Tracy Reed (American actress)

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Tracy Reed
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Tracy Reed on the set of "Love American Style", 1973
Born
Other namesT.C. Reed
Alma mater UCLA (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1969–1991

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

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Early years

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 was a journalsim student at the University of California, Los Angeles when a TV producer invited her to audition. That tryout resulted in a part on Love, American Style . [3] She graduated from UCLA with a BA in English. [4]

She is a former "Miss Teenage Los Angeles".[ citation needed ]

Career

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

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.
  3. Reed, Billy (October 27, 1976). "Dreams still come true in Hollywood". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. p. C 1. Retrieved June 21, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tracy Reed ... Fledgling Actress and Series Star". Ventura County Star. October 25, 1970. p. 107. Retrieved June 21, 2025 via Newspapers.com.