Tracy Reed (American actress)

Tracy Reed
Tracy Reed on the set of Love, American Style, 1973
Born
Other namesT.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
1972 Trouble Man Policewoman Uncredited
1973 The Great American Beauty Contest Pamela Parker, Miss New Jersey TV Movie
1974 The Take Nancy
1975 Kojak Dorothy Cunningham Season 2 Episode 25: "I Want to Report a Dream"
1975 Train Ride to Hollywood Stupid Bimbo (also known as Saturday)
1976 No Way Back Candy
1976 Car Wash Mona
1977 A Piece of the Action Nikki McLean
1978 Top Secret Carla Magee
1981 Terror Among Us Barbara TV Movie
1981 ...All the Marbles Diane, Toledo Tiger
1986 Running Scared Maryann Thomas

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.