Tracy Scoggins

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.

Early life

Scoggins was born in Galveston County, Texas. An only child, Scoggins is the daughter of John Scott Scoggins and Lou Cille (née Crump) Scoggins. 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.

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

Career

After graduation, Scoggins briefly taught physical education before being recruited by John Casablancas of the Elite Model Management agency. 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. 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,^: 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, 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. 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.

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. 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 its sequel 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. She was in the 1995 3DO game Snow Job.

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.^: 618 She left the series after the first season. In 1994, Alan Spencer cast Scoggins in a pilot for CBS called Galaxy Beat. The pilot did not sell. Spencer said that she is "one of the funniest people on Earth". She made guest appearances in Doogie Howser, M.D., Burke's Law, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (episode "Destiny"'), Cybill, Wings and Silk Stalkings. From 1995 to 1996, Scoggins starred as Amanda Carpenter in the Western series, Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years,^: 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.

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)^: 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). In 2023, Scoggins returned to role in the animated film Babylon 5: The Road Home.

In 2001, Scoggins made her return to cinema appearing in the horror film A Crack in the Floor. 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.^: 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

Film

Television

References

External links

• Official website (live, but last updated October 2009)
• Tracy Scoggins at IMDb