Tracee Leigh Meltzer , best known as Roxy Astor, is an American actress, wrestler, children's fashion designer and hairstylist. Her notoriety began when she wrestled as one half of the tag team duo The Park Avenue Knockouts on G.L.O.W.: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. She wrestled on G.L.O.W. for seasons 3 and 4.
Early life
Tracee Leigh Phelps was born in Auburn, Washington, the daughter of Earleen Ane Colvin. She is the oldest of 2 children: Tracee and Kim. She attended Auburn High School in Auburn, Washington. After graduating, she studied fashion illustration at Seattle Art Institute.
Early career
Meltzer moved to California after a break up to move on with her life. She became a hairdresser and later was interested in auditioning for GLOW yet she had no acting experience.
GLOW Wrestling
Meltzer saw a banner on TV that said, “Do you want to be a GLOW Girl?” Despite having no acting experience, this prompted her to audition for the show. She initially tried out with becoming a bad girl in mind, even bringing headshots of her standing next to a motorcycle. After seeing her audition out of 3500 other women, director Matt Cimber hired her: Meltzer wrestled as Roxy Astor for seasons 3 and 4 of GLOW’s run on syndicated television. Despite being a natural blond from Washington, her character was a red-headed socialite from New York City. Ironically, she had never been to New York in her life up to that point. Having been a professional hairdresser, Meltzer did a lot of the wrestlers’ hair for GLOW, including her own. She colored her hair with temporary red dye. Meltzer's character Roxy Astor along with her tag team partner Tiffany Mellon were the Park Avenue Knockouts, replacing the Beverly Hills Beauties Tina Ferrari and Ashley Carter from seasons 1 and 2. Years after GLOW had been taken off the air, an award-winning documentary about the show, , was produced in 2012. Besides Meltzer, her daughter Kayla Meltzer was also interviewed for the film. The documentary sparked a renewed interest in GLOW and, in 2013, Matt Cimber started working on a new wrestling program called Femme D’Action starring new wrestlers as well as some of the original GLOW wrestlers in different non-wrestling roles.
AfterGLOW
Despite being a ratings juggernaut that surpassed even WWF wrestling, GLOW was unexpectedly cancelled. “For me, it was just never quite done,” said Meltzer, whose sentiments reflected many of the other wrestlers who never had the opportunity to find closure when the show stopped production. The 2012 documentary had revived renewed interest in GLOW and just as the wrestlers had not found closure, they also learned that their fans were left wondering what had happened, too. With many of the wrestlers being found by fans on social media, Meltzer decided to plan a reunion for the fans called “The AfterGLOW Fan Party.” She started a Kickstarter campaign and called it AfterGLOW. Fundraising surpassed the $5000 goal. Meltzer stated on the fundraising site. Several of the original wrestlers from GLOW reunited for the first ever Q-&-A stage show called “The AfterGlow Fan Party” on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Acme Comedy Theater in Hollywood. Johnny C, the original ring announcer from GLOW emceed the event. The wrestlers in attendance were Daisy, Dallas, Godiva, Gremlina, Jailbait, Little Egypt, Major Tanya, Matilda the Hun, Melody Trouble Vixen, Roxy Astor, and Sunny the California Girl. After the success of the first AfterGLOW Fan Party, Meltzer continued with the AfterGLOW brand and has used that platform to bring recognition to the original GLOW brand. She organizes AfterGLOW events for fan meet-and-greets and she has also set up three successful AfterGlow cruises full of activities. Unlike other fan meet-and-greets, Meltzer has designed events where the fans have an opportunity for one-on-one, individual experiences as opposed to just waiting in line for an autograph and picture. She has also planned personal appearances around the country where fans can meet her and bring their GLOW related items for her to sign. She has also set up wrestling workshops to train ordinary folks to transform into invincible GLOW wrestlers themselves! Meltzer continues to find new projects for AfterGLOW.
AfterGLOW: The 80s Musical Experience was the brainchild of original GLOW girl Roxy Astor. On October 23, 2018, Meltzer's 56th birthday, all of her labor came to fruition and AfterGLOW: The 80's Musical Experience premiered at the 11:11 Theatre in West Hollywood. Directed by award-winning Christopher G. Carver and written by Melissa Wassum, the show starred five of the original GLOW girls: Matilda The Hun, Roxy Astor, MTV, Dallas, and Sunny the California Girl. The show is based on the real-life stories of 5 of the original GLOW wrestlers. The show opens with the wrestlers reunited at Mountain Fiji’s memorial as they relive never before told stories from behind the scenes of GLOW. The show also starred LA Radio talk radio starSheena Metal and Shameless star Mary Kennedy. Also starring in this show were Kayla Ane Meltzer, Charlene Ward, Jasmine Fontes, Melissa Wassum, Taylor Ann Tracy, Justin Root, Robert Samo, and Nic Hodges. Meltzer was nominated for a Broadway World Award for her role as "Roxy Astor" in the show. The show itself earned 8 nominations.
Hairstyling
Meltzer has styled hair for three decades.
Personal life
Meltzer is the mother of three children: Dylan, Kayla and Lindzee. Her daughter Kayla wrestled for the Wrestlicious promotion under the name “Juvi Hall” and has also wrestled under the name "Britney Astor." Shortly after GLOW ended, Meltzer applied her education in fashion illustration to design children's fashion. Her line "Designs by Tracee" hung in several prestigious stores; among them were Fred Segal Santa Monica and in a shop at Treasure Island Hotel in Las Vegas when the casino/hotel was newly built. She has also been dating former U.S. marshal and 2-time world kickboxing champion Dan Magnus since 2013. Meltzer is a frequent guest an several radio shows such as GoTarryn! TV and Totally Driven Radio.
