Tracy Reed (American actress)

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Tracy Reed
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Love, American Style 1973 cast with Jed Allan, Tracy Reed, James A. Watson, Jr., Phyllis Elizabeth Davis, James Hampton, and Barbara Minkus
Born
Other namesT.C. Reed
Alma materUCLA
OccupationActress
Years active1969–1991

Tracy Reed is an American actress and former model. [1]

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Reed was born in Fort Benning, Georgia. She is the daughter of David Reed, a retired Army major, and Anne Reed, a teacher. [2] She majored in English at UCLA and planned to write children's books for a profession. While she was a student, a tryout led to her becoming a blackout gag player in the TV series Love, American Style (1969–70, 1972–74).[ citation needed ]

Reed co-starred in the 1970 TV series Barefoot in the Park [1] and played Virginia Tyndall in the 1979 TV miniseries Women in White. Her most memorable film roles include No Way Back (1976), Car Wash (1976), A Piece of the Action (1977), ...All the Marbles (1981) and Running Scared (1986).

In 1971, the California Press Photographers Association named Reed the Most Beautiful Face in Television. [1]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Photographers Pick Most Beautiful Face In TV". Jet. XXXIX (23): 56–57. March 4, 1971. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  2. "Tracy Reed ... Series Starlet". Democrat and Chronicle. New York, Rochester. September 27, 1970. p. 23. Retrieved November 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.