Biography
Born in Mitchell Field, New York, Reed began a career as an actress as a child after attending the Professional Children's School. She appeared at first in Broadway productions before winning roles in film and television. Her Broadway debut came in ''Mrs. McThing'' with Helen Hayes. She gave up acting as a teenager. Reed's education included three hours of schooling on the Desilu set. That ended at 12:30, after which she took afternoon classes at a private school in Hollywood. She also took classes two nights a week. She sought anonymity among students at the school by wearing her hair differently from what she did on TV and by adopting Tracy as her first name. Reed was one of three actresses who portrayed Kim Emerson on the television version of the soap opera ''Valiant Lady''.Selected filmography
* ''Main Street to Broadway'' (1953) * ''The Seven Little Foys'' (1955) * ''Good Morning, Miss Dove'' (1955) * ''High Society (1956 film), High Society'' (1956) * ''The Vampire (1957 film), The Vampire'' (1957) * ''The Real McCoys'' (1957–1963) (TV series)References
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* 1940s births Living people Television child actresses American child actresses Actresses from New York (state) American television actresses 21st-century American women {{US-film-actor-1940s-stub