Tracy Griffith

Tracy Griffith is an American actress who has also worked as a sushi chef, singer and painter. She grew up in Bedford, New York and spent three years at the University of Tennessee, becoming interested in acting before she left in 1984. She worked steadily in Hollywood and New York for more than a decade, playing supporting parts in two films starring Melanie Griffith, Fear City (1985) and Crazy in Alabama (1999). Her own credits include The Good Mother (1988), The First Power (1990) and The Finest Hour (1992), along with The Guiding Light, 21 Jump Street, the miniseries Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy and a regular role on The Monroes (1995). A graduate of the California Sushi Academy, she wrote the cookbooks Sushi American Style and Stealth Health: Lunches Kids Love and hosted Cooking with D.I.Y. and Celebrity Hobbies. She released a CD, Red, in 2006, and is a landscape painter.