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Tracy Reed Biography

Birth Name:Clare Tracy Compton Pelissier

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Daughter married Jenico Preston, 17th Viscount Gormanston of Ireland
  • Died of liver cancer at the age of 69
  • Known for her Miss Foreign Affairs nude photo in a 1962 issue of Playboy
  • Best known for her role in director Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film "Dr․ Strangelove," the only female role in the film
  • After retiring from acting in 1975, worked as a gourmet foods representative in Ireland, traveling the county to persuade shops to sell her products