Tracey began her career at age four by appearing in a Pepsi-Cola print advertisement. She went on to act in several TV movies including Captains and the Kings, Roots, and The Dark Secret of Harvest Home - all before age ten. With her dad Harry Gold as her agent, 11-year-old Tracey landed her first feature role in Shoot the Moon, by director Alan Parker and starring Diane Keaton and Albert Finney. And in 1985, Tracey got a part in ABC's, Growing Pains, the role that would make her a household name. Tracey played a brainy, book-wormish adolescent with a fiery personality.

Tracey Gold reveals that, ironically, the actress was nothing like her honors student character, she was failing her subjects in school. She was finally diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), a learning disability that affects millions of Americans. But it was just one of many "growing pains" Tracey experienced. She was also diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and bulimia in 1990. She had almost starved herself to death. But her family, friends and husband helped her overcome the disorders. When she returned to acting, she starred in a dozen TV movies. In 1997, she became a mother, giving birth to her first child, Sage. In 1999 she repeated her performance with a second son, Bailey. Tracey's plans now are to continue acting - and have more children.

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