Tracy Nelson (actress)
Tracy Kristin Nelson (born
October 25,
1963 in
Santa Monica, California), is an
American actress.
Tracy is part of a prominent show business family. She is the daughter of late recording artist
Ricky Nelson and actress
Kristin (Harmon) Nelson. She is the sister to the Nelson twins,
Matthew and
Gunnar Nelson of the rock duo
Nelson. On her father's side of the family, she is the granddaughter of
Ozzie and
Harriet Nelson. On her mother's side of the family, her grandfather is the late radio and television sportscaster and legendary football great and Heisman Trophy winner
Tom Harmon. Her grandmother is screen actress
Elyse Knox. She is also the niece of actor
Mark Harmon, who is her mother's brother.
Tracy is a 1981 graduate from the
Westlake School for Girls. A
cancer survivor, she was diagnosed with
Hodgkin's disease a month after her 1987 marriage to actor
William R. Moses.
She and Moses divorced in 1997 and they share a daughter, Remington Elizabeth. Tracy has another son, Elijah, born in 2001, from her relationship with Chris Clark.
As an actress, Tracy Nelson is best known for playing the part of 'Sister Steve', the sidekick of Father Dowling in the television show of
The Father Dowling Mysteries, that starred
Tom Bosley of
Happy Days fame and the late
Mary Wickes. She started her career early playing one of
Henry Fonda's daughters in
Yours, Mine and Ours (
1968) when she was five years old. In
1982 she gained some popularity by playing Jennifer DeNuccio on the critically acclaimed TV series
Square Pegs. Through the
1980s and
1990s she made guest appearances on a string of popular
television series including
Family Ties,
The Love Boat,
St. Elsewhere,
Matlock,
Murphy Brown,
Seinfeld, and
Will and Grace. She has also appeared in several popular movies including the
Nick Nolte movie
Down and Out in Beverly Hills. She also starred in the movies
The Perfect Nanny in 2000, and
Fangs and Dumb Luck in 2001, along with the made for TV movies
The Perfect Husband in 2002 and
A Killer Upstairs in 2005.
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