Her grandfather, John "Pop" Reed, was for many decades the gas man at the Walnut Street Theatre and gained a small foothold in American theatrical legend by bequeathing the theatre his skull to be used in performances of "Hamlet".

Her grandfather, John "Pop" Reed, was for many decades the gas man at the Walnut Street Theatre and gained a small foothold in American theatrical legend by bequeathing the theatre his skull to be used in performances of "Hamlet".