Tracy brooks swope biography of rory

PERSONAL

Born February 20, 1952 (some sources cite 1953), in New York, NY; daughter of Herbert Bayard, Jr. (a producer, director, and critic) and Margaret (an actress; maiden name, Hayes) Swope; married John G.

Avildsen (a director), February 27, 1987 (divorced, August 28, 2003); children: Bridget Emily Margaret. Education: Graduate of High School of the Performing Arts, New York City; trained for the stage at Neighborhood Playhouse and at American Academy of Dramatic Art with Mira Rostova.

Career:

Actress.

Member:

American Civil Liberties Union, Actors for Animals.

Awards, Honors:

Straw Hat Award, most promising new actress, for Forty Carats.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Liz Rainey Hathaway, Where the Heart Is, CBS, 1971-73.

Christine Wylie, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1981.

Vanessa Raphael, General Hospital, ABC, 1983.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Alison, Untold Damage, 1971.