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Dana Reeve
After a lengthy, diverse career, it was difficult to pinpoint exactly which contribution earned Dana Reeve the respect of so many. Some pointed to her work as an actor and cabaret singer; others, to her work as activist on behalf of spinal chord injury research. Still others simply admired her devotion to her husband, actor Christopher "Superman" Reeve, following an equestrian accident which left him paralyzed for the rest of his life. In truth, Dana Reeve deserved all the accolades heaped upon her during her all too brief, sometimes tragic life.
Born Feb. 19, 1961, Dana Charles Morosini was the daughter of Teaneck, NJ cardiologist Charles Morosini and his wife Helen Simpson Morosini. She had two sisters, Deborah and Adrienne. The family grew up in Greenburgh, NY, where Reeve attended Edgemont High School. After graduation, she moved on to Middlebury College and before her 1984 graduation, spent a year at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After receiving her bachelor's degree in English Literature cum laude, she continued her dramatic training with graduate clas
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Dana Reeve
Dana Reeve (born Dana Charles Morosini; March 17, 1961 – March 6, 2006) was an American actress, singer, and activist for disability causes.
She was the wife of actor Christopher Reeve.
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 February 2005.
She grew up in the town of Greenburgh, New York, where she graduated from Edgemont High School in 1979.
She graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in English Literature from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1984. In 2004 she and husband Christopher Reeve received honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from Middlebury.
She spent the junior year of her studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In 1984, along with fellow New Yorker, Daryl E. Johnson, she pursued additional graduate studies in acting at the prestigious California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.
She married actor Christopher Reeve in Williamstown, Massachusetts in April 1992, and they had a son, William
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Dana Reeve
American actress and singer (1961–2006)
Dana Charles Reeve (née Morosini; March 17, 1961 – March 6, 2006) was an American actress and singer. She was the wife of actor Christopher Reeve and mother of television reporter and anchor Will Reeve.
Early life
Dana Morosini was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, to Charles Morosini (died 2018[1]), a cardiologist, and Helen Simpson Morosini (died 2005).[2] She was of Italian descent.[3]
Morosini grew up in the town of Greenburgh, New York, where she graduated from Edgemont High School in 1979.[4]
Morosini graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in English Literature from Middlebury College in Vermont in 1984. In 2004 she and husband Christopher Reeve received honorary Doctorates of Humane Letters from Middlebury.[5]
Morosini spent the junior year of her studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. In 1984, she pursued additional graduate studies in acting at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. [citation needed]
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