Tracy Reed obit

English Actress Tracy Reed Has Died

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Actress. Born Clare Tracy Compton Pelissier, the daughter of director Anthony Pelissier and actress Penelope Dudley-Ward, she was the granddaughter of actress Fay Compton, her parents divorced while she was a child. After her mother's remarriage to director Carol Reed, she took her stepfather's surname and broke into the film industry at the age of two with an uncredited part in Reed's "The Way Ahead" (1944). After finishing her schooling, she landed recurring roles in the British TV series "If the Crown Fits" (1961) and "A Man of the World" (1962 to 1963) and was introduced to international movie audiences playing Miss Scott, George C. Scott's (Buck Turgidson) mistress in the Stanley Kubrick film "Dr. Strangelove" (1964). She went on to appear opposite Peter Sellers in the second installment of the "Pink Panther" film series "A Shot in the Dark" (1964) and had a part in the 'James Bond' picture "Casino Royale" (1967). She may also be remembered for playing Karen Steele in the cult horror picture "Devils of Darkness" (1966). She remained active in the industry appearing in such programs as "The Avengers" and "Dr. Finlay's Bookcase" (1967 to 1969) until the mid-1970s, when she retired to raise her daughter. She was formerly married to actors Edward Fox, Neil Hallett and Bill Simpson and was the step-cousin of actor Oliver Reed. She died from liver cancer.

She is also shown as the centrefold "Miss Foreign Affairs" in the June 1962 copy of Playboy magazine being read by pilot Major T. J. "King" Kong (Slim Pickens) in the B-52. In the photo, she is lying down, apparently nude, with the January 1963 issue of Foreign Affairs – Vol. 41, No. 2, containing Henry Kissinger's suggestive article "Strains on the Alliance" – strategically draped across her buttocks.

Later in life, she worked as a gourmet foods company representative in Ireland, travelling the country to persuade shops to sell her employer's products. Reed died of liver cancer in County Cork, Ireland, on 2 May 2012, aged 69; her funeral was held there.

Actress

Phantom Halo (2014)

Phantom Halo

5.1

Casino Patron (uncredited)

2014

 

The Deadly Females (1976)

The Deadly Females

4.2

Joan

1976

 

Stratford Johns in Barlow at Large (1971)

Barlow at Large

6.8

TV Series

Maria Stanalaska

1975

1 episode

 

The Moon Shines Bright on Charlie Chaplin

TV Movie

Diana

1973

 

1,000 Convicts and a Woman (1971)

1,000 Convicts and a Woman

4.2

Linda

1971

 

An Apple a Day

TV Movie

Muriel Thrust

1971

 

Melody (1971)

Melody

7.6

(Television Film) Woman in hospital

1971

 

Hywel Bennett and Antonia Ellis in Percy (1971)

Percy

4.5

Mrs. Penney

1971

 

Ed Bishop in UFO (1970)

UFO

7.9

TV Series

Jane Carson

1971

1 episode

 

Adam's Woman (1970)

Adam's Woman

6.3

Duchess

1970

 

Francis Matthews in Paul Temple (1969)

Paul Temple

7.4

TV Series

Diana Greenway

1970

1 episode

 

Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

7.7

TV Series

Barbara Pritchard

Barbara Davidson

1967–1969

7 episodes

 

Out of the Unknown (1965)

Out of the Unknown

7.5

TV Series

Ottilie Harsham

1969

1 episode

 

Journey to Midnight (1968)

Journey to Midnight

5.1

Joyce (episode 'The Indian Spirit Guide')

1968

 

Journey to the Unknown (1968)

Journey to the Unknown

7.6

TV Series

Joyce

1968

1 episode

 

Detective (1964)

Detective

7.6

TV Series

Agatha Troy

1968

1 episode

 

Vendetta (1966)

Vendetta

8.0

TV Series

Angelica Sarti

1968

1 episode

 

Hammerhead (1968)

Hammerhead

5.1

Miss Hull

1968

 

The Avengers (1961)

The Avengers

8.3

TV Series

Janice

1968

1 episode

 

Ian Hendry and Jean Marsh in The Informer (1966)

The Informer

7.8

TV Series

Lady Sarah Gywnne

1967

1 episode

 

Casino Royale (1967)

Casino Royale

5.0

Fang Leader

1967

 

Maroc 7 (1967)

Maroc 7

5.2

Vivienne

1967

 

Ian Carmichael and Dennis Price in The World of Wooster (1965)

The World of Wooster

7.7

TV Series

Bobbie Wickham

1965–1966

2 episodes

 

Donald Pleasence and Betsy Blair in Love Story (1963)

Love Story

7.2

TV Series

Meg O'Hara

1965

1 episode

 

You Must Be Joking! (1965)

You Must Be Joking!

5.9

Poppy Pennington

1965

 

Devils of Darkness (1965)

Devils of Darkness

4.9

Karen Steele

1965

 

The Main Chance (1964)

The Main Chance

5.6

Christine

1964

 

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959)

The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

7.8

TV Series

Christine

1964

1 episode

 

Meg Wynn Owen in Esther Waters (1964)

Esther Waters

TV Series

Miss Peggy

1964

2 episodes

 

Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer in A Shot in the Dark (1964)

A Shot in the Dark

7.3

Dominique Ballon

1964

 

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

8.3

Miss Scott

1964

 

Comedy Playhouse (1961)

Comedy Playhouse

7.1

TV Series

Sally Trent

1963

1 episode

 

Suspense (1962)

Suspense

5.6

TV Series

Laurette, Charles's Fiancée

1963

1 episode

 

Craig Stevens in Man of the World (1962)

Man of the World

7.4

TV Series

Maggie MacFarlane

Maggie

Maggie Warren

1962–1963

8 episodes

 

If the Crown Fits

TV Series

Princess Amelia

1961

6 episodes

 

Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

Dixon of Dock Green

6.9

TV Series

Jackie Brownlow

1960

1 episode

 

Emergency-Ward 10 (1957)

Emergency-Ward 10

6.2

TV Series

Primrose Ainley

1960

1 episode

 

The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960)

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

8.4

TV Mini Series

Rita LaMour

1960

1 episode

 

David Niven, Leslie Dwyer, Jimmy Hanley, William Hartnell, Stanley Holloway, Mary Jerrold, John Laurie, and Tessie O'Shea in The Way Ahead (1944)

The Way Ahead

6.9

The Perry's Daughter (uncredited)

1944