Beth Maitland
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Beth Maitland is American
actress, best known for her portrayal of Traci Abbott Connolly in the CBS soap opera
The Young and the Restless
from 1982 to 1996 and from 2001 to the present on a recurring
basis.
, Maitland and her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona
when she was seven. By age thirteen she had already appeared in numerous community theatre and dinner theatre productions. She attended Arizona State University
, majoring in music and theatre. Maitland moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and worked in night clubs while taking acting classes at the Los Angeles Film Industry Workshop.
She has recently launched an educational website with teaching partner and actor Joel Brooks that offers instruction in auditioning for television and film at AuditionsLA.com. They also hold live classes in the Los Angeles area on audition technique.
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actress, best known for her portrayal of Traci Abbott Connolly in the CBS soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
from 1982 to 1996 and from 2001 to the present on a recurring
Recurring status
In the U.S. soap opera world, recurring status is a term used to describe the status of a performer who consistently performs in less than three episodes out of a five-day work week, and is therefore let out of their multi-year contract in order for the show to save money...
basis.
Early life
Born in Rapid City, South DakotaRapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
, Maitland and her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
when she was seven. By age thirteen she had already appeared in numerous community theatre and dinner theatre productions. She attended Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
, majoring in music and theatre. Maitland moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and worked in night clubs while taking acting classes at the Los Angeles Film Industry Workshop.
Career
On television, Maitland has appeared in several made-for-television movies, and a supporting role in Mr. Holland's Opus. She is active in a Los Angeles theater company, and currently does voice over work, radio plays, and appears live with the Santa Clarita Playhouse. In addition, she co-founded http://AuditionsLA.com/ with fellow character actor Joel Brooks teaching the art of Acting Auditions.Personal life
She is married and has a daughter. During Beth's free time, she and her husband raise and train horses. She is also active in animal rescue, and rides in dressage competition on her Friesian gelding. Maitland devotes her time to charitable organizations such as the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Association, many animal charities, as well as fund raising for her local hospital.She has recently launched an educational website with teaching partner and actor Joel Brooks that offers instruction in auditioning for television and film at AuditionsLA.com. They also hold live classes in the Los Angeles area on audition technique.
Partial filmography
- The Young and the Restless - Traci Abbott Connolly (1982–1996; 1999; May 2001–Present)
- Plaza Suite (1987)
- Mr. Holland's OpusMr. Holland's OpusMr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek, produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, and Michael Nolin, and Executive Produced by Patrick Sheane Duncan. It stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role, and the cast includes Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy...
- Deaf School Principal (1995) - The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
- Traci Abbott Connolly (2007)
Awards and nominations
- Won, Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series (1985)
- Nominated, Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Young Leading Actress on a Daytime Serial (1986)
External links
- Official Site http://www.bethmaitland.com/