Tracey E. Bregman

{{Infobox person

| image =

| name = Tracey E. Bregman

| othername = Tracey Bregman Recht
Tracey E. Bregman Recht

| birth_name = Tracey Elizabeth Bregman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|5|29|mf=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tracy_bregman_4|title=Tracey E. Bregman - Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}

| birth_place = Munich, West Germany (now Munich, Germany)

| alma_mater = American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1978–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Ronald Recht
|1987|2010|end=divorced}}

| children = 2

| parents = Buddy Bregman
Suzanne Lloyd

}}

Tracey Elizabeth Bregman (born May 29, 1963) is an American actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on the CBS soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.

Early life

Bregman was born May 29, 1963,{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106844/bio/?ref_=nm_ql_1 | title=Tracey e. Bregman | website=IMDb }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://soaphub.com/actors/tracey-bregman/|title=Tracey E. Bregman Biography -- The Young and the Restless|website=Soap Hub|date=September 10, 2023 }} She has been acting since she was 11 years old, and currently resides in Malibu, California. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career

Bregman made her acting debut playing a small part in the 1978 made-for-television movie, Three on a Date. Later that year, she was cast in the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives portraying troubled teen, Donna Temple Craig. In 1979, she received Young Artist Award for Best Juvenile Actress in A Daytime Series for her performance in soap. She left the soap in 1980. In 1981, she made her big screen debut starring in the slasher film Happy Birthday to Me by Columbia Pictures.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/happy_birthday_to_me|title=Happy Birthday to Me - Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}} She later starred alongside Jill St. John in the prison drama film The Concrete Jungle (1982) and in the Canadian comedy-drama film, The Funny Farm (1983). On television, she guest-starred on The Littlest Hobo, The Love Boat, Fame, and The Fall Guy.

In 1983, Bregman returned to daytime television with the role of Lauren Fenmore in the CBS's The Young and the Restless. Bregman initially believed her role as Lauren would be brief, but after six months the soap offered her a contract and she accepted.{{cite web | title=Walking the Tightrope of Success | publisher=Rosemary Rosst | access-date=2009-02-24 | url=http://www.celebhost.net/traceybregman/article3.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214042809/http://www.celebhost.net/traceybregman/article3.html | archive-date=2005-02-14 | url-status=dead }} 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 1992, Bregman brought the character to The Bold and the Beautiful, resulting in her migrating there fully in 1995. In 2000, Bregman returned to The Young and the Restless, remaining on a recurring status. 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. In, 2010, she also appeared alongside her Y&R co-star, Christian LeBlanc, in the music video for Reba McEntire's single, "I Keep On Loving You".

Bregman appeared in a number of made-for-television movies, including Sex & Mrs. X (2000), Low Lifes (2012), and A Very Charming Christmas Town (2020). Bregman starred in the 2013 thriller film Misogynist alongside Jonathan Bennett and Eve Mauro, earning a nomination for Best Actress at the Los Angeles Underground Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106844/awards/|title=Tracey E. Bregman|website=IMDb}}

Personal life

Bregman was a vegetarian from an early age and now follows a vegan lifestyle.[https://deleciousfood.com/thorpe-star-tracy-e-bregman-chats-about-her-plant-based-diet/ "Thorpe Star Tracy E. Bregman Chats About Her Plant-Based Food Plan"]. deleciousfood.com. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

Bregman married Ron Recht in 1987; the couple had two sons, Austin (born 1991) and Landon (born 1996). They divorced after 23 years of marriage in 2010.

On April 7, 2014, Bregman was inducted into the Ride of Fame and has a New York City double decker bus dedicated to her and her accomplishments.[http://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2014/04/tracey-e-bregman-to-be-honored-by-ride-of-fame Tracey E. Bregman To Be Honored by Ride of Fame] Soap Opera Network. April 2, 2014

