Tracey E. Bregman

Tracey Elizabeth Bregman (formerly Recht; born May 29, 1963) is an American soap opera actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on The Young and the Restless (1983–1995, 2000, 2001–present) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995–1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007).

Personal life

Known family history

Tracey was born in Munich, Germany to American musical arranger, record producer and composer Buddy Bregman and Canadian-born actress Suzanne Lloyd. She lived in Great Britain until the age of 10 when her family relocated to California. She has been acting since she was 11 years old, and currently resides in Malibu, California.

Her marriage to Ron Recht lasted 23 years, from 1987 to 2010. Two sons, Austin and Landon, were born of this marriage; Bregman also has two stepdaughters, Emily and Lindsay, from Ron's previous marriage.

Businesses and charities

In 2004, Bregman launched her own yoga inspired clothing line "Bountiful Buddha" which sold popularly at friend Lisa Rinna's boutique "Belle Gray" in Los Angeles. She has also launched her own jewelry line on The Shopping Channel, called the Tracey Bregman Collection. It is only available in Canada. In July 2011 she appeared on HSN as a Spokesmodel for the Jabot cosmetics line.

Bregman is also an active supporter and honorary board member for Chenoa Manor, an animal sanctuary in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Known personal tastes

As the name of her clothing line implies, Bregman regularly engages in Yoga, pilates, cardio and hike'. Her favorite novel is The Red Tent, written by Anita Diamant. Some of her favorite films are Terms of Endearment, When Harry Met Sally, and Broadcast News; she has been quoted as saying that she "likes to laugh and cry in the same movie!" Television shows she has said to enjoy are The Actors Studio on Bravo!, Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and Modern Family.

She is good friends with Y&R co-star Christian LeBlanc and previous co-star Michelle Stafford.^[2]

Career

Prior to The Young and the Restless, Bregman appeared on Days of Our Lives between 1978 and 1980, portraying troubled teen, Donna Temple Craig.

From April to June 2010, while still portraying Lauren, Bregman took on double-duty with The Young and the Restless, as she also portrayed Sheila Carter's sister, Sarah. When it was introduced in 1985, she was the first actress to be awarded the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (then known as the "Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series"), being nominated for the same award again in 1987 and for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in both 2006 and 2008.

In, 2010, she also appeared alongside Y&R co-star, Christian LeBlanc, in the video for I Keep On Loving You by Reba McEntire.

In summer of 2013, Bregman starred in the drama/thriller film, Misogynist, alongside Jonathan Bennett and Eve Mauro, earning a nomination for best actress at the Los Angeles Underground Film Festival.^[3]

On 7 April 2014, Bregman was inducted into the Ride of Fame and now has a New York City double decker bus dedicated to her and her accomplishments.^[4]

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Tracey E. Bregman at the Internet Movie Database
• Tracey E. Bregman profile from Y&R Online
• Tracey E. Bregman at Tv.com