Tracy Pollan

Tracy Jo Pollan Fox (Template:Née Pollan; born June 22, 1960<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Ellen Reed on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1985–1987) and Harper Anderson on the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Pollan married actor and activist Michael J. Fox in 1988, and has since occasionally acted. In film, she has starred in the dramas Baby It's You (1983) and Promised Land (1987), the tragedy Bright Lights, Big City (1988) and the crime drama A Stranger Among Us (1992). Her other television credits include two episodes of Spin City (1997–1998) and TV films such as First to Die (2003), Natalee Holloway (2009) and Justice for Natalee Holloway (2011).

Early life

Pollan was born to a Jewish family on June 22, 1960<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> on Long Island,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and raised in Woodbury.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Her parents are Corky and Stephen Pollan, and she has a brother, Michael.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="iff-mj">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She attended Syosset High School, and graduated from the Dalton School in Manhattan, New York. She studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Lee Strasberg Institute.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Pollan with husband Michael J. Fox at the 1988 Emmy Awards

Pollan met Michael J. Fox while working on the TV series Family Ties in 1985. Though they played a couple on the show, they did not date in real life at the time, and Pollan left the series after a year to pursue other acting opportunities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pollan and Fox met again during the production of Bright Lights, Big City in 1987 and after beginning a relationship, they married on July 16, 1988.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She then lessened her acting workload to focus on her marriage and family.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

They have four children together: a son, Sam; twin daughters, Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances; and a daughter, Esmé Annabelle.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They reside in Manhattan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On June 22, 2024 (Pollan's 64th birthday), Schuyler married her longtime partner at Hayfield in the Catskill Mountains.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The foreword was written by her brother, Michael.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2019, Pollan co-authored a plant-based diet cookbook, Mostly Plants: 101 Delicious Flexitarian Recipes from the Pollan Family.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Baby It's You	Leslie
1987	Promised Land	Mary Daley
1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Vicky Allagash
1992	A Stranger Among Us	Mara

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	For Lovers Only		Television film
1983	Sessions	Leslie
	Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer	Eileen Grafton
1984	A Good Sport	Suzanne
	The Baron and the Kid	Mary Beth Phillips
	ABC Afterschool Special	Jen Robbins	Episode: "The Great Love Experiment"
1986	The Little Sister	Nicki Davis	Television film
1985–1987	Family Ties	Ellen Reed	Recurring role
1986	American Playhouse	Nicki Davis	Episode: "The Little Sister"
1987	The Abduction of Kari Swenson	Kari Swenson	Television film
	A Special Friendship	Elizabeth Van Lew
1990	The Kennedys of Massachusetts	Kathleen Kennedy	Miniseries; main role
	Fine Things	Elizabeth Kathleen "Liz" O'Reilly	Television film
1993	Dying to Love You	Lisa Ann Rohn
1994	Children of the Dark	Kim Harrison
1997–1998	Spin City	Renee Miller	2 episodes
1999	Anna Says	Anna	Television pilot; also executive producer
2000	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Harper Anderson	Episodes: "Closure" and "Closure, Part 2"
2003	Hench at Home	Kay Hench	Television film
	First to Die	Lindsay Boxer
2009	Medium	Caitlyn Lynch	Episode: "How to Make a Killing in Big Business"
	Natalee Holloway	Beth Holloway	Television film
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Patricia Caruso	Episode: "Traffic"
2011	Justice for Natalee Holloway	Beth Holloway	Television film
2013	The Michael J. Fox Show	Kelly	Episode: "Neighbor"
2016	Nightcap	Herself	Episode: "The Cannon"
2020	Goodbye, Jonathan!	Barbara	Episode: "The Creator"
2022	Inventing Anna	Sherry Reed	Episode: "A Wolf in Chic Clothing"

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
1992	Jake's Women	Molly (age 21)	Neil Simon Theatre

Awards and nominations

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Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Template:Refh
Golden Raspberry Awards	1993	Worst Supporting Actress	A Stranger Among Us	Template:Nom	<ref name="razzies.com">Template:Cite web</ref>
Primetime Emmy Awards	2000	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

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• Pollan Family Table