night Court from the third season until the show’s end. She also played Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman on the comedy series Hearts Afire, co-starring John Ritter, and had regularly recurring guest star roles on The District and on Scrubs as the mother of Dr. Elliot Reid.
Post 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 a novel by Elmore Leonard. She also had a starring role in NBC’s 1995 movie Visitors in the Night.
Post appeared as reporter Christine Merriweather in the 2007 improvisational comedy film (released in 2017) Cook Off!. She also appeared in the 30 Rock episode “The One with the Cast of Night Court” playing herself when she, Harry Anderson, and Charles Robinson staged a mock reunion of the Night Court cast.
She voiced June Darby on the computer animated robot superhero TV series Transformers: Prime. Since 2014, Post has appeared as a recurring character, “Bunny”, on Chicago P.D.
Markie Post Measurements
Height: 5’6″ (167 cm)
Weight: 110 lbs (50 kg)
Breasts-Waist-Hips: 37-23-35 inches (94-58-89 cm)
Shoe/Feet: 6.5
Bra size: 34C
Cup size: C
Markie Post Movies And Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
|
1981 |
Gangster Wars |
Chris Brennan |
|
1998 |
Behind the Zipper with Magda |
Sheila Jensen |
|
1998 |
There’s Something About Mary |
Mary’s Mom |
|
2007 |
Cook Off! |
Christine Merriweather |
|
2014 |
Muffin Top: A Love Story |
Linda |
|
2017 |
Sweet Sweet Summertime |
Lila Burns |
|
2017 |
Camp Cool Kids |
Euginia |
|
2017 |
Keep the Gaslight Burning |
Mrs. Maxwell |
|
2017 |
Four Christmases and a Wedding |
Anna Taylor |
Markie Post Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|
1979 |
CHIPs |
Roberta |
television debut |
|
1979 |
Barnaby Jones |
Linda Woods |
Episode: “Master of Deception” |
|
1979 |
The Incredible Hulk |
Pamela Norris |
Episode: “The Confession” |
|
1979 |
The Lazarus Syndrome |
Lauren Place |
Episode: “A Brutal Assault” |
|
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 |
The Gangster Chronicles |
Chris Brennan |
Television Miniseries |
|
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 |
unknown |
“Requiem for a Narc” |
|
1982 |
Code Red |
unknown |
Episode: “Wildfire” |
|
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 |
|
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 |
Match Game |
Herself |
5 episodes |
|
1983 |
Go |
Herself |
5 episodes |
|
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 $10,000 Pyramid |
Herself |
recurring role; 80 episodes |
|
1984 |
Glitter |
Barbara Nelson |
Episode: “Pilot” |
|
1984 |
Scene of the Crime |
Courtney Hollander |
Episode: “Pilot” |
|
1984 |
Body Language |
Herself |
5 episodes |
|
1984-1985 |
Hotel |
Anne Crowley/Jill Stanton |
2 episodes |
|
1984-1992 |
Night Court |
Christine Sullivan |
series regular; 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 |
|
1988 |
Blackout |
Herself |
5 episodes |
|
1991 |
Stranger at My Door |
Sharon Dancey |
Television Movie |
|
1992-1995 |
Hearts Afire |
Gegorie 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 |
|
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 |
Mom 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 |
|
2011 |
Man Up |
Linda |
Episode: “Acceptance” |
|
2013 |
Back in the Game |
Dotty |
Episode: “Play Hard or Go Home” |
|
2013 |
Christmas on the Bayou |
Lilly |
Television Movie |
|
2014 |
Rack and Ruin |
Betsy |
5 episodes |
|
2014-2017 |
Chicago P.D. |
Barbara “Bunny” Fletcher |
recurring role; 18 episodes |
|
2015 |
Rack and Ruin Web Series |
Betsy |
Television Movie |
|
2017 |
The Joneses Unplugged |
Tawney |
Television Movie |
|
2018 |
Santa Clarita Diet |
Becky |
Episode: “Coyote in Yoga Pants” |