Both of Reek's parents were keenly interested in music; her father Juhan played the piano and the harmonium and her mother Julia sang as a first soprano in the family's Lutheran church choir.

Reek's portrayals of young boys onstage and in radio theatre were numerous throughout her career and proved to be both publicly popular and critically praised.

[10] In 1949, Reek made her radio theatre debut as Charley in a production of Valentina Lyubimova's 1948 play The Snowball.

[11][12] Reek made her feature film debut in a small role in the 1969 Soviet-Estonian comedy-drama Hullumeelsus, directed by Kaljo Kiisk for Tallinnfilm.

In 1972, she played the role of Amanda in the Veljo Käsper directed and Enn Vetemaa penned World War II drama Väike reekviem suupillile.

[13][14] In 1981, Reek appeared in the role of the character Tuiska's wife in the Arvo Kruusement directed period drama Karge meri; a film adaptation of the 1938 novel of the same name by August Gailit about the lives of seal hunters in a small village on the Baltic Sea.

Reek's last teleplay performance was in 1993 as Dolores in the Enn Vetemaa penned dark comedy Kas te armastate papagoisid, directed by Vilja Palm.

[20] In 1973, Reek appeared in the Sulev Nõmmik directed and Jaan Rannap penned comedy television film Mishuk.

In 1983, she appeared in the comedy television film Püha Susanna ehk meistrite kool, penned by Enn Vetemaa and again directed by Ago-Endrik Kerge.

In 1988, Reek played the role of Siina Aunvärk in the Vladimir Beekman penned and Kerge directed comedy Narva Kosk.

[21][22] In 1993, Reek had a small role in the Maximilian Schell directed American television drama film Candles in the Dark.