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Tracey Ullman

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  • Writer
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Tracey Ullman
A year whose story couldn't be told until now, because it was still happening. From the creators of Black Mirror comes Death to 2020 - a Netflix Comedy Event. December 27.
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Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman) is a multiple award-winning television, stage and film actress who performs as a comedian, singer, dancer, as well as works as a screenwriter, producer, director, author, and businesswoman. She holds dual British and American citizenship.

Ullman's early appearances were on British television sketch comedy shows A Kick Up the Eighties (with Rik Mayall and Miriam Margolyes) and Three of a Kind (with Lenny Henry and David Copperfield). After a brief singing career, she appeared as Candice Valentine in Girls on Top with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

She emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States where she starred in her own network television comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show, from 1987 until 1990. She later produced programmes for HBO, including Tracey Takes On... (1996-99), for which she garnered numerous awards. Ullman's sketch comedy series, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union, ran from 2008 to 2010 on Showtime. She has also appeared in several feature films. Ullman was the first British woman to be offered her own television sketch show in both the United Kingdom and the United States and in 2016 stars in her own BBC sketch comedy show Tracey Ullman's Show, her first project for the broadcaster in over thirty years.
BornDecember 30, 1959
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BornDecember 30, 1959
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  • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
    • 35 wins & 47 nominations total

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Tracey Ullman in Tracey Takes On... (1996)
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Tracey Ullman in Death to 2020 (2020)
Woody Allen and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Hugh Grant and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Tracey Ullman, Douglas McGrath, and Peter McRobbie in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Hugh Grant and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Woody Allen, Hugh Grant, and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Woody Allen and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Woody Allen and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)
Woody Allen and Tracey Ullman in Small Time Crooks (2000)

Known for:

Tracey Ullman in The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
The Tracey Ullman Show
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TV Series
  • Various Characters
  • Kay Clark
  • Francesca McDowell
  • Sara Downey
  • Tina
  • Kiki Howard-Smith
  • Ginny Tillman
  • Sandra Decker
  • Various roles
  • Actress
  • Angel Tish
  • Angela Tanner
  • Ariel Faber
  • Betty
  • Blanca Valaday
  • Brenda King
  • Bunny
  • Carla
  • Carla Cooper
  • Carmel Pinkum
  • Daughter
  • Debbie
  • Denise Ashe
  • Donna
  • Dr. Gillian Smalls
  • Dr. Margaret Niederman
  • Elaine
  • Francesca Mcdowell
  • Justine
  • Laurine
  • Lynette
  • Maja Asternovish
  • Marie
  • Mary
  • Molly
  • Molly Reed
  • Nancy Wickson
  • Patient #1
  • Paula
  • Singer
  • Summer Storm
  • Susan
  • The Lady
  • Virginia Hall
  • Wife
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Small Time Crooks
6.6
  • Frenchy
  • 2000
Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)
Into the Woods
5.9
  • Jack's Mother
  • 2014
John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Bullets Over Broadway
7.4
  • Eden Brent
  • 1994

Credits

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Actress

  • The Actor
    • Post-production
  • Never Let Me Go
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Death to 2021 (2021)
    Death to 2021
    • Madison Madison
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    • Irma Kostroski
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Death to 2020 (2020)
    Death to 2020
    • The Queen
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Kerry Washington, and Keegan-Michael Key in The Prom (2020)
    The Prom
    • Vera
    • 2020
  • Cate Blanchett in Mrs. America (2020)
    Mrs. America
    • Betty Friedan
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Onward (2020)
    Onward
    • Grecklin (Pawn Shop Owner) (voice)
    • 2020
  • Zog (2018)
    Zog
    • Madam Dragon
    • Governess (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Tracey Ullman in Tracey Ullman's Show (2016)
    Tracey Ullman's Show
    • Various
    • Angela Merkel
    • Jerry Hall-Murdoch ...
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Tracey Breaks the News (2017)
    Tracey Breaks the News
    • Various
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Hayley Atwell in Howards End (2017)
    Howards End
    • Aunt Juley
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Zosia Mamet, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, and Allison Williams in Girls (2012)
    Girls
    • Ode Montgomery
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Good Session
    • Ellen
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Meryl Streep in Into the Woods (2014)
    Into the Woods
    • Jack's Mother
    • 2014
  • Sofia the First (2012)
    Sofia the First
    • Marla
    • Mrs. Wiked Witch (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
    How I Met Your Mother
    • Genevieve
    • TV Series
    • 2014

Writer

  • Tracey Ullman in Tracey Ullman's Show (2016)
    Tracey Ullman's Show
    • devised by
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Tracey Breaks the News (2017)
    Tracey Breaks the News
    • devised by
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Tracey Ullman in State of the Union (2008)
    State of the Union
    • creator
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2010
  • Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed (2005)
    Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Tracey Ullman in Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003)
    Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Tracey Takes On... (1996)
    Tracey Takes On...
    • creator
    • written by
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1999
  • Michael Palin and Tracey Ullman in Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (1993)
    Tracey Ullman: A Class Act
    • additional material
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Tracey Ullman in The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
    The Tracey Ullman Show
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 1988–1990
  • Girls on Top (1985)
    Girls on Top
    • additional material
    • TV Series
    • 1985

Producer

  • Aisha Fabienne Ross and Juliette Labelle in Highway 1 (2021)
    Highway 1
    • associate producer
    • 2021
  • Tracey Ullman in Tracey Ullman's Show (2016)
    Tracey Ullman's Show
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Tracey Breaks the News (2017)
    Tracey Breaks the News
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Tracey Ullman in State of the Union (2008)
    State of the Union
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2008–2010
  • Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed (2005)
    Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Tracey Ullman in Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003)
    Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Tracey Ullman in Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines (2001)
    Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2001–2002
  • Tracey Takes On... (1996)
    Tracey Takes On...
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1999
  • The Best of Tracey Takes On...
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996

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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Fresh Takes: Into the Woods
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Fresh Takes: Into the Woods
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Season 2 Trailer
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tracy Ullman
  • Height
    • 5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)
  • Born
    • December 30, 1959
    • Slough, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Allan McKeownDecember 27, 1983 - December 24, 2013 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      John McKeown
  • Other works
    (1980s) Album: "You Broke My Heart in 17 Places" which included a music video for the Kirsty MacColl song, "They Don't Know". The video can be viewed on YouTube.
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    The phenomenally successful animated series The Simpsons (1989) is actually a spin-off of The Tracey Ullman Show (1987). The animated show began as 30-second segments aired between comedy sketches. In 1992, she filed a lawsuit asking for a share of the merchandise-related profit from "The Simpsons". The lawsuit was unsuccessful.
  • Quotes
    I'm not jealous over the success of The Simpsons (1989). Not at all. They used to appear for 30 seconds in the middle of my show. Maybe they'll let me appear for 30 seconds in the middle of their show.
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    Can switch effortlessly between characters of different nationalities

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