Vivian Reed (actress, born 1947)

[1] In 1968, she had regionally popularized a Gerry Goffin and Carole King composed tune called "Yours Until Tomorrow", which achieved some success.

Her film credits include Headin' for Broadway, L'Africain with Catherine Deneuve and La Rumba, in which she portrayed Josephine Baker.

Reed's nightclub act has appeared at events for Mercedes Benz, IBM, Top Fashion Designers Gala at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and the American Film Festival in Deauville.

Reed has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Paris Match, People, Ebony, and the covers of Jet and Time magazines.

She appeared in the Lena Horne Awards Show hosted by Bill Cosby, honoring Rosie O'Donnell and with Quincy Jones at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts in New York and appeared in Three Mo' Divas, the follow-up to Three Mo Tenors' at the San Diego Repertory Theatre and Arena Stage in Washington, DC.

She has been performing her one-woman shows to sold out houses and concluded two book musical workshops, One For My Baby and The Countess of Storyville.

In 2014, she received the 'Kingdom of Excellence Award' an honor bestowed by Dr. Michelle Harris, CEO of Vindicated Magazine for her lifetime of achievements.