Person DS/UK/579 Reed; Tracy (1942-2012); Actress Reed Tracy 1942-2012 Actress 1942: Born in London 1943: First film appearance 1959: Began professionally acting 1964: appeared in Dr. Strangelove 1975: Retires from acting 2012: Death

Tracy Reed was born Clare Tracy Compton Pelissier in London on 21 September, 1942 to an acting family. She made her film debut as an infant in The Demi-Paradise (1943) with her mother, Penelope Dudley-Ward. She began professionally acting at the Connaught Theatre in 1959 and started working on television series such as Emergency Ward 10, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Avengers. She appeared as Miss Scott/“Miss Foreign Affairs,” the sole female character in Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Following this film she continued to appear in British comedies. She starred in films such as A Shot in the Dark ( with Dr. Strangelove co-star Peter Sellers) and Casino Royale (1967). Later in her career, after marrying Bill Simpon, she guest starred in several episodes of his series Dr Finlay’s Casebook from 1967 to 1969. She continued appearing in various films and television before retiring from acting in 1975 (minus a TV acting role in 1979) and settled in Cork, Ireland and began to work for a British gourmet foods company selling goods across Ireland. She passed away on 2 May, 2012. Filmography: The Demi-Paradise (1943) The Way Ahead (1944) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) A Shot in the Dark (1964) The Main Chance (1964) Devils of Darkness (1965) You Must Be Joking (1965) Casino Royale (1967) Hammerhead (1968) Random Quest (1969) Adam’s Woman (1970) Percy (1971) Fun and Games (1971) The Deadly Females (1976) Television: The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960) - 1 episode Man of the World (1962) - 7 episodes Esther Waters (1964) - 4 episodes The World of Wooster (1965) - 2 episodes Dr. Finlay’s Casebook (1967 & 1969) - 7 episodes The Informer (1967) - 1 episode Journey to the Unknown (1968) - 1 episode The Avengers (1969) - 1 episode Out of the Unknown (1969) - 1 episode The Brady Bunch (1969) - 1 episode UFO (1971) - 1 episode Women in White (1979) - 3 episodes Edward Fox, spouse (m. 1958-1961) Stanley Kubrick, director of Dr. Strangelove, 1964 Bill Simpson, spouse and co-star Penelope Dudley Ward, mother Bergman, Anne. “‘Dr. Strangelove’ and the Single Woman - Los Angeles Times.” Los Angeles Times, July 10, 1994. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-10-ca-14050-story.html. Gardiner, Betty. “The Cinemas.” Worthing Herald, April 28, 1967, https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001920/19670428/323/0022. Baker, Richard Anthony. “Tracy Reed.” The Stage, August 30, 2012. https://www.thestage.co.uk/obituaries--archive/obituaries/tracy-reed. “Tracy Reed Is Back in Dr. Finlay Country.” Sunday Express, August 1, 1971, https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19710801/035/0002#. “Tracy Reed — The Movie Database (TMDB).” The Movie Database. Accessed July 24, 2026. https://www.themoviedb.org/person/126354-tracy-reed. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes edliu 24/08/2026 edliu 24/08/2026 7bd2191c-490a-4c9a-a99f-2bd77cb588b9