Our family has gone through a very difficult time. My husband and I have taken the brunt of it. I've never known what it truly felt like to be so sad and desperate inside.

During this time Gold became a famous teen star. Filmography. In 1988 Gold also starred as Angela Strull in the teen film Dance 'til Dawn.

Tracey Gold (born May 16 1969) is an American actress and former child star best known for playing Carol Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains. In early 2009 Tracey Gold co-hosted with Fred Roggin on the live show GSN Live.