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05-25-2001, 06:14 PM

Would somebody please explain to me how Missy Gold (who played Katie on Benson) did not have as long of a career as her sister Tracey Gold. I mean the show Benson was funnier than Growing Pains, why just the Governor and Benson alone were fantastic!

07-08-2001, 12:55 AM

Missy decided that she wanted to leave acting when she became an adult. She is now a psychologist.

rollout121 · 06-05-2006, 11:15 PM

SHE WASNT THAT GREAT OF AN ACTRESS TO BEGIN WITH...SHE WAS FINE WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE...BUT AS SHE BECAME OLDER, HER ACTTING TURNED ROBOTIC LIKE..SHE HAD NO EMOTION IN SOME OF HER SCENES...

Brian Damage · 06-05-2006, 11:17 PM

What did she do after Benson?

Mr. Television · 06-05-2006, 11:36 PM

I don't remember her being in anything after Benson.

robyrob · 06-05-2006, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rollout121

SHE WASNT THAT GREAT OF AN ACTRESS TO BEGIN WITH...SHE WAS FINE WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE...BUT AS SHE BECAME OLDER, HER ACTTING TURNED ROBOTIC LIKE..SHE HAD NO EMOTION IN SOME OF HER SCENES...

calm down man - i think that Missy just didn't have the same acting "bug" that Tracey had.

Mr. Television · 06-05-2006, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by robyrob

calm down man - i think that Missy just didn't have the same acting "bug" that Tracey had.

Yea I thought Missy was pretty good on Benson. Not every child star wants to stay in the business. The same thing happened with Nancy McKeon and her brother Phillip. Nancy continued to act and Phillip quit as soon as Alice left the air.

GSU2004 · 06-06-2006, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by franklopez15

Would somebody please explain to me how Missy Gold (who played Katie on Benson) did not have as long of a career as her sister Tracey Gold. I mean the show Benson was funnier than Growing Pains, why just the Governor and Benson alone were fantastic!

I'm glad to see that she is doing well after her stint on Benson. All too often we hear about these child stars either dead, on drugs or in jail.

TVFactFan · 06-06-2006, 09:56 AM

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I don't remember her being in anything after Benson.

Yeah just checked and she did absolutely nothing after Benson.

TV Knowledge Fan · 06-07-2006, 03:43 PM

...the life of a "juvenile actor" on ANY TV series is relatively brief. I think Missy Gold realized this, and simply decided to "leave the business" after "BENSON" ceased production in 1986. I congratulate her for doing what she's involved in now. As an adult, she's probably a bit more prettier than she was 27 years ago, when I saw her on TV LAND last night.

Scoobiedoo30 · 06-09-2006, 02:50 PM

The only thing Missy Gold was on was Benson but I would have loved to see Missy Gold Guest Started on Grownings Pains after all Tracey Gold did Guest Star on Benson I belive Tracey Gold was The Governor Neice

blink · 06-16-2006, 01:09 AM

Yes I would have loved to see Missy guest star on growing pains also.They could have had a episode were Missy played the part of a girl that Mike falls head over heels for. The problems start when Mike starts to be teased by the other guys at school about the fact that his new girlfriend favorers Carol so much that she could pass as being his own sister. Mike then starts to think about how un-cool he looks so he decides to brake off the relationship but the girl played by Missy dumps him first telling him it's because he's a big stupid jerk. Mike be-side him self runs out in the street and gets hit by a truck. Okay Okay I would never make it as a sitcom writer but I thought we all could use a good laugh.But to answer the question posted in Tracey's book, Room to Grow-an appetite for life she stated that Missy liked acting but she always knew she wasn't going to stick with it forever.Since she was little she wanted to be a doctor.

BensonFan · 10-04-2006, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by rollout121

SHE WASNT THAT GREAT OF AN ACTRESS TO BEGIN WITH...SHE WAS FINE WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE...BUT AS SHE BECAME OLDER, HER ACTTING TURNED ROBOTIC LIKE..SHE HAD NO EMOTION IN SOME OF HER SCENES...

It could have been around that time that she was deciding she didn't want to do this for a living.

By the way, I have made the observation that she and Benson had a very close, almost father-daughter relationship on the show which really seemed to change as she got older. They almost treated each other like regular staff members when she became a teenager. I understand she got older and a lot of the "cutesy" stuff would have to go away, but pay attention to their relationship with each other in the later seasons; it just seems so different.

Scoobiedoo30 · 10-04-2006, 10:25 AM

I think I heard some where Missy Gold Became a Pet Doctor.

blink · 10-11-2006, 11:09 PM

No she is not a pet doctor.She is a practicing psychologist up in New England now days who's specialization is marriage and family counseling.

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TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	Unless you're the Olsen twins... ...the life of a "juvenile actor" on ANY TV series is relatively brief. I think Missy Gold realized this, and simply decided to "leave the business" after "BENSON" ceased production in 1986. I congratulate her for doing what she's involved in now. As an adult, she's probably a bit more prettier than she was 27 years ago, when I saw her on TV LAND last night.

06-05-2006, 11:15 PM	#3
rollout121 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 05, 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 9	SHE WASNT THAT GREAT OF AN ACTRESS TO BEGIN WITH...SHE WAS FINE WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE...BUT AS SHE BECAME OLDER, HER ACTTING TURNED ROBOTIC LIKE..SHE HAD NO EMOTION IN SOME OF HER SCENES...

06-09-2006, 02:50 PM	#11
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Missy Gold Carer Shorter Then her Sister The only thing Missy Gold was on was Benson but I would have loved to see Missy Gold Guest Started on Grownings Pains after all Tracey Gold did Guest Star on Benson I belive Tracey Gold was The Governor Neice
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06-16-2006, 01:09 AM	#12
blink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 17, 2004 Location: Texarkana AR. Posts: 950	Yes I would have loved to see Missy guest star on growing pains also.They could have had a episode were Missy played the part of a girl that Mike falls head over heels for. The problems start when Mike starts to be teased by the other guys at school about the fact that his new girlfriend favorers Carol so much that she could pass as being his own sister. Mike then starts to think about how un-cool he looks so he decides to brake off the relationship but the girl played by Missy dumps him first telling him it's because he's a big stupid jerk. Mike be-side him self runs out in the street and gets hit by a truck. Okay Okay I would never make it as a sitcom writer but I thought we all could use a good laugh.But to answer the question posted in Tracey's book, Room to Grow-an appetite for life she stated that Missy liked acting but she always knew she wasn't going to stick with it forever.Since she was little she wanted to be a doctor.
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10-04-2006, 10:25 AM	#14
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	How is Missy Gold's Creer Shorter Then Her Sister? *I think I heard some where Missy Gold Became a Pet Doctor.*

10-11-2006, 11:09 PM	#15
blink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 17, 2004 Location: Texarkana AR. Posts: 950	No she is not a pet doctor.She is a practicing psychologist up in New England now days who's specialization is marriage and family counseling.