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Early life and family

Reeve was born Dana Charles Morosini in Teaneck, New Jersey to Charles Morosini, a cardiologist, and Helen Simpson Morosini, who died in 2005.^[1] Teaneck (pronounced ) is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and is a suburb of New York City. ... Cardiology is the branch of medicine pertaining to the heart. ...

She grew up in the town of Greenburgh, New York, where she graduated from Edgemont High School in 1979.^[2] She graduated cum laude in English Literature from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1984. Greenburgh is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ... Greenville is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) (CDP) located in the unincorporated portion of the town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York. ... Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. ... Middlebury College is a small, private liberal arts college located in the rural town of Middlebury, Vermont, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

She spent the junior year of her studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She later pursued additional graduate studies in acting at the California Institute of the Arts. She and her husband received honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from Middlebury in 2004. RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is considered to be one of the most prestigious drama schools in the world. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Entrance to CalArts on McBean Parkway The California Institute of the Arts is commonly referred to as CalArts. ...

She married actor Christopher Reeve in Williamstown, Massachusetts in April 1992, and they had one child, William Elliot "Will" Reeve, born on June 7, 1992, whom they raised in Pound Ridge, New York. Christopher DOlier Reeve[1] (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. ... Williamstown is a town located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Pound Ridge is a town located in Westchester County, New York. ...

Activism

Reeve was thrust into a public role after her husband became a quadriplegic as a result of a horse riding accident in Culpeper, Virginia on May 27, 1995. Reeve then became a motivational speaker and activist for the quality of everyday life of the paralyzed and, after her husband's death, a proponent of the controversial human embryonic stem cell research. Reeve, in an editorial^[3] she wrote in October 2005, confessed that "I still have my soft spot for the quality-of-life grant programs and for the resource center, because it’s really the people part. Chris used to be the visionary who went to Washington to lobby for funding, and I was the one who figured out, 'Is there a wheelchair ramp so that our family can get into this movie theater?' I thought if that’s hard for me, it’s got to be much harder for the majority of people out there." She emphasized care over cure in her philosophy. Quadriplegia is caused by damage to the spinal cord at a high level (e. ... Culpeper is an incorporated town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A motivational speaker is a professional speaker, facilitator or trainer who speaks to audiences, usually for a fee. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Mouse embryonic stem cells with fluorescent marker. ...

In 1996, the Reeves founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation, which funds research on paralysis and works to improve the lives of the disabled. In 2005, the name changed from Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation to its pre-merger name of Christopher Reeve Foundation. It is not known if the name change was from a separation from the American Paralysis Association which merged with the Christopher Reeve Foundation in 1999 or if it had been just cosmetic. Both organization names are interchangeable. To date, it has awarded more than $55 million (USD) in research grants and more than $8 million in quality-of-life grants. Christopher Reeve Foundation is an organization headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey and dedicated to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders. ... Look up disability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Reeve created fundraiser trinkets for the Foundation. In 1998, a tie she designed for the Christopher Reeve Collection of celebrity-designed ties sold for a limited time through J.C. Penney.^[4] At a press conference to promote the tie collection, she and her husband wore the ties. In 2005, in honor of her husband and put a play on the Superman character he was most famous for, she created and promoted a Superman-shield dog tag that said "Go Forward" and sold them through the foundation.^[5] This article is about the department store chain. ...

After her husband's death on October 10, 2004, she assumed the role of chairperson of the organization. She also endorsed Senator John Kerry (D-MA) for president and introduced him before his speech on science and technology on October 21, 2004.^[6] is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts, in his fourth term of office. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Show business career

Her many singing and acting credits included appearances on television, where she had guest roles on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, soap operas All My Children as Eva Stroupe and Loving, among others. She performed at theatres on Broadway, off-Broadway, and at numerous regional theatres. Reeve also did a long-running commercial for Tide laundry detergent that aired during the 1990s. Ironically in 1995 she had a cameo in the HBO movie Above Suspicion that starred her husband where she played a female detective who smoked. Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ... All My Children (AMC) is a popular American soap opera that has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... Tide is the name of a popular laundry detergent on the market in the United States, Canada and other countries. ... A 1995 suspense thriller starring Christopher Reeve as a paralyzed policeman who plots to murder his unfaithful wife (Kim Cattrall) and her lover. ...