Bregman lost her Malibu home to a wildfire in November 2018.{{cite web| url = https://people.com/human-interest/robin-thicke-camille-grammer-lose-homes-california-fires-death-toll-23/amp/|title = Gerard Butler, Camille Grammer Lose Homes to California Fires {{!}} PEOPLE.com}}{{cite web| url = https://daytimeconfidential.com/2018/11/12/daytime-stars-impacted-by-california-fires |title = Daytime Stars Lose Homes to California Fires - Daytime Confidential| date=November 12, 2018 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2018/1112-tracey_bregman_fire.php |title = Y&R's Tracey Bregman loses home in California fire; other soap stars also affected by the blaze {{!}} The Young and the Restless on Soap Central| date=November 10, 2018 }}

Bregman is an active supporter and honorary board member for Chenoa Manor, an animal sanctuary in Chester County, Pennsylvania.[http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_young_and_the_restless/interviews/interviews.php?sec=6 Interviews – The Young and the Restless] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602125357/http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_young_and_the_restless/interviews/interviews.php?sec=6 |date=June 2, 2008 }}, cbs.com; accessed October 26, 2016.

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1978 \|Three on a Date \|Contestant \|Television film
1979 \|The Girl with ESP \|Jill \|Television film
1978–80 \|Days of Our Lives \|Donna Temple Craig \|Series regular
1980 \|The Littlest Hobo \| Jib \|Episode: "Sailing Away"
1981 \|Happy Birthday to Me \|Ann Thomerson \|
1982 \|The Love Boat \| Trish Carruthers \|Episodes: "The Musical/My Ex-Mom/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Aunt, the Worrier: Part 1 and Part 2"
1982 \|The Concrete Jungle \| Elizabeth \|
1982 \|Fame \| Jenny McClain \|Episode: "Words"
1983 \|The Fall Guy \| Carrie Stanford \|Episode: "The Further Adventures of Ozzie and Harold"
1983 \|The Family Tree \| Katy Allen \|Episode: "The Burglary"
1983 \|The Funny Farm \| Amy Lowell \|
1983 \|Gavilan \| Susan \|Episode: "The Midas Keys"
1983–95, 2000–present \| The Young and the Restless \| Lauren Fenmore Sarah Smythe \| Series regular/recurring
1992–1993, 1995-99, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2022, 2023, 2024 \| The Bold and the Beautiful \| Lauren Fenmore \| Series regular (1995–99); recurring (1992–93, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2022, 2023, 2024)
2000 \| Sex & Mrs. X \| Katherine \| Television film
2001 \|Spyder Games \| Ms. Phillips \|2 episodes
2012 \|Low Lifes \| Sabrina \|Television film
2013 \|Misogynist \| Rebecca \|
2017 \|Still \| Doctor Hansen \|Short film
2020 \|Hungry Dog \|Dog \|Voice
2020 \|A Very Charming Christmas Town \| Miriam Larsen \|Television film
2021 \|City Limits \| Sophia \|
2021 \|Swag Town \| Hannah Fields \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1978

|Three on a Date

|Contestant

|Television film

1979

|The Girl with ESP

|Jill

|Television film

1978–80

|Days of Our Lives

|Donna Temple Craig

|Series regular

1980

|The Littlest Hobo

| Jib

|Episode: "Sailing Away"

1981

|Happy Birthday to Me

|Ann Thomerson

1982

|The Love Boat

| Trish Carruthers

|Episodes: "The Musical/My Ex-Mom/The Show Must Go On/The Pest/My Aunt, the Worrier: Part 1 and Part 2"

1982

|The Concrete Jungle

| Elizabeth

1982

|Fame

| Jenny McClain

|Episode: "Words"

1983

|The Fall Guy

| Carrie Stanford

|Episode: "The Further Adventures of Ozzie and Harold"

1983

|The Family Tree

| Katy Allen

|Episode: "The Burglary"

1983

|The Funny Farm

| Amy Lowell

1983

|Gavilan

| Susan

|Episode: "The Midas Keys"

1983–95, 2000–present

| The Young and the Restless

| Lauren Fenmore
Sarah Smythe

| Series regular/recurring

1992–1993, 1995-99, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2022, 2023, 2024

| The Bold and the Beautiful

| Lauren Fenmore

| Series regular (1995–99); recurring (1992–93, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2022, 2023, 2024)

