Tracey Gold Biography

Fast Facts

• Was first diagnosed with anorexia when she was 12 years old and eventually had to leave "Growing Pains" to receive treatment
• Appeared in several commercials, including her first for Pepsi at the age of 4, before getting her first acting role
• Made her screen acting debut in the mini-series "Captains and the Kings" in 1976
• Quote: "(On anorexia): "I consider myself recovered, because I think that if you live your life saying you are continually recovering, then it kind of gives you that outlet that when stuff comes your way that is tough, then that's where you are going to go․""
• Quote: "(On speaking publicly about her struggle with anorexia): "I started to really see that it could make a difference․ The response I got was so positive and so fulfilling, it's hard to turn your back on that․""
• Created the reality TV series "Starving Secrets," where she helps women who suffer from eating disorders as she once did
• Hosted the reality series "The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom" and "Lost in TV Guide," and also appeared on an episode of "Celebrity Wife Swap․"
• Best known as a former child star who played Carol Seaver in "Growing Pains․"
• Was an associate producer on the TV movie "She's No Angel" in 2001