Tracey Renee Needham (born March 28, 1967) is an American actress who has acted primarily in television roles such as Paige Thatcher on '' Life Goes On'' (2nd-4th seasons; 1990–1993), Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)

Meg Austin Lieutenant, Junior Grade Megan Austin (USN), is a main character from the first season of the television series '' JAG'' portrayed by actress Tracey Needham. Character Biography Meg Austin was the second partner to Lieutenant Harmon Rabb, rep ...

on the first season of '' JAG'' (1995–1996), and as Inspector Candace DeLorenzo on ''

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'' (2001-2003).

Biography

Needham was born on March 28, 1967, in

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

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, where her father was a homebuilder. She has three brothers. In 1975, when Needham was 8 years old, her parents moved to

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

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, and her father's work dictated the family move back and forth between the two cities. She attended both

Cherry Creek High School Cherry Creek High School (commonly Cherry Creek, Creek, or CCHS) is the oldest of seven high schools in the Cherry Creek School District in the Denver metropolitan area. It is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and is one of the largest high s ...

and

Plano Senior High School Plano Senior High School (commonly Plano, Plano Senior High, or PSHS) is a public high school, public secondary school in Plano, Texas, serving students in grades eleventh grade, 11–twelfth grade, 12. The school is part of the Plano Independ ...

, the latter where she graduated in 1985. 1988, Needham went to

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to study acting and audition for roles. She made her TV acting debut on ''

Jake and the Fatman ''Jake and the Fatman'' is an American crime drama television series starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from September ...

''. After acting classes, she landed the role of Paige Thatcher, the big sister, on '' Life Goes On'', beginning in the series' second season. While growing up, she was always jumping into football games, wanting to be treated equally by the males and not have boys take it easy on her. She re-called her past to play the strong feminine Meg Austin in the first season of '' JAG''. Needham portrayed a

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and a computer-weapons expert. Needham married actor

Tommy Hinkley Hiram Thomas Hinkley (born May 31, 1960) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in the comedy '' Back to the Beach'' (1987), and subsequently appeared in the Academy Award-winning short film '' Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall'' ( ...

in January 1995 and they have a daughter, Katie, born in 1999. Needham and Hinkley moved to Colorado to open a children's acting school.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Needham, Tracey 1967 births Living people American television actresses Actresses from Dallas 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses