Markie Post

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a television and film producer, producing films such as "The New Card Sharks", (1978) and "Card Sharks," (1986). Post went on to produce projects such as Double Dare (1976), and appeared on various TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001). Her most famous TV role was that of "Christine Sullivan" in Night Court (1984). She appeared in more than 156 episodes of the comedy from 1984 until 1992. Marylee (Armstrong) Post was her mother. She is a poet and noted nuclear scientist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918-April 7, 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 in 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30, 1990) was her second wedding to Michael A. Ross. Her birthplace was Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek in California. She attended Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek, California; she was a cheerleader. Received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon. She was a trick roper in The Wildest West Show of the Stars (1986). Was cremated and her remains were returned to her husband Michael A. Ross. She was a lifelong Democrat. Markie Post died three months after her 71st birthday, on August 7 2021. Her death occurred 27 days after fellow Night Court (1984) co-star Charles Robinson, who passed died on July 11, 2021. Although the two shows were not connected, Night Court (1984) was the final show to end with Christine Sullivan's character leaving for Washington DC. Hearts Afire (1992) began with Post as Georgie Lahti. Post was a new character in Hearts Afire (1992), and later she moved to a smaller community after her stint in Washington DC.