Traci Bingham Biography
Traci Bingham was born on January 13, 1971 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Contrary to many online, internet sources, Traci Bingham was NOT born Julie Ann Smith, but born Traci Bingham!!! Not sure how or why that rumour got started.
Traci was the youngest of seven siblings, and comes from a close knit family with strong family values. Her beautifully exotic features stems from her diverse heritage consisting of African-American, Cherokee, and Italian blood.
Traci is very fit, and obviously takes a serious attitude towards physical training. Perhaps this was partially due to being the youngest and following in the footsteps of her older brothers. As a young girl, Traci was very involved with sports, participating in the track and cross-country teams, swim team, and track and field events, where she took the first prize at a local fair for pole-vaulting and hurdling! Traci even played football along with her older siblings!
"I feel privileged to have had such exposure to my roots continually throughout my childhood. It's given me strength to believe in myself."
- Traci Bingham.
Traci is no dummy either. I mean she attended Harvard! Well, first she graduated from Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio. But just like her older brothers and sisters, she was Ivy League bound. The fact that all of her siblings were Ivy Leaguers says something about her family's values and the importance her parents placed in education.
Traci attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she got involved with acting, participating in the school's theater productions of West Side Story, Guys and Dolls, Annie, and Grease.
She must have been good, because she caught John Landis' eye, and landed a small part in his basketball movie, "Celtic Pride".
With the combination of Traci's stunning looks, and acting skills, Hollywood was only a matter of time. Traci landed a few television spots and a nationally run Coca-Cola ad, and that was it. Traci decided to take a big risk, give up her Harvard education after one and a half years, and take her chances in Hollywood.
Brilliant move for Traci Bingham.
"I took some classes in psychology at Harvard... My ambition was to be an actress and model, but I always did theater. I went to New York, then to Europe to do some fashion modeling. When I moved to California, a world of opportunities opened up to me. I was working every day, modeling swimsuits and lingerie for Fredrick’s of Hollywood, when Playboy approached me."
- Traci Bingham
Obviously, Traci was a success in Los Angeles, getting involved with television and film.
Traci Bingham Stats
BIRTHPLACE: Cambridge, Massachusetts
BUST: 36" C
WAIST: 25"
HIPS: 37"
HEIGHT: 5' 7"
WEIGHT: 115 lbs
EYES: Brown
ON POSING NUDE: "I’m a very sexual and confident person, and somewhat of an exhibitionist. I’ve always found myself being the center of attention and being in front of a camera. At home I walk around naked all the time. I just feel most comfortable that way."
Traci Bingham Marital Status
On August 29, 1998, Traci Bingham married Los Angeles musician, Robb Vallier, in his hometown of Ames, Iowa, and she brought her Baywatch and celebrity friends, Carmen Electra, Gena Lee Nolin, and Angelica Bridges as her bridesmaids.