2000

| Sex & Mrs. X

| Katherine

| Television film

2001

|Spyder Games

| Ms. Phillips

|2 episodes

2012

|Low Lifes

| Sabrina

|Television film

2013

|Misogynist

| Rebecca

2017

|Still

| Doctor Hansen

|Short film

2020

|Hungry Dog

|Dog

|Voice

2020

|A Very Charming Christmas Town

| Miriam Larsen

|Television film

2021

|City Limits

| Sophia

2021

|Swag Town

| Hannah Fields

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+List of acting awards and nominations
Year ! Award ! Category ! Title ! Result ! class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
scope="row" \| {{center\| 1979}} \|Soapy Award \|Most Exciting New Actress: \| Days of Our Lives \|{{won}} \| {{center\|{{cite web\|title=The Soap Opera Digest Awards History\|url=http://www.celebratingthesoaps.net/soap-opera-awards-history.html\|work=Celebrating The Soaps\|publisher=celebratingthesoaps.net\|access-date=March 22, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316091322/http://www.celebratingthesoaps.net/soap-opera-awards-history.html\|archive-date=March 16, 2015\|url-status=usurped\|df=mdy-all}}}}
scope="row" \| {{center\| 1979}} \| Young Artist Award \|Best Juvenile Actress in A Daytime Series \| Days of Our Lives \| {{won }} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms1.htm\|title=1st Annual Youth In Film Awards\|access-date=2011-05-18\|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}}}}
scope="row" \| {{center\| 1980}} \| Young Artist Award \|Best Young Actress - Daytime TV Series \| Days of Our Lives \| {{nom }} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms2.htm\|title=2nd Youth In Film Awards\|access-date=2011-03-31\|work=YoungArtistAwards.org\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910235952/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms2.htm\|archive-date=September 10, 2015\|df=mdy-all}}}}
scope="row" \| {{center\| 1983}} \| Young Artist Award \|Best Young Actress in a Daytime Soap \| The Young and the Restless \| {{won }} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms5.htm\|title=5th Youth In Film Awards\|access-date=2011-03-31\|work=YoungArtistAwards.org\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403132035/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms5.htm\|archive-date=April 3, 2011\|df=mdy-all}}}}
scope="row" \| {{center\|1985}} \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series \| The Young and the Restless \| {{won}} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|title=Soap scoop: Daytime Emmys need improvement\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kiNlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YYgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3466,1111129&dq=tracey+e+bregman+emmy+awards+1985&hl=en\|work=Edmonton Journal\|publisher=(Postmedia Network Inc.)\|access-date=December 31, 2012\|date=August 23, 1985\|location=Edmonton, Alberta \|first=Connie\|last=Passalacqua\|page=89}}}}
scope="row" \| {{center\|1986}} \| Soap Opera Digest Award \| Outstanding Young Leading Actress on a Daytime Serial \| The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|
scope="row" \| {{center\|1987}} \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series \| The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|{{center\|{{cite web\|title=1987 Emmy Winners & Nominees\|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys/winners1987/index.html\|work=Soap Opera Digest\|access-date=May 6, 2013\|location=New York City, New York\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818230126/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys/winners1987/index.html\|archive-date=August 18, 2004}}}}
scope="row" \| {{center\|1993}} \| Soap Opera Digest Award \| Hottest Female Star \| The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \|
scope="row" \| {{center\|1998}} \| Soap Opera Digest Award \| Outstanding Female Scene Stealer \| The Bold and the Beautiful \| {{nom}} \|
scope="row" \| {{center\| 2006}} \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \| {{center\|{{cite web\|title=The 33rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations\|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/33rdAnnual_daytime_nominees_only.html\|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences\|location=New York\|access-date=May 5, 2013\|date=February 8, 2006\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519105718/http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/33rdAnnual_daytime_nominees_only.html\|archive-date=May 19, 2013\|url-status=dead\|df=mdy-all}}}}
scope="row" \| {{center\| 2008}} \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \| {{center\|{{cite web\|title=The 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations\|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html\|work=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences\|publisher=emmyonline.org\|access-date=May 5, 2013\|location=New York\|date=April 30, 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929153549/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html\|archive-date=September 29, 2013\|url-status=dead\|df=mdy-all}}}}
scope="row" \| {{center\|2013}} \| Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival \| Best Actress \|Misogynist \| {{nom}} \|
scope="row" \| {{center\|2016}} \| Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series \|The Young and the Restless \| {{nom}} \| {{center\|{{cite web\|title=The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations\|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf\|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences\|access-date=March 24, 2016\|date=March 24, 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417042422/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf\|archive-date=April 17, 2016\|location=New York\|url-status=live\|df=mdy-all}}}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+List of acting awards and nominations

