Tracey Needham

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| birth_name = Tracey Renee Needham

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|3|28}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas, U.S.

| yearsactive = 1985–present

| spouse = {{married|Tommy Hinkley|1995}}

| children = 1

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Tracey Renee Needham (born March 28, 1967) is an American actress who has acted primarily in television roles such as Paige Thatcher on Life Goes On (2nd–4th seasons; 1990–1993), Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Meg Austin on the first season of JAG (1995–1996), and as Inspector Candace DeLorenzo on The Division (2001–2003).

Biography

Needham was born on March 28, 1967, in Dallas, Texas,{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/tracey-needham/biography.html |title=Tracey Needham |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-12}} where her father was a homebuilder. She has three brothers.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624121/bio?|title=Tracey Needham Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=October 29, 2018}}

In 1975, when Needham was 8 years old, her parents moved to Denver, Colorado, and her father's work dictated the family move back and forth between the two cities. She attended both Cherry Creek High School and Plano Senior High School, the latter where she graduated in 1985.

In 1988, Needham went to Los Angeles to study acting and audition for roles. She made her TV acting debut on Jake and the Fatman. After acting classes, she landed the role of Paige Thatcher, the big sister, on Life Goes On, beginning in the series' second season.

While growing up, she was always jumping into football games, wanting to be treated equally by the males and not have boys take it easy on her. She re-called her past to play the strong feminine Meg Austin in the first season of JAG. Needham portrayed a Navy judge advocate and a computer-weapons expert.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

Needham married actor Tommy Hinkley in January 1995{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/65/Tracey-Needham.html |title=Tracey Needham Biography (1967-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-12}} and they have a daughter, Katie, born in 1999.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailycamera.com/2009/08/14/student-spotlight-katie-hinkley/|title = STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Katie Hinkley|date = 14 August 2009}} Needham and Hinkley moved to Colorado to open a children's acting school.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailycamera.com/2011/09/29/ex-hollywood-film-actors-teach-kids-how-to-get-real/|title = Ex-Hollywood film actors teach kids how to get real|date = 29 September 2011}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1988 \|Jake and the Fatman \|Gloria Connor \|Episode: "Rhapsody in Blue"
1989–1990 \|Coach \|Ann \|Episodes: "Carnival Knowledge" and "Dauber's Got a Girl"
1990 \|Shannon's Deal \|Gail \|Episode: "Sanctuary"
1992 \|Bonnie & Clyde: The True Story \|Bonnie Parker \|TV movie
1993 \|Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story \|Rena \|TV movie
1990–1993 \|Life Goes On \|Paige Thacher \|Series regular, 40 episodes
1993 \|Lush Life \|Sarah \|TV movie
1994 \|Sensation \|Maryann \|
1995–1996 \|JAG \|Lt. j.g. Meg Austin \|Series regular, 20 episodes
1997 \|Total Security \|Ellie Jones \|Series regular, 13 episodes
1997 \|Last Stand at Saber River \|Lorraine Kidston \|TV movie
1995–1997 \|VR.5 \|Samantha Bloom \|4 episodes
1997 \|Buried Alive II \|Roxanne \|TV movie
1997 \|Tupperware Party \|Stacey \|Short film
1999 \|Justice \|Gina Gallagher \|TV movie
2000 \|The Pretender \|Rachel Daly \|Episode: "School Daze"
2000 \|919 Fifth Avenue \|Julia Van Degen \|TV movie
2001 \|The Ponder Heart \|Elsie Fleming \|TV movie
2001–2003 \|The Division \|Inspector Candace 'C. D.' DeLorenzo \|Series regular, 66 episodes
2004 \|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \|Jessica Abernathy \|Episode: "Bad Words"
2004 \|Angel in the Family \|Sarah \|TV movie
2005 \|CSI: Miami \|Cheri Lyle Manning \|Episode: "Recoil"
2006 \|Murder 101 \|Cheryl Collins \|TV movie
2006 \|Criminal Minds \|Marilyn Copeland \|Episode: "What Fresh Hell?"
2006 \|The Last Miracle \|Dr. Jacobs \|Short film
2006 \|Without a Trace \|Joanie McMurphy \|Episode: "Shattered"
2007 \|Veronica Mars \|Kathleen Barry \|3 episodes
2010 \|The Last Harbor \|Sarah Sharpe \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1988

|Jake and the Fatman

|Gloria Connor

|Episode: "Rhapsody in Blue"

1989–1990

|Coach

|Ann