Tracy Reed (American actress)

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

Tracy Reed
Reed on a 1971 magazine cover
Born
Other nameT.C. Reed
Alma materUCLA (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1967–1991

Early years

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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 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

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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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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

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  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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