Traci Abbott Connelly
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| Traci Ann Abbott | |
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| Address | New York City, New York |
| Gender | Female |
| Parents | John Abbott |
| Siblings | Jack Abbott Ashley Abbott Billy Abbott |
| Marriages | Danny Romalotti (divorced) Brad Carlton (divorced, twice) Steve Connelly |
| Children | Colleen Carlton (daughter, with Brad) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Portrayer | Beth Maitland (1982 - ) |
Traci Ann Abbott Romalotti Carlton Connelly is a fictional character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She has been played by actress Beth Maitland since 1982, (with a few breaks in between) and from 2001 to the present, on recurring status.
[edit] The Abbotts' shy violet
Traci is the youngest daughter of cosmetics tycoon, John Abbott (Jerry Douglas) and his first wife, equally successful cosmetics entrepeneur, Dina Abbott Mergeron (Marla Adams). She is the sister of Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) and half sister of Ashley (Eileen Davidson) and Billy Abbott (Scott Seymour). She is also the most sensitive and emotional of the siblings.
For a long time, she felt insecure and jealous of her more glamorous sister, Ashley. As such, she suffered from terribly low self-esteem and also from bulimia. Traci and Jack have an excellent relationship as brother and sister. Whenever she had problems, she usually turned to her father or her older brother.
Her biggest rival was Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman), but has long since put those feelings aside and she and Lauren are somewhat civil and friendly to one another. She was twice married to Brad Carlton (Don Diamont) and is the mother of their daughter Colleen Carlton (Adrianne Leon). Her first husband was Danny Romalotti (Michael Damian), a marriage which was short lived, because he married her after she was impregnated by her professor, Tim Sullivan.
She currently lives in New York City with her third husband, book editor, Steve Connelly (Greg Wrangler); and works there as a successful author. Because of her frequent travels and her work, she has had no idea of all the familial strife that has plagued the Abbotts.
Traci returned to Genoa City on August 18, 2006, for her father's hospitalization; subsequent death, and stayed for his funeral. Her sensitive and emotional nature is still evident, especially during the blistering argument that Jack had with John's widow, Gloria (Judith Chapman). The shock was evident on her face when she hears all the strife that has been circling around in her family. Despite this, Traci is the only Abbott sibling that has no issue with Gloria.
She returned to Genoa City on March 1, 2007, due to the condition of her daughter, Colleen. Then few weeks later she called her sister Ashley in Los Angeles.
