Tracy Pollan

Tracy Jo Pollan Fox (/ˈpɒlən/; born June 22, 1960)[1] is an American actress. She played Ellen Reed on the sitcom Family Ties from 1985 to 1987.

Tracy Pollan
Pollan and Michael J. Fox at the 40th Emmy Awards in 1988
Born	Tracy Jo Pollan (1960-06-22) June 22, 1960 Long Island, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Spouse(s)	Michael J. Fox ( m. 1988)
Children	4
Family	Michael Pollan (brother)

Early life

Pollan was born on 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] Pollan is from a Russian Jewish family and was raised in the faith.[3][4][5] She attended Syosset High School and later graduated from the Dalton School in Manhattan, New York.[6] She studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio and later at the Lee Strasberg Institute.[7]

Publications

In October 2014, Pollan, along with her two sisters and mother, co-authored The Pollan Family Table, a cookbook of family recipes, kitchen tips and cooking techniques.[8][9] The foreword was written by her brother, Michael Pollan, who is an author of several books about food.[10]

Personal life

Pollan was in a five-year relationship with actor Kevin Bacon in the 1980s.[11] She first met Michael J. Fox when she played the girlfriend of his character on Family Ties; they met again on the set of Bright Lights, Big City a couple of years later and began a relationship.[4] They married on July 16, 1988.[12] They have four children together.[4]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	For Lovers Only		Television film/debut
1983	Baby It's You	Leslie/one of the college girls
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. Title role
1987	A Special Friendship	Elizabeth Van Lew	Television film
1987	Promised Land	Mary Daley	based on a true story
1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Vicky Allagash
1990	Fine Things	Elizabeth Kathleen '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. Based on a true story
1999	Anna Says	Anna	Executive producer
2003	Hench at Home	Kay Hench	Television film
2003	First 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 (Total 15 episodes) "Season 4" Episode 1, 2, 5, 7, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24 "Season 5" Episode 29, 30
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 Episode: "Closure 2"
2009	Medium	Caitlyn Lynch	Episode: "How to Make a Killing in Big Business"
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Patricia Caruso	Episode: "Traffic"
2013	The Michael J. Fox Show	Kelly	Episode: "Neighbor"
2016	Nightcap	Herself	Episode: "The Cannon"; appeared with husband Michael J. Fox
2017	Oscars	Herself	Guest

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. "Tracy Pollan Biography (1960-)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
2. Lovece, Frank (15 August 2012). "Michael J. Fox prepares for new show about his life". Newsday. Long Island, author-link=Frank Lovece |New York. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
3. Nate Bloom (January 8, 2008). "Interfaith Celebrities: Michael J. Fox Receives Reform Award, Liev Schreiber Narrates Jewish-American". Retrieved May 25, 2013.
4. "Interfaith Celebrities: Michael J. Fox Receives Reform Award, Liev Schreiber Narrates "Jewish-Americans" Interfaith Family.com
5. Susan Reed (1 August 1988). "Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan (Archive)". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
6. "Tracy Pollan: Actress – Vol. 53 No. 18". 8 May 2000.
7. N/A (February 2010). "Tracy Pollan". Retrieved 13 June 2013.
8. WHEN A FAMOUS FAMILY PENS A COOKBOOK at Elle Magazine; by Elyse Moody; published September 25, 2014; retrieved December 23, 2014
9. The Pollan Family's Ultimate Thanksgiving Menu at The Huffington Post; by Katie Arnold-Ratliff; published November 24, 2014; retrieved December 23, 2014
10. For the Pollans, informal dinner is a family affair at The Boston Globe; by Michael Floreak; published October 21, 2014; retrieved December 23, 2014
11. Deirdre Donahue (February 24, 1986). "America's Sweethearts". Retrieved May 17, 2015.
12. Reed, Susan (August 1, 1988). "Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Are True to Each Other, but This Is a Fake Photo—and Thereby Hangs a Tale". People. 30 (5). Retrieved March 5, 2013.

External links

• Tracy Pollan on IMDb
• Natalee Holloway movie site at myLifetime.com
• Tracy Pollan at the Internet Broadway Database
• Performance Working in the Theatre seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 1992
• Pollan Family Table