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Tracy Pollan
Pollan at the 1987 Emmy Awards
BornJune 22, 1960 (age 53)
Long Island, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
SpouseMichael J. Fox (1988–present)
Children4

Tracy Jo Pollan (born June 22, 1960)[1] is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Ellen Reed on the sitcom Family Ties from 1985 to 1987.

Early life

Pollan was born in Long Island, New York, the daughter of Corinne Elaine "Corky" (Staller), a magazine editor, and Stephen Michael Pollan, a financial consultant and writer.[1] She was raised in Woodbury, New York.[2] She is of Russian Jewish descent.[3][4] She attended the Dalton School in Manhattan, New York.[5] She studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio, and later at the Lee Strasberg Institute.[6]

Personal life

Pollan is Jewish.[7] She met Michael J. Fox when she played his character's girlfriend on Family Ties, and they met again on a movie set a few years later.[7] They married on July 16[citation needed] 1988. They have four children together:[7] Sam Michael Fox (born May 30, 1989), twins Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances (born February 15, 1995), and Esmé Annabelle (born November 3, 2001).[citation needed] The children were raised in New York.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1983 For Lovers Only Television film
1983 Baby It's You Leslie
1983 Sessions Leslie Television film
1983 Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer Eileen Grafton Television film
1984 A Good Sport Suzanne Television film
1984 The Baron and the Kid Mary Beth Phillips Television film
1986 The Little Sister Nicki Davis Television film
1987 The Abduction of Kari Swenson Kari Swenson Television film
1987 A Special Friendship Elizabeth Van Lew Television film
1987 Promised Land Mary Daley
1988 Bright Lights, Big City Vicky
1990 Fine Things Liz O'Reilly Television film
1992 A Stranger Among Us Mara Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
1993 Dying to Love You Lisa Ann Rohn Television film
1994 Children of the Dark Kim Harrison Television film
1999 Anna Says Anna Executive producer
2003 Hench at Home Kay Hench Television film
2003 1st to Die Lindsay Boxer Television film
2009 Natalee Holloway Beth Holloway Television film
2011 Justice for Natalee Holloway Beth Holloway Television film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1984 ABC Afterschool Special Jen Robbins Episode: "The Great Love Experiment"
1985–1987 Family Ties Ellen Reed 13 episodes
1986 American Playhouse Nicki Davis Episode: "The Little Sister"
1990 The Kennedys of Massachusetts Kathleen Kennedy Miniseries
1997–1998 Spin City Renee Miller 2 episodes
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Harper Anderson Episode: "Closure"
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
2009 Medium Caitlyn Lynch Episode: "How to Make a Killing in Big Business"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Patricia Caruso Episode: "Traffic"
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Herself Episode: "Larry vs. Michael J. Fox"
2013 The Michael J. Fox Show Kelly Episode: "Neighbor"

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1980–1981 Album Peggy Cherry Lane Theatre
1985 Pack of Lies Julie Jackson Royale Theatre
1988 Woman in Mind Lucy New York City Center-Stage I
1992 Jake's Women Molly (Age 21) Neil Simon Theatre

References

  1. ^ a b "Tracy Pollan Biography (1960-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Lovece, Frank (August 15, 2012 web, August 16, 2012 print). "Michael J. Fox prepares for new show about his life". Newsday. Long Island, New York. Archived from the original on August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Nate Bloom (January 8, 2008). "Interfaith Celebrities: Michael J. Fox Receives Reform Award, Liev Schreiber Narrates Jewish-American". Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  4. ^ Susan Reed (1 August 1988). "Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan (Archive)". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. ^ http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20131158,00.html
  6. ^ N/A (February 2010). "Tracy Pollan". Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Interfaith Celebrities: Michael J. Fox Receives Reform Award, Liev Schreiber Narrates "Jewish-Americans" Interfaith Family.com [unreliable source?] Cite error: The named reference "iff-mj" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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