Tracey Elizabeth Bregman (formerly Recht; born May 29, 1963) is an American soap opera actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on The Young and the Restless (1983–1995, 2000, 2001–present) and The Bold and the Beautiful (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995–1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007).

Biography

Known family history
Tracey was born in Munich, Germany to American musical arranger, record producer and composer Buddy Bregman and Canadian-born actress Suzanne Lloyd. She lived in Great Britain until the age of 10 when her family relocated to California. She has been acting since she was 11 years old, and currently resides in Malibu, California.

Her marriage to Ron Recht lasted 23 years, from 1987 to 2010. Two sons, Austin and Landon, were born of this marriage; Bregman also has two stepdaughters, Emily and Lindsay, from Ron's previous marriage.


Businesses and charities
In 2004, Bregman launched her own yoga inspired clothing line "Bountiful Buddha" which sold popularly at friend Lisa Rinna's boutique "Belle Gray" in Los Angeles. She has also launched her own jewelry line on The Shopping Channel, called the Tracey Bregman Collection. It is only available in Canada. In July, 2011 she appeared on HSN as a Spokesmodel for the Jabot cosmetics line.

Bregman is also an active supporter and honorary board member for Chenoa Manor, an animal sanctuary in Chester County, Pennsylvania.


Known personal tastes
As the name of her clothing line implies, Bregman regularly engages in Yoga, pilates, cardio and hike'. Her favorite novel is The Red Tent, written by Anita Diamant. Some of her favorite films are Terms of Endearment, When Harry Met Sally, and Broadcast News; she has been quoted as saying that she "likes to laugh and cry in the same movie!" Television shows she has said to enjoy are The Actors Studio on Bravo!, Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and Modern Family.

She is good friends with Y&R co-star Christian LeBlanc and previous co-star Michelle Stafford.