Tracey Conway

Tracey Conway (born August 27, 1956) is an actress, comedienne, writer and cardiac health advocate. She was a regular cast member on KING-TV's Almost Live!, a Seattle-based sketch comedy show, from 1984 to 1999.

Early life Conway earned a BFA (Theater Arts) from the University of New Mexico. A classically trained actress, she attained a MFA in Drama from the University of Southern California and moved to Seattle to pursue stage acting. Conway was diagnosed with arrhythmia in her 20s and was prescribed medication. She lost her only brother, Mark, to a heart attack at age 39. In 1992, just prior to the show starting its two-year run on the Comedy Central network, Conway won the Northwest Emmy Award for Best Talent. She won two Emmy award nominations for her writing on the show. According to Conway, "A hundred people laughed at me. They assumed this was an actor's pratfall", but her fellow cast members knew this was unscripted. Her presentations have included Drop Dead Gorgeous! and Dead: Been There! Done That! She is a regular keynote speaker at "Go Red for Women!" events across the country for the American Heart Association. At her speaking engagements, she encourages attendees to know their blood pressure, weight, cholesterol, blood sugar and other heart-related factors and has them demonstrate CPR to the sounds of the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive".

Conway has served as emcee and auction host for fundraising events, is involved with several organizations promoting automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and ICDs, serves on the board of Seattle's Hope Heart Institute and is a professional member of the National Speakers Association. In addition to her speaking engagements, she has contributed to Chicken Soup for the Soul and has appeared on PBS' Second Opinion.