Lydia Reed
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{{short description|American child actress}}
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| name = Lydia Reed
| image = Real McCoys cast 1961.JPG
| caption = The McCoy family from the television program The Real McCoys. Kate (Kathleen Nolan), Hassie (Lydia Reed) and Luke (Richard Crenna) join Grandpa Amos (Walter Brennan) in song as he plays the family's new piano.
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|08|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Mitchel Field, New York
| nationality = American
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| education = Professional Children's School
| occupation = Child actress
| spouse = {{marriage|Mario Rodolfo Travaglini|1967}}
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Lydia Reed (born August 23, 1944)[https://www.allmovie.com/artist/lydia-reed-an98591 Lydia Reed at AllMovie]{{cite news |title=Lydia Reed Is TV Star At Age 9 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113862099/lydia-reed/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=July 4, 1954 |page=46}} is an American former child actress who was known primarily for roles in 1950s films like The Vampire and High Society; she also appeared as Hassie in several seasons of the TV series The Real McCoys.
Biography
Born at Mitchel Field, New York, also known as Mitchel Air Force Base, Reed began a career as an actress as a child after attending the Professional Children's School. She appeared in Broadway productions before acquiring roles in film and television.{{Cite web|title=Young Stars Steal the Show on Broadway|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/204157173/?terms=%22lydia%2Breed%22|last=|first=|date=9 Mar 1952|website=Battle Creek Enquirer|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-26}}{{Cite web|title=Lydia Reed Wins Role in 'High Society'|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/596914901/?terms=%22lydia+reed%22|last=|first=|date=2 Oct 1956|website=Kenosha News|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-05-26}} Her Broadway debut came in Mrs. McThing with Helen Hayes.{{cite news |last1=Silden |first1=Isobel |title=Anonymity Is Out Of Reach |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113861255/lydia-reed/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=Tucson Daily Citizen |date=January 28, 1961 |page=19|via = Newspapers.com}}
Reed's education included three hours of schooling on the Desilu set. That ended at 12:30, after which she took afternoon classes at a private school in Hollywood. She also took classes two nights a week. She sought anonymity among students at the school by wearing her hair differently from what she did on TV and by adopting Tracy as her first name.
Reed was one of three actresses who portrayed Kim Emerson on the television version of the soap opera Valiant Lady.{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=From Radio to Television: Programs That Made the Transition, 1929-2021 |date=October 21, 2022 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-4693-0 |page=211 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nI-WEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Lydia+Reed%22+actress&pg=PA211 |access-date=November 29, 2022 |language=en}} Her acting credits end at age 18.{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}}
Selected filmography
- Main Street to Broadway (1953)
- The Seven Little Foys (1955)
- Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
- High Society (1956)
- The Vampire (1957)
- The Real McCoys (1957–1963) (TV series)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0715565|name=Lydia Reed}}
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Category:Television child actresses
Category:American child actresses
Category:Actresses from New York (state)
Category:American television actresses
Category:21st-century American women
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