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Tracy Jo Pollan Fox (born June 22, 1960[1]) is an American actress and author. She is known for playing Ellen Reed on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1985–1987) and Harper Anderson on the crime drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Tracy Pollan

Pollan at the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1987.

Born

Tracy Jo Pollan


June 22, 1960 (age 64)

Long Island, New York, US

Occupations
  • Actress
  • author
Years active1980–present
Spouse

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(m. 1988)​

Children4
RelativesMichael Pollan (brother)

Pollan married actor and activist Michael J. Fox in 1988, and has since occasionally acted. In film, she has starred in the dramas Baby It's You (1983) and Promised Land (1987), the tragedy Bright Lights, Big City (1988) and the crime drama A Stranger Among Us (1992). Her other television credits include two episodes of Spin City (1997–1998) and TV films such as First to Die (2003), Natalee Holloway (2009) and Justice for Natalee Holloway (2011).

Pollan was born to a Jewish family on June 22, 1960[1][2] on Long Island.[3] Her parents are Corky and Stephen Pollan, and she has a brother, Michael.[4][5][6] She attended Syosset High School, and graduated from the Dalton School in Manhattan, New York. She studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Lee Strasberg Institute.[7][8]

 
Pollan with husband Michael J. Fox at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1988.

Pollan met Michael J. Fox while working on Family Ties, and after beginning a relationship during the production of Bright Lights, Big City, they married on July 16, 1988.[9][10][11] She then lessened her acting workload to focus on her marriage and family.[12] They have four children together: a son, Sam; twin daughters, Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances; and a daughter, Esmé Annabelle.[13][14] They reside in Manhattan.[15] On June 22, 2024 (Pollan's 64th birthday), Schuyler married her longtime partner at Hayfield in the Catskill Mountains.[16]

In October 2014, Pollan, along with her two sisters and mother, co-authored The Pollan Family Table, a cookbook of family recipes, kitchen tips and cooking techniques.[17][18] The foreword was written by her brother, Michael.[19]

Awards and nominations

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  1. ^ a b Wenger, Stephanie (June 22, 2023). "Michael J. Fox Calls Wife Tracy Pollan His 'Forever Summer Girl' as He Celebrates Her 63rd Birthday". People.
  2. ^ "Tracy Pollan". TV Insider. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Lovece, Frank (August 15, 2012). "Michael J. Fox prepares for new show about his life". Newsday. Long Island, New York. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Stephen Pollan Obituary". New York Times.
  5. ^ Bloom, Nate (January 8, 2008). "Interfaith Celebrities: Michael J. Fox Receives Reform Award, Liev Schreiber Narrates Jewish-American". 18 Doors. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  6. ^ Helen Wagenvoord (May 2, 2004). "The High Price of Cheap Food". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  7. ^ "Tracy Pollan: Actress – Vol. 53 No. 18". May 8, 2000. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  8. ^ "Tracy Pollan". February 2010. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  9. ^ Reed, Susan (August 1, 1988). "Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan (Archive)". Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  10. ^ "Michael J. Fox". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  11. ^ "Michael J. Fox Fell for His Wife When She Called Him a F**king A**hole". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  12. ^ "MOTHERHOOD ROLE JUST `FINE` WITH TRACY POLLAN". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1990. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  13. ^ O'Brien, Kristen; Vasquez, Ingrid. "Michael J. Fox Reflects on 34-Year Marriage to Tracy Pollan: 'Anything Good That We Do Comes from Her'". People. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  14. ^ Singh, Olivia. "Everything to know about Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan's 4 kids". Business Insider. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  15. ^ Kornbluth, Jesse (December 1, 2012). "Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan's Refined Manhattan Home". Architectural Digest. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  16. ^ Clack, Erin (June 24, 2024). "Michael J. Fox's Daughter Schuyler Fox Gets Married in New York on Her Mom Tracy Pollan's Birthday!". Peoplemag. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  17. ^ Moody, Elyse (September 25, 2014). "When a Famous Family Pens a Cookbook". ELLE. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "6 Mouth-Watering Recipes You Should Definitely Try This Thanksgiving". HuffPost. November 24, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  19. ^ Floreak, Michael (October 21, 2014). "For the Pollans, informal dinner is a family affair". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  20. ^ Wilson, John (August 23, 2000). "Ceremonies Presented at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Oscar Room, March 28, 1993". Razzies.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  21. ^ "Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series Nominees / Winners 2000". Television Academy. Retrieved April 29, 2024.