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| Needham, a native of Dallas and Denver, most recently played a military attorney and computer weapons expert on the TV series "JAG." Quotes: "I've played a lot of cops and military types in the past five years. I don't know why I get all these bad-ass-girl roles � I'm such a weenie." "I think ["The Division"] is more real than most of the cop shows I've done. I'm not necessarily talking about the cop side of it, but the characters, who are so layered. They all have problems and faults, and they're not always heroes. The shows I've done before included a lot of information-spouting characters who didn't have personal lives and it was all about catching the 'perps.'" "Sometimes I think I'm the only actress in town who wants to play a wife or girlfriend, because I'm always an information-spouting cop. This part is a great opportunity � I get to do action and have a personal life." Fast Facts Needham is the only girl in her family; she has three brothers. Needham says she's nothing like the confident C.D.; "I was always really, really shy." I n high school, her showbiz experience was building sets � a natural fit, since she was "a foot taller than everyone else." Needham loves writing, although she finds it "so much more time-consuming than acting." Needham likes working on an ensemble show because it gives her more time "to be a mommy." Needham says her personal style is "sloppy," meaning overalls and sweatpants. Needham rides horses whenever she gets a chance. Needham's daughter, Katie, is two. |
| Name: Tracey Needham Occupation: Actor Character: Inspector Candace (C.D.) De Lorenzo Ambition: "I've always wanted to go to Africa and Tibet." Role model: Horse jockeys. "I always wanted to be one, but then before I could prance, I was too tall for the profession." |