Beth Maitland (born May 12, 1958) is an American actress who is best known for her portrayal of Traci Abbott in the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1982[1] to 1996 & since 2001 on a recurring basis. She also stars as Gloria on The Grove: The Series created by Crystal Chappell.

Beth Maitland
Born (1958-05-12) May 12, 1958 (age 65)
OccupationActress
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Christopher Banninger
(m. 1989; div. 2018)
Children1 daughter
AwardsDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1985 The Young and the Restless

Biography edit

Early life edit

Born in Rapid City, South Dakota, 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.

Career edit

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.[citation needed]

Partial filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1982–1996; 1999; 2001–Present The Young and the Restless Traci Abbott Connelly
1987 Plaza Suite TV movie
1995 Mr. Holland's Opus Deaf School Principal
2007 The Bold and the Beautiful Traci Abbott Connelly 1 episode (March 20, 2007)
2013 The Grove Gloria TV movie
2017 Criminal Minds Eleanor Parsons Episode: "Surface Tension"
2019 Number 2 Renae Short film

Awards and nominations edit

  • Won, Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series (1985)[2]
  • Nominated, Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Young Leading Actress on a Daytime Serial (1986)
  • Nominated, Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a drama series, 2019.[3][4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Beth Maitland - The Young and the Restless Cast Member, retrieved 2020-03-31
  2. ^ "A Lopsided Emmy Victory Goes to CBS". Los Angeles Times. 1985-08-02. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. ^ Montgomery, Daniel (2019-04-30). "Beth Maitland ('Y&R'): Daytime Emmy reel showcases her as grieving mother and forgotten sister fighting for her family". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. ^ "Beth Maitland talks 2019 Emmy nod, 'The Young and The Restless' (Includes interview)". www.digitaljournal.com. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  5. ^ "The Young and the Restless star Beth Maitland on her Emmy nomination and what's ahead for Traci". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

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