In 2000 she co-hosted a live daily talk show for women on the Lifetime Network with Deborah Roberts called Lifetime Live and also wrote a brief column for the defunct AccessLife.com These articles can be found at the Christopher Reeve Homepage.^[7] She sang the title song on the soundtrack of the HBO drama, In the Gloaming directed by her husband. Reeve also had another cameo in her husband's movie The Brooke Ellison Story as a teacher. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Deborah Roberts born September 20, 1960 is an ABC News correspondent. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ...

She also authored the book, Care Packages: Letters to Christopher Reeve from Strangers and Other Friends.^[8] In 2004, she was performing in the Broadway-bound play Brooklyn Boy at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California when she had to rush home to reach her husband's bedside after he went into cardiac arrest and a coma. In April 2005, it was also announced that she signed a seven-figure book deal^[9] with Penguin Books to write about her relationship with her famous husband. It is not known how far Reeve got with writing the book before she died or even if it is still coming out at its scheduled release. Adam Arkin and Ari Graynor in the world premiere of Brooklyn Boy at South Coast Repertory in 2004 Brooklyn Boy is a play by American playwright Donald Margulies. ... South Coast Repertory South Coast Repertory (SCR) is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California. ... Official website: http://ci. ...

Several months before her death, Reeve taped the PBS documentary The New Medicine focusing on the growing trend in medical care combining holistic and traditional treatment. The program premiered after her death, on March 29, 2006. She also worked on the computer animated movie Everyone's Hero, a project with the working title Yankee Irving when her husband was the director at the time of his death. The movie was released on September 15, 2006. Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... Holism (from holon, a Greek word meaning entity) is the idea that the properties of a system cannot be determined or explained by the sum of its components alone. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Illness and death

On August 9, 2005 Reeve announced that, although she had never smoked cigarettes, she had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Reeve chose to disclose her illness after The National Enquirer announced that it planned to make the information public. is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ... For the technology tabloid website, see The Inquirer. ...

In 2005, Reeve received the "Mother of the Year Award" from the American Cancer Society for her dedication and determination in raising her son after the loss of her husband. In her final public appearances, Reeve stated that the tumor had responded to therapy and was shrinking. She appeared at Madison Square Garden on January 12, 2006, to sing in honor of New York Rangers hockey player, Mark Messier, whose number was retired that evening. The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a medical organization with a corporate attitude in the United States. ... For malignant tumors specifically, see cancer. ... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City, United States. ... is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Not to be confused with Marc Messier, an actor from Quebec. ...

Reeve died on March 6, 2006, aged 44^[10], at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She is survived by her son, her father, two sisters, Deborah Morosini and Adrienne Morosini Heilman; and her late husband's two grown children (her stepchildren), Matthew Exton Reeve and Alexandra Exton Reeve. is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The original New York Cancer Hospital[1], first built between 1884 and 1886, now converted to luxury condominiums, at 455 Central Park West and 106th St. ...

Filmography

• Everyone's Hero (2006)
• The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)
• Above Suspicion (1995)

Everyones Hero is a 2006 computer animated film. ... The Brooke Ellison Story is a 2004 TV movie about the life of Brooke Ellison, the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard. ... A 1995 suspense thriller starring Christopher Reeve as a paralyzed policeman who plots to murder his unfaithful wife (Kim Cattrall) and her lover. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Trivia

• Dana Reeve loved to ride horses. In 2005, she told Larry King: "I rode my whole life, and after Chris had his accident, I stopped riding, primarily because he loved it so much, and I think it really would have been painful for him if I was going off riding and he wasn't able to. And it didn't mean that much to me to drop."^[11]

• The children's book Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again: A Musical Storybook Inspired by Christopher Reeve was published in 2005 and included an audio to accompany the book with Mandy Patinkin reading the story as well as Reeve and Bernadette Peters singing.^[12]

• On February 2, 2005, eight days before the death of her mother Helen, Reeve attended President George W. Bush's State of the Union address seated in the Capitol gallery in Washington, D.C. as the guest of Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI).^[13]

• The film Superman Returns is dedicated to her and the late Christopher Reeve

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References

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External links

• Dana Reeve at NNDB
• Dana Reeve at Yahoo! Movies
• Dana Reeve at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
• Christopher Reeve and Dana Morosini Reeve Commencement Addresses at Middlebury College, 2004 May 23, 2004.
• Dana Reeve Guestbook
• An instrumental piece written in tribute to Dana Reeve by composer Nick Hinton