Year

! Award

! Category

! Title

! Result

! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1979}}

|Soapy Award

|Most Exciting New Actress:

| Days of Our Lives

|{{won}}

| {{center|{{cite web|title=The Soap Opera Digest Awards History|url=http://www.celebratingthesoaps.net/soap-opera-awards-history.html|work=Celebrating The Soaps|publisher=celebratingthesoaps.net|access-date=March 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316091322/http://www.celebratingthesoaps.net/soap-opera-awards-history.html|archive-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=usurped|df=mdy-all}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1979}}

| Young Artist Award

|Best Juvenile Actress in A Daytime Series

| Days of Our Lives

| {{won }}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms1.htm|title=1st Annual Youth In Film Awards|access-date=2011-05-18|work=YoungArtistAwards.org}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1980}}

| Young Artist Award

|Best Young Actress - Daytime TV Series

| Days of Our Lives

| {{nom }}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms2.htm|title=2nd Youth In Film Awards|access-date=2011-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910235952/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms2.htm|archive-date=September 10, 2015|df=mdy-all}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 1983}}

| Young Artist Award

|Best Young Actress in a Daytime Soap

| The Young and the Restless

| {{won }}

|{{center|{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms5.htm|title=5th Youth In Film Awards|access-date=2011-03-31|work=YoungArtistAwards.org|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403132035/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms5.htm|archive-date=April 3, 2011|df=mdy-all}}}}

scope="row" | {{center|1985}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

| {{won}}

|{{center|{{cite web|title=Soap scoop: Daytime Emmys need improvement|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kiNlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YYgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3466,1111129&dq=tracey+e+bregman+emmy+awards+1985&hl=en|work=Edmonton Journal|publisher=(Postmedia Network Inc.)|access-date=December 31, 2012|date=August 23, 1985|location=Edmonton, Alberta |first=Connie|last=Passalacqua|page=89}}}}

scope="row" | {{center|1986}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Young Leading Actress on a Daytime Serial

| The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | {{center|1987}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Ingenue in a Drama Series

| The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

|{{center|{{cite web|title=1987 Emmy Winners & Nominees|url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys/winners1987/index.html|work=Soap Opera Digest|access-date=May 6, 2013|location=New York City, New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040818230126/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/emmys/winners1987/index.html|archive-date=August 18, 2004}}}}

scope="row" | {{center|1993}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Hottest Female Star

| The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | {{center|1998}}

| Soap Opera Digest Award

| Outstanding Female Scene Stealer

| The Bold and the Beautiful

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | {{center| 2006}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web|title=The 33rd Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/33rdAnnual_daytime_nominees_only.html|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|location=New York|access-date=May 5, 2013|date=February 8, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519105718/http://www.emmyonline.org/emmy/33rdAnnual_daytime_nominees_only.html|archive-date=May 19, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}}}

scope="row" | {{center| 2008}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web|title=The 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html|work=National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|publisher=emmyonline.org|access-date=May 5, 2013|location=New York|date=April 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929153549/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html|archive-date=September 29, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}}}

scope="row" | {{center|2013}}

| Los Angeles International
Underground Film Festival

| Best Actress

|Misogynist

| {{nom}}

scope="row" | {{center|2016}}

| Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

|The Young and the Restless

| {{nom}}

| {{center|{{cite web|title=The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|access-date=March 24, 2016|date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417042422/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_43rd_nominations.pdf|archive-date=April 17, 2016|location=New York|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0106844|Tracey E. Bregman}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20041010133710/http://www.soapcentral.com/y%26r/theactors/bregman.php Tracey E. Bregman profile from Y&R Online]

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