Tracy Pollan
Biography
Tracy Pollan is an American actress who trained at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Lee Strasberg Institute after growing up in Woodbury on Long Island. She became familiar to television viewers as Ellen Reed in the NBC sitcom Family Ties from 1985 to 1987, and later played Harper Anderson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2000, a role that brought her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She appeared in films including Baby It's You (1983), Promised Land (1988), Bright Lights, Big City (1988) and A Stranger Among Us (1992). Her television work also took in episodes of Spin City and the TV movies First to Die, Natalee Holloway and Justice for Natalee Holloway. She also co-wrote cookbooks, The Pollan Family Table and Mostly Plants.
66years old
Turns 67 on June 22in 223 days
- Born Long Island
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Tracy Jo Pollan
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 40 years1983 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Still: A Michael J. Fox MovieIMDb rating 8.1
- 1992A Stranger Among UsIMDb rating 5.6
- 1988Bright Lights, Big CityIMDb rating 5.7
- 1988Promised LandIMDb rating 5.6
- 1983Baby It's YouIMDb rating 6.4
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Early training
Tracy Pollan trained as an actress at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Lee Strasberg Institute, both in New York.
Tracy Pollan movies on Netflix
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movieas Himself
A Stranger Among Usas Mara
Bright Lights, Big Cityas Vicky
Promised Landas Mary Daley
Baby It's Youas Leslie, College Girl
Worked with
Tracy Pollan shares two films with Kiefer Sutherland, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.










Films together
Kiefer Sutherland2 films together, 1988
Kiefer Sutherland's page Bright Lights, Big City1988IMDb rating 5.7Pollan as VickySutherland as Tad Allagash
Promised Land1988IMDb rating 5.6Pollan as Mary DaleySutherland as Danny Rivers
Michael J. Fox2 films together, 1988 to 2023
Michael J. Fox's page Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie2023IMDb rating 8.1Pollan as HimselfFox as Himself
Bright Lights, Big City1988IMDb rating 5.7Pollan as VickyFox as Jamie Conway
Matthew Modine1 film together, 1983
Matthew Modine's page Baby It's You1983IMDb rating 6.4Pollan as Leslie, College GirlModine as Steve
Rosanna Arquette1 film together, 1983
Rosanna Arquette's page Baby It's You1983IMDb rating 6.4Pollan as Leslie, College GirlArquette as Jill Rosen
Melanie Griffith1 film together, 1992
Melanie Griffith's page A Stranger Among Us1992IMDb rating 5.6Pollan as MaraGriffith as Emily Eden
Dianne Wiest1 film together, 1988
Dianne Wiest's page Bright Lights, Big City1988IMDb rating 5.7Pollan as VickyWiest as Mother
Davis GuggenheimDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Davis Guggenheim Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie2023IMDb rating 8.1Pollan as Himself
James BridgesDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by James Bridges Bright Lights, Big City1988IMDb rating 5.7Pollan as Vicky
Sidney LumetDirector, 1 film, 1992
All films by Sidney Lumet A Stranger Among Us1992IMDb rating 5.6Pollan as Mara
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