Tracy Reed (American actress)

Tracy Reed
Reed on a 1971 magazine cover
Born
Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
Other nameT.C. Reed
Alma materUCLA (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1967–1991

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

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 journalism 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]

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

Year Title Role Notes
1972Trouble ManPolicewomanUncredited
1973The Great American Beauty ContestPamela Parker, Miss New JerseyTV Movie
1974The TakeNancy
1975KojakDorothy CunninghamSeason 2 Episode 25: "I Want to Report a Dream"
1975Train Ride to HollywoodStupid Bimbo (also known as Saturday)
1976No Way BackCandy
1976Car WashMona
1977A Piece of the ActionNikki McLean
1977TabithaPortiaEpisode: "That New Black Magic"
1978Top SecretCarla Magee
1981Terror Among UsBarbaraTV Movie
1981...All the MarblesDiane, Toledo Tiger
1986Running ScaredMaryann Thomas

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.


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