Beth Maitland (born May 12, 1958) is an American actress who is best known for her portrayal of Traci Abbott in the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1982 to 1996 and since 2001 on a recurring basis. For her performance in this role, she won the 1985 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and received further nominations in the category in 2019 and 2026.
Biography
Early life Born in Rapid City, South Dakota, Maitland and her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona when she was seven. By age thirteen, she had already appeared in numerous community theatre and dinner theatre productions. She attended Arizona State University, majoring in music and theatre. Maitland moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and worked in night clubs while taking acting classes at the Los Angeles Film Industry Workshop.
Career On television, Maitland has appeared in several made-for-television movies, and a supporting role in 1995 feature film Mr. Holland's Opus.
Partial filmography Year Title Role Notes1982–1996; 1999; 2001–present The Young and the Restless Traci Abbott Connelly 1987 Plaza Suite TV movie1991 $100,000 Pyramid Herself 1995 Mr. Holland's Opus Deaf School Principal 2007 The Bold and the Beautiful Traci Abbott Connelly 1 episode (March 20, 2007)2013 The Grove GloriaTV movie2017 Criminal Minds Eleanor Parsons Episode: "Surface Tension"2019 Number 2 Renae Short film
Awards and nominations +List of acting awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Young Leading Actress on a Daytime Serial The Young and the Restless Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless
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