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Tracy Scoggins

Not to be confused with the American football player Tracy Scroggins.

Tracy Scoggins
Scoggins in 2008
Born
Tracy Dawn Scoggins

(1953-11-13) November 13, 1953 (age 70)[1]
Galveston County, Texas, U.S.
EducationDickinson High School
Alma materSouthwest Texas State University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1979–present

Tracy Dawn Scoggins (born November 13, 1953) is an American actress and model. She began her career in Elite Model Management in New York City and the European modeling circuit. She returned to the United States and studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio in the late 1970s. In early 1980s, Scoggins began appearing on television and film, notable playing main roles in the short-lived television series The Renegades (1983) and Hawaiian Heat (1984).

Scoggins starred as Monica Colby in the 1980s primetime soap opera Dynasty (1985, 1989) and its spin-off series The Colbys (1985–1987). She starred as Cat Grant in the first season of the ABC comedy-drama series, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–94), and as Captain Elizabeth Lochley during the final season of Babylon 5 in 1998 and its sequels.[2]

Early life

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Scoggins was born in Galveston County, Texas.[3] An only child,[4] Scoggins is the daughter of John Scott Scoggins and Lou Cille (née Crump) Scoggins.[5] Her father was a trial lawyer, and her mother graduated from law school and was a tennis champion. She attributes her own success to their influence.[6]

At the age of nine, Scoggins won a diving championship; by 13, she was accumulating swimming medals.[7] At Dickinson High School, where she graduated in 1970,[5] Scoggins was an athlete, excelling in cheerleading, gymnastics, and diving.[4] She enrolled at Southwest Texas State University in 1970. As a student-athlete there, she was on the varsity gymnastics team[7] and graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education.[8] While at Southwest Texas State, Scoggins nearly qualified for a spot on the 1980 Olympic diving team.[9]

Career

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Scoggins in The Optimist (1983)

After graduation, Scoggins briefly taught physical education before being recruited by John Casablancas of the Elite Model Management agency.[8] Elite sent Scoggins to New York, where she worked for a year before embarking on a European fashion modeling circuit that included Italy, Germany, and France. Scoggins returned to the United States and studied with the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Wynn Hanmann Studio in hopes of launching an acting career.[1] Scoggins' first role was as a fake deputy sheriff in the fourth season Dukes of Hazzard episode "New Deputy in Town" in 1981; she then appeared in the TV movie Twirl. She was cast as a regular in the short-lived 1983 ABC series The Renegades. The following year, she was cast as a regular on the 1984 ABC television series Hawaiian Heat,[10]: 441  which lasted 11 episodes.

After guest roles in TV series such as Remington Steele, T. J. Hooker, Blue Thunder and The A-Team, Scoggins had a series regular role on the Dynasty spin-off series The Colbys, playing Monica Colby,[10] the daughter of Charlton Heston's character, with Scoggins appearing as Monica from 1985–1987 in two episodes of Dynasty followed by all 49 episodes of The Colbys.[11] Nearly two years after the cancellation of The Colbys after two seasons in 1987, Scoggins reprised the role of Monica Colby in the last eight episodes of the final season of Dynasty in 1989.[11]

Scoggins made her professional big screen debut in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers, but played first leading role in the 1988 crime thriller film In Dangerous Company.[12] She played another leading role in the 1990 action comedy The Gumshoe Kid alongside Jay Underwood and also that year starred in Michael Schultz-directed made-for-television comedy-satire Jury Duty: The Comedy. She starred in the horror films Watchers II (1990) and Demonic Toys (1992), as well detective film Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (1990) and legal thriller Ultimate Desires (1991), both opposite Marc Singer. She co-starred opposite Michael Biehn in the science-fiction film Timebomb (1991), and Alien Intruder (1993). In 1994, she produced her own workout video, Tough Stuff.[13] She was in the 1995 3DO game Snow Job.[14]

In 1993, Scoggins returned to series television with the role of Cat Grant in the ABC comedy-drama Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.[10]: 618  She left the series after the first season. In 1994, Alan Spencer cast Scoggins in a pilot for CBS called Galaxy Beat.[15] The pilot did not sell. Spencer said that she is "one of the funniest people on Earth".[9] She made guest appearances in Doogie Howser, M.D., Burke's Law, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Cybill, Wings and Silk Stalkings. From 1995 to 1996, Scoggins starred as Amanda Carpenter in the Western series, Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years,[10]: 620  and in 1997 had a recurring role in three episodes of Highlander: The Series. Scoggins starred as Anita Smithfield in two Dallas TV movies (Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) and Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998)). This was not her first role in Dallas, as she had played a small part as another character, Diane Kelly, in a 1983 episode.

Scoggins at the 2013 Phoenix Comicon in Phoenix, Arizona

In 1998, Scoggins was cast as Elizabeth Lochley in the final season of space opera Babylon 5. She later starred in spin-off Crusade (1999)[10]: 222  as well in the made-for-television movies Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998), Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007).[16] In 2023, Scoggins returned to role in the animated film Babylon 5: The Road Home.[17]

In 2001, Scoggins made her return to cinema appearing in the horror film A Crack in the Floor.[18] She later starred in the horror films Asylum of the Damned (2003), The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006) and Otis (2008). She played Aaron Carter's character mother in the 2005 teen comedy film Popstar and later that year starred opposite Chuck Norris in the action film The Cutter.

In 2005, Scoggins landed a role as a main character, Grace Neville, on the gay supernatural series Dante's Cove.[10]: 234  In 2006, she had a guest role in the fourth-season premiere of the TV show Nip/Tuck and in 2008 guest-starred on NCIS.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Some Kind of Hero Flirty Elevator Girl
1984 Toy Soldiers Monique
1988 In Dangerous Company Evelyn
1990 The Gumshoe Kid Rita Benson
1990 Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective Vala Duvalle
1990 Watchers II Barbara White
1990 Play Murder for Me Tricia Merritt
1990 Face the Edge Cindy
1991 Timebomb Blue
1991 Ultimate Desires Samantha Stewart
1992 Demonic Toys Judith Gray
1993 Alien Intruder Ariel
1993 Dollman vs. Demonic Toys Judith Gray
1994 Dead On Marla Beaumont
2001 A Crack in the Floor Jeremiah's Mother
2003 Asylum of the Damned Helen
2004 Popstar Judy McQueen
2005 The Cutter Alena
2006 Mr. Hell Dominique Horney
2006 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Detective Karen Utterson
2007 Babylon 5: The Lost Tales Colonel Elizabeth Lochley
2008 Otis Rita Vitale
2013 Cat Power Julie Richman Short film
2014 Borrowed Moments Betsy
2021 City Limits Candice Hunter
2023 Babylon 5: The Road Home Capt. Elizabeth Lochley Voice[19]
2024 Alien Vacation Post-production

Television

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tracy Scoggins - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  2. ^ Chase's Calendar of Events 2023: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months. Rowman & Littlefield. November 15, 2022. p. 555. ISBN 978-1-63671-069-3.
  3. ^ Gomez, Fernando Chacon (2011). A Texas State of Mind: The Texas State University System Story Still Going Strong After 100 Years. Texas Review Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-933896-73-1.
  4. ^ a b Battista, Arlene (November 11, 1985). "Isle actress to star in 'Dynasty II'". The Galveston Daily News. Texas, Galveston. p. 2. Retrieved June 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b "Scoggins Will Run For Judge". The Galveston Daily News. Texas, Galveston. January 23, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ Dixon, Thomas (August 1986). "In From The Colbys: Tracy Scoggins Heats Up Prime Time". OrangeCoast. pp. 18–22. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Stewart, Sally Ann (April 18, 1986). "A 'Colby' star makes tracks". The Morning Herald. Maryland, Hagerstown. USA Weekend. p. 9. Retrieved June 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ a b Shearer, Lloyd (February 10, 1985). "Making It the Hard Way". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. Parade magazine. p. 107. Retrieved June 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ a b "Tracy Scoggins – Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile". Uk.rottentomatoes.com. November 13, 1953. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 198–199. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  11. ^ a b "The Colbys". Soap Opera Digest. October 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019 – via PressReader.com.
  12. ^ "In Dangerous Company - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. January 17, 2017.
  13. ^ "Tracy Scoggins". www.tcm.com.
  14. ^ "Snow Job – Digital Press Online". Digitpress.com. October 31, 2004. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  15. ^ "Mike Lynch Cartoons: Lost Sci Fi Comedy Pilot: Galaxy Beat (1994)". Mikelynchcartoons.blogspot.com. April 27, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
  16. ^ Taylor, Kenneth Randolph (October 18, 2010). "Babylon 5–The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark (2007)". wordpress.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  17. ^ Morrison, Matt (August 15, 2023). "All 6 Babylon 5 Actors That Return In The Road Home". ScreenRant.
  18. ^ "A-Crack-in-the-Floor - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. March 7, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "'Babylon 5: The Road Home' Voice Cast Unveiled (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. May 10, 2023.
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