Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Tracey Gold ( born May 16 , 1969 ) is an American actress best known for playing Carol Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains .
Simplified: Tracey Claire Fisher , better known as Tracey Gold , is an American actress . She is best known for playing Carol Seaver in the sitcom Growing Pains ( 1985-1992 ) .