Tracy Roberts
Tracy Roberts (born Blanche Goldstone, – February 8, 2002) was an American actress who became an acting coach. Her name was sometimes seen as Tracey Roberts. Early years. Roberts was born in Little Falls, New York. She attended Cornell University and the University of Michigan before moving to New York City to study at the Actors Studio. She also worked as a model for illustrators. Two of her siblings went on to work in entertainment, Ann Marcus as a TV writer and producer and Raymond Goldstone as a writer for TV and films. Career. Roberts had the female lead  in the film "Fort Defiance" (1951) and acted in "Anything Goes", "Actors in Sin" (1952) and "Hollywood or Bust" (1956). On stage, she appeared in "It's Been Wonderful", "Paradise Lost", "Winter Kill", "Hedda Gabler", "Orpheus Descending", "The Seagull", and "The Women". After Roberts's acting opportunities began to diminish, she took a friend's advice and began to teach acting. She was artistic director and coach at the Tracy Roberts Actors Studio. Her production of "Shadowinds" won a Drama-Logue Award. Other works that she produced and/or directed included "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit" and "An Evening With Clifford  Odets". She also directed "The Art of Dining" at the Tracy Roberts Theatre in West Hollywood, with her sister as executive producer."" On television, Roberts produced "A Woman's Place" (written by her sister) on "Desilu Playhouse" in 1960. Personal life and death. Roberts was married to Jerry Adelman. On February 8, 2002, she died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at age 87.