03 Feb 2024, 00:00

Traci Wald Donat is the daughter of Helen Reddy and her husband Keneth Weate. Traci Wald’s mother Helen was an Australian-American singer, songwriter, author, actress, and activist. Born in Melbourne, Victoria, to a show-business family, Reddy started her career as an entertainer at age four. Traci’s mother sang on radio and television and won a talent contest on the television program Bandstand in 1966; her prize was a ticket to New York City and a record audition, which was unsuccessful. She pursued her international singing career by moving to Chicago, and subsequently, Los Angeles, where she made her debut singles “One Way Ticket” and “I Believe in Music” in 1968 and 1970, respectively. She was signed to Capitol Records a year later. Traci is a Television director.

Traci Wald Donat: Profile Summary

Helen and Kenneth’s daughter Traci Wald Donat was born on January 19, 1963, in the United States of America. She is 54 years old as of 2021. Traci was not the only child of her mother. she has a half-sibling, Jordan Sommers. Traci’s younger brother is also a Television producer like her.

Traci is also a herbalist. As a herbalist, she wrote on the about section of her website, “I began my interest in plant medicines in high school, when I started working with an herbalist that helped me transform my health and change my life. Although my life took me to film school in college, and into advertising when my husband and I founded an advertising agency that had a successful 25-year run, my love of plants and their grip on me only intensified.

Traci Wald Donat is married to Lucas Donat. Lucas is an advertising executive, former actor, and the Chief Brand Officer of TrueCar, a publicly traded company headquartered in Santa Monica, CA. The husband played the role of Mark Thorn in the 1978 horror movie Damien: Omen II.

How did Her parents meet? While she was working her way up as an entertainer in clubs and restaurants around Australia in the early 1960s, Traci Wald Donat’s father and her mother, Helen’s first husband, Kenneth Weate, came along. When she was just 19 years old, the Midnight Special actress exchanged vows with her lover. He was the first husband of the Australian-American singer, songwriter. Kenneth Weate however was a family friend, Helen says she wed to defy her parents, who wished her to follow them into show business. The couple separated not long after the birth of their daughter, Traci.

Traci Wald Donat’s mother, Reddy’s stardom was solidified when her single “I Am Woman” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1972. The song was co-written by Reddy with Ray Burton; Reddy attributed the impetus for writing “I Am Woman” and her early awareness of the women’s movement to expatriate Australian rock critic and pioneer feminist Lillian Roxon.

Helen Reddy died at the age of 78 on September 29, 2020, in Los Angeles, California, United States. Traci Wald Donat paid tribute to her mother in a heartfelt Instagram post. She wrote: “To the woman who taught me to be fierce and uncompromising. Who raised me to be kind and to advocate for others. Who lived her life wholeheartedly and without fear. My heart is broken but I am filled with gratitude for the many gifts she gave me, and so many women. Safe travels sweet mom. ❤️”

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