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Pollan and Fox married [[July 16]], [[1988]] and had four children: Sam Michael (born [[May 30]], [[1989]]), twins Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances (born [[February 15]], [[1995]]), and Esmé Annabelle (born [[November 3]], [[2001]]). Pollan is [[Jew]]ish, and her children are raised in [[Reform Judaism]].<ref>[http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/movies_theater_tv_and_music/Interfaith_Celebrities_Michael_J.shtml "Interfaith Celebrities: Michael J. Fox Receives Reform Award, Liev Schreiber Narrates "Jewish-Americans"] Interfaith Family.com</ref> |
Pollan and Fox married [[July 16]], [[1988]] and had four children: Sam Michael (born [[May 30]], [[1989]]), twins Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances (born [[February 15]], [[1995]]), and Esmé Annabelle (born [[November 3]], [[2001]]). Pollan is [[Jew]]ish, and her children are raised in [[Reform Judaism]].<ref>[http://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/movies_theater_tv_and_music/Interfaith_Celebrities_Michael_J.shtml "Interfaith Celebrities: Michael J. Fox Receives Reform Award, Liev Schreiber Narrates "Jewish-Americans"] Interfaith Family.com</ref> |
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Pollan earned an Academy Award nomination for her return to acting when she portrayed the love interest in ''Basses'', starring Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, and Moira Kelly. Pollan portrayed Greere Davidson, a young woman who worked in the World Trade Center around the time of the September 11th attacks. She was also a bass player. She met Charlie Sheen's charecter Aidan Wyatt at a concert and they soon fell in love. Greere though passed away in the attacks, devastating Aidan. Pollan earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her portrayal. |
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*Nominated for a [[Razzie Award]] for Worst Supporting Actress for her 1992 role in ''[[A Stranger Among Us]]''<ref>[http://www.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=31 Razzie Awards - 1992 Archive]</ref> |
*Nominated for a [[Razzie Award]] for Worst Supporting Actress for her 1992 role in ''[[A Stranger Among Us]]''<ref>[http://www.razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=31 Razzie Awards - 1992 Archive]</ref> |
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*Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in ''[[Basses]]'' (2015). |
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Revision as of 20:21, 15 January 2009
Tracy Pollan | |
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 Pollan and her husband Michael J. Fox, August 1988 | |
| Born | Tracy Jo Pollan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Michael J. Fox (1988 - present) 4 children |
Tracy Jo Pollan (born June 22, 1960) is an American actress. She is perhaps best-known for her recurring role as Ellen Reed on the sitcom Family Ties in the mid-1980s. It was on this show that she met her future husband, actor Michael J. Fox.
Credits
- The Natalee Holloway Story [1]
- 1st to Die (based on James Patterson's F1rst to Die)
- Hench at Home
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
- "Anna Says" (also an Executive Producer)
- "Spin City"
- Children of the Dark
- Dying to Love You
- A Stranger Among Us
- Fine Things (based on the novel by Danielle Steel)
- "The Kennedys of Massachusetts" (as Kathleen Kennedy)
- Bright Lights, Big City
- "Family Ties"
- A Special Friendship
- The Abduction of Kari Swenson
- Promised Land
- The Little Sister
- The Baron and the Kid
- "ABC Afterschool Specials: The Great Love Experiment
- A Good Sport
- Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
- Sessions
- Baby It's You
- For Lovers Only
Personal life
Pollan was born in Long Island, the daughter of Corky, a magazine editor, and Stephen M. Pollan, a financial consultant and writer.[1] She has two sisters and a brother, author Michael Pollan.
Pollan and Fox married July 16, 1988 and had four children: Sam Michael (born May 30, 1989), twins Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances (born February 15, 1995), and Esmé Annabelle (born November 3, 2001). Pollan is Jewish, and her children are raised in Reform Judaism.[2]
Pollan earned an Academy Award nomination for her return to acting when she portrayed the love interest in Basses, starring Charlie Sheen, Martin Sheen, and Moira Kelly. Pollan portrayed Greere Davidson, a young woman who worked in the World Trade Center around the time of the September 11th attacks. She was also a bass player. She met Charlie Sheen's charecter Aidan Wyatt at a concert and they soon fell in love. Greere though passed away in the attacks, devastating Aidan. Pollan earned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for her portrayal.
Awards
- Nominated for an Emmy Award in 2000 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
- Nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her 1992 role in A Stranger Among Us[3]
- Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Basses (2015).
References
External links
- Tracy Pollan at IMDb
- Tracy Pollan at the Internet Broadway Database
- Performance Working in the Theatre seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 1992