Helen Tracy | |
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Born | Helen T. Tracy May 7, 1850 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Died | September 5, 1924 Staten Island, New York, U.S. | (aged 74)
Occupation | actress |
Years active | 1916-1924 |
Children | Virginia Tracy |
Helen Tracy (May 7, 1850 – September 5, 1924)[1] was an American stage and silent film actress.
Tracy was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and grew up in San Francisco.[2]
Tracy's stage career began there in stock theater at the California Theatre. From there she went east, acting in stock for two years at the Boston Theatre. On September 20, 1870, she opened with Wallack's stock company, portraying Julia in The Rivals.[2] Her Broadway debut came in Birth (1871), and her last Broadway credit was Romance (1921).[3]
Tracy began working in films around 1916 and did only a few features.[citation needed]
She was the mother of Virginia Tracy[2] through a relationship with actor John McCullough.[citation needed]
She died at the Actors' Fund Home on Staten Island on September 5, 1924.[4]