Tracey Ullman
Date of birth: 1959-12-30
Place of birth: Slough, Berkshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
Tracey Ullman (born 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, director, and producer. Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents, with many dubbing her the "female Peter Sellers". Ullman began her career in the British soap opera Mackenzie (1980), playing Lisa Mackenzie. After an award-winning performance in the improvised play Four in a Million at the Royal Court Theatre, she branched out into comedy. She starred in the British television sketch comedies A Kick Up the Eighties (1981) and Three of a Kind (1981–1983), the latter winning her a BAFTA in 1984. After a brief singing career (which garnered three top-ten singles), she appeared as Candice Valentine in Girls on Top (1985) with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Ullman emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States. She would go on to star in her own network television comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show (1987–1990), which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise The Simpsons (1989–present). She later produced programmes for HBO, including Tracey Takes On... (1996–1999) garnering numerous awards. She has appeared in several feature films, including Plenty (1985) which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. In 2016, she returned to British television with the BBC sketch comedy show Tracey Ullman's Show (2016–2018) , her first project for the broadcaster in over 30 years. This led to the creation of the topical comedy series Tracey Breaks the News (2017–2018). She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including twelve American Comedy Awards, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Satellite Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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I Love You to Death
1990-04-06
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Small Time Crooks
2000-05-19
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Prêt-à-Porter
1994-12-23
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Corpse Bride
2005-09-12
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Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986-10-09
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Panic
2000-12-01
Alex is going through a midlife crisis and it has become a very difficult time for him. His marriage
Bullets Over Broadway
1994-10-14
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993-07-28
Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exil
Kronk's New Groove
2005-12-05
Kronk, now chef and Head Delivery Boy of Mudka's Meat Hut, is fretting over the upcoming visit of hi
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984-11-28
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A Dirty Shame
2004-09-24
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Plenty
1985-09-20
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Death to 2021
2021-12-27
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I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007-05-11
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Once Upon A Mattress
2005-12-18
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The Cat That Looked at a King
2004-12-14
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Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
1993-10-09
Tracey Ullman and her wacky cast of characters take a bite out of the Big Apple.
What About Dick?
2012-11-13
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Into the Woods
2014-12-24
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Four in a Million
1982-03-30
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Happily Ever After
1989-06-30
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The Tale of Despereaux
2008-12-18
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comicall
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013-05-20
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The Actor
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I'll Do Anything
1994-02-04
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All the Dirt on 'A Dirty Shame'
2005-06-14
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Household Saints
1993-09-15
A chronicle of three generations of Italian-American women struggling to get by in post-World War II
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
2007-12-14
Adrian Edmondson narrates a documentary chronicling the story of Stiff Records, a tiny independent t
Happy Since I Met You
1981-08-08
A play by Victoria Wood. Frances is 28, single and happy, despite ritual interrogation from her fami
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act
1993-01-09
A short series of 15 minute programmes, really expanded sketches, in which Tracey Ullman and Michael
The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show
1990-05-26
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024-01-06
In keeping with the intergenerational magic of 'Household Saints', filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay has
Tracey Breaks the News
2017-06-23
Tracey Ullman and her cast of characters react to the outcome of the 2017 British election.
Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed
2005-05-14
After inhabiting dozens of comical alter-egos over the course of her award-winning career, Tracey Ul
Zog
2018-12-25
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the D
Onward
2020-02-29
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover i
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993-07-27
Hosted by Cary Elwes. It's a promotional piece that was intended to get the word out about the film
The Prom
2020-12-02
After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annu
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989-06-03
In this HBO special, comedian Martin Short appears in a series of sketches, vignettes and musical pe
Death to 2020
2020-12-27
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Searching for Debra Winger
2002-07-13
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003-08-09
Comedy special spotlighting Tracey Ullman’s larger than life character Ruby Romaine from HBO's Trace
Women in Rock
1986-01-01
All the legendary women of rock 'n' roll are brought together in this stunning collage of artists an
Rabbit Ears - Puss in Boots
1991-09-01
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The Best of Max Headroom
1987-03-05
Some of the best bits from 'The Max Headroom Show'.
Steve
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The Funny Side of Christmas
1982-12-27
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Meridian: The First Ten Minutes
1993-01-01
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