Markie Post

Markie Post grew-up in Walnut Creek. She started her professional career as a TV and film producer, including "The New Card Sharks", (1978) as well as "Card Sharks" (1986). She went on to produce projects like Double Dare (1976), and has appeared on many TV shows, including E! True Hollywood Story (1996) and Electra Woman (2000). One of her most memorable TV role was as "Christine Sullivan" on Night Court (1984). From 1984 to 1992, she appeared in 156 episodes. She was the daughter of Marylee (Armstrong) Post, poet, and famous nuclear physicist Richard Freeman Post (November 14 1918 - April 7 2015). Two daughters, Katie Ross (born June 26 1987) and Daisy Ross (born on March 30 in 1990) were born in her second marriage to Michael A. Ross. She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up near Walnut Creek, California. As cheerleader, she attended Las Lomas High School located in Walnut Creek. Earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Lewis & Clark College in Portland Oregon. She did some trick roping in The Wildest West Show of the Stars (1986). She was cremated and her ashes returned to Michael A. Ross. She was a lifetime Democrat. Markie Post passed away on August 7, 2021, three months from what would have been her 71st birthday, which was on November 4. 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 moving to Washington DC. Hearts Afire (1992) began with Post as Georgie Lahti. Post was a new character in Hearts Afire (1992), and she later relocated to a more secluded area after her stint in Washington DC.