Nicole Houston Reed was born in West Los Angeles, California, to Cheryl Houston, a beautician, and to Seth Reed, a production designer. She has an older brother, Nathan August Reed, and a younger half-brother, Joey Reed… See more

Catherine Hardwicke, an ex-girlfriend of her father's and friend of her mother's, invited her to work on a script with her when Reed said she was interested in acting. They finished the script for the semi-autobiographical film … See more

Reed met Paul McDonald, a singer-songwriter and former American Idol contestant, on the red carpet at the premiere of Red Riding Hood in March 2011. This moment was broadcast on an American Idol episod… See more