Tracy Nelson and Ricky Nelson

Tracy Nelson is an actress, dancer, and writer. As her last name might suggest, she comes from a long line of talented entertainers. She is the daughter of musician Ricky Nelson and of actress-painter Kristin Nelson. Tracy was born on October 1963 in Santa Monica, California. Even from a young age, she has shown much potential towards a career in the entertainment industry. This shouldn’t be too surprising considering who her parents are and the kind of upbringing she had.

In fact, even before she reached the age of five, Tracy already had an acting credit to her name! While coming from a family of performers does provide her with some advantage, her success is the fruit of her own talent and hard work. We’re sure being born into such a family and following their footsteps came with a certain level of pressure, but we praise Tracy for handling everything with grace.