Beth Maitland

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Beth Maitland (born May 12, 1958) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her portrayal of Traci Abbott Connelly in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1982 to 1996 and from 2001 to the present on a recurring basis.

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.

On television, Maitland has appeared in several made-for-television movies, and a supporting role in one film. Her intense and well-known feud with Christian McLaughlin (she tried to get him fired) began in 1989.

During Beth's free time, she and her husband raise and train horses. She also enjoys swimming, racquetball and bicycling. Maitland devotes her time to charitable organizations, such as the American Heart Association and The American Cancer Society.

1 Roles
2 Awards & Nominations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Roles

The Young and the Restless - Traci Abbott Connelly (1982-1996; 1999; May 2001 - Present)
Plaza Suite (1987)
Mr. Holland's Opus - Deaf School Principal (1995)
The Bold and the Beautiful - Traci Abbott Connelly (2007)

[edit] Awards & 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)