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Tracey Ullman is a British-American actress who has had an extensive career in television, film, and theatre. She has worked in both comedy and drama. Her sketch comedy television programmes have won her numerous awards in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She began her stage career in the mid-1970s starring in various West End musicals and dramas. Her first television appearance came in 1980 playing Lisa Mackenzie in the British drama series Mackenzie. In 1981, the BBC cast her in two ensemble comedy sketch shows; A Kick Up the Eighties, and Three of a Kind (which also featured Lenny Henry and David Copperfield).[1] In 1983, Ullman launched a brief but successful pop singing career, garnering several chart hits and making several appearances on Top of the Pops. In 1985, she was cast in the ITV sitcom Girls on Top alongside Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, and Ruby Wax.
She came to the attention of producer James L. Brooks after her critically acclaimed BAFTA nominated performance in the film drama, Plenty (1985). Brooks would go on to create and produce her first American television comedy programme, The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. The show spun-off the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, The Simpsons in 1989. Her first big screen leading role came in 1990 in I Love You to Death. She would go on to star and appear in such films as Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993),[2] Nancy Savoca's Household Saints (1993),[3] Bullets over Broadway (1994),[4] and Small Time Crooks (2000).
In 1993, she returned to television with the comedy specials Tracey Ullman: A Class Act and Tracey Ullman Takes on New York for HBO in the United States. This led to a long career producing and starring in programmes created for American cable television. After a thirty-year absence she returned to the BBC creating the sketch comedy programme Tracey Ullman's Show in 2016.[1] In 2020, she returned in the FX historical drama television miniseries Mrs. America playing Betty Friedan earning herself both critical praise and accolades.
Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mackenzie | Lisa | TV series |
| 1981 | Screenplay | Karen | Episode: "Happy Since I Met You" |
| A Kick Up the Eighties | Various | TV series | |
| 1981–83 | Three of a Kind | Various | TV series |
| 1982 | Four in a Million | Beverly | TV film |
| 1985 | Girls on Top | Candice | Series 1 only; additional material credit |
| 1987 | Saturday Night Live | Herself (uncredited) | Episode: "Garry Shandling/Los Lobos" "Hollywood Mom" (sketch) |
| 1987–1990 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Various | TV series |
| 1989 | Sesame Street | Herself / Trasha | Episode 2584; Season 20; 6 April 1989 |
| I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Tina | TV film | |
| 1991 | The Full Wax | Herself | Episode: #1.4 |
| The Simpsons | Emily / Mrs. Winfield | Episode: "Bart's Dog Gets an 'F'" | |
| Funny Women of Television | Herself | ||
| 1992 | Sibs | Beatrice | Episode: "If I Only Had a Dad" |
| 1993 | Love & War | Dava | Episode: "The Prima Dava" |
| Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | Various | Additional material credit | |
| Tracey Ullman Takes on New York | Various | TV special | |
| 1995 | The Little Lulu Show | