Traci Swain

Traci Swain was born and raised in the South Bronx and spent every summer of her childhood in Talladega, Alabama - she credits her street smarts and southern sensibilities to growing up in these two distinct locales. The desire to entertain has always been in Traci's blood - she inherited it from her mother. At an early age Ms. Swain took Traci to the Mary Bruce Dance School in Harlem, where she excelled in class and had her first performance at the famous Apollo Theater. Traci went on to audition and was accepted into the world-renowned NYC High School of Performing Arts, also known as La Guardia High School (made famous by the movie Fame). With the skills she gained here, Traci turned her love for dance into a career. Traci's link to the entertainment world eventually expanded to acting. Her comedic flair led her to sketch writing. Her work debuted in a "Beatts Me" show produced and directed by Anne 'Bud' Beatts, a writer for Saturday Night Live. Her appearances on television include Saturday Night Live (NBC), As the World Turns (CBS), and Half & Half (UPN). She has appeared in national commercials for iPod (as one of the iconic dancing silhouettes) and Campbell's Soup. One of her favorite roles was in a film called Elements of Society (2001), in which she played Krypton, an inmate at a women's correctional facility. The role gave her an opportunity to explore her character's complexities: a sweet, smart, funny woman who had come from tough times.