Traci Lind is a retired American film actress known for playing Janine in the 1990 film ', Missy McCloud in ''
My Boyfriend's Back'', and stuntwoman Cat in
Wim Wenders
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' ''
The End of Violence
''The End of Violence'' is a 1997 American drama film by the German director Wim Wenders. The film's cast includes Bill Pullman, Andie MacDowell, Gabriel Byrne, Traci Lind, Rosalind Chao, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Udo Kier, and Loren Dean, among ...
''. She also had supporting roles in several other films including Nurse Graves in ''
The Road to Wellville
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'', Christie Langford in ''
Class of 1999
''Class of 1999'' is a 1990 American science fiction thriller film directed by Mark L. Lester. It is the director's follow-up to his 1982 film ''Class of 1984''.
Plot
In the 1990s, youth gangs take over areas in major North American cities. Tw ...
'', and Natalie St. Clair in ''
Bugsy
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''.
Prior to her film career, Lind played the role of Pru Shepherd on the soap opera ''
Ryan's Hope
''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in ...
'' from 1984 to 1985. She also had a starring role in the video for
Lou Gramm
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’s hit song "Midnight Blue", released in January 1987.
She began modeling at age 13 after being discovered by the
Elite agency's head, John Casablancas. In 1997, Lind went public with accusations of abuse regarding former boyfriend
Dodi Fayed
Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Mena'em Fayed (; 15 April 195531 August 1997), commonly known as Dodi Fayed, was an Egyptian film producer and the eldest child of the businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed. He was romantically involved with Diana, Princess of W ...
, who later died in a car accident along with his new partner,
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William, ...
. Later that same year, she retired from acting, saying in a 2013 interview: "I am an intensely private person, so the whole acting thing was just the wrong path for me."
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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American film actresses
Living people
21st-century American women
1968 births
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