Tracy Pollan

Acting

Tracy Pollan

Born 1960-06-22 · Long Island, New York, USA

Tracy Jo Pollan (born June 22, 1960) 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. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tracy Pollan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie poster
7.8

A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the 1980s—only to find the course of his life altered by a stunning diagnosis. What happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease?

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

2023

Bright Lights, Big City poster
5.7

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

Baby It's You poster
6.0

In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.

Baby It's You

1983

A Stranger Among Us poster
5.5

Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in.

A Stranger Among Us

1992

The Tender Age poster
6.0

Tim Donovan, a juvenile probation officer for the city of Boston, is assigned the case of Nikki, a troubled teenage girl who's been arrested for Assault & Battery. Tim quickly falls under the attractive Nikki's spell, convinced her delinquency is deep-rooted, and sets out to uncover the truth.

The Tender Age

1986

Promised Land poster
5.0

Three recent high school grads - star athlete Hancock, his cheerleader girlfriend, Mary, and the awkward Senator - aim to leave their small town behind and realize big dreams, but their idealistic plans collide with life's harsh realities.

Promised Land

1988

Natalee Holloway poster
6.0

On May 30, 2005, on a high school graduation trip to Aruba, she disappeared without a trace.

Natalee Holloway

2009

Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story poster
6.0

The Quinns and DeLucas have lived next door to each other for decades in the shadow of Highmark Stadium – the home of their beloved Buffalo Bills. With their longtime friendship rooted in being proud members of Bills Mafia, the two clans have enjoyed cherished traditions that revolve around cheering for their favorite team – especially at the holidays when they celebrate the last home game before Christmas.

Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story

2025

First to Die poster
4.5

A homicide inspector -- Lindsay Boxer -- who teams with three other professional women to catch an ingenious serial killer targeting newlyweds on their wedding nights.

First to Die

2003

The Abduction of Kari Swenson poster
6.0

Based on the shocking true story of Olympic medalist Kari Swenson who was abducted by two "Mountain Men" while jogging in the foothills of the Rockies in Montana.

The Abduction of Kari Swenson

1987

Justice for Natalee Holloway poster
4.6

Four years after the disappearance of her teenage daughter, a mother teams with the FBI to investigate another crime committed by the prime suspect.

Justice for Natalee Holloway

2011

Fine Things poster
6.0

Bernard Fine's career leaves little time for romance, so fate takes over. When Bernie befriends a little girl, he meets - and falls for - her single mother, Liz. They soon marry and add a son to their new family. But the happiness is short-lived as Liz is fatally stricken by cancer. Added to the heartbreak is a threat from the past that could tear the family apart. For Bernie, it's a struggle to hold on to and savor the truly fine things in life.

Fine Things

1990

The Baron and the Kid poster
8.0

Johnny Cash heads the cast in this sentimental drama, which follows a famed pool hustler (Cash) whose reunion with his long-lost son (Greg Webb) sets the stage for a series of adventures as they join forces to open a pool hall. Based on a hit song written by Cash, the film also stars Richard Roundtree, Tracy Pollan, June Carter Cash and Darren McGavin. The Cash family patriarch performs on the soundtrack.

The Baron and the Kid

1984

Children of the Dark poster
6.5

The true story of parents who discover that their two young daughters have a genetic disease that makes it fatal for them to be exposed to ordinary light.

Children of the Dark

1994

Dying to Love You poster
5.0

Roger Paulson is lonely after his divorce. He thinks he has finally found the woman of his dreams...until he uncovers her web of lies.

Dying to Love You

1993

For Lovers Only poster
9.0

A man, his daughter, and son-in-law run a honeymoon resort in the Poconos.

For Lovers Only

1982

A Good Sport poster
9.0

The stylish editor of a fashion magazine and a rumpled sports reporter endeavor to keep their somewhat offbeat romance on a purely platonic level.

A Good Sport

1984

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer poster
8.0

A New York detective and a victim's colleague hunt a killer who preys on single women.

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

1983

Sessions poster
6.5

High-priced call girl Lee Churchill examines her life via therapy 'sessions'. Her double life is unknown to her parents, sister and the 'straight' man with whom she falls in love.

Sessions

1983

Good Grief poster
NR

On a road trip to scatter her dad’s ashes, Nora’s family does a substandard job of paying their respects.

Good Grief

2021

A Special Friendship poster
9.0

During the American Civil War, two women, a wealthy white woman and a freed black slave, join forces to fight for freedom and the abolition of slavery.

A Special Friendship

1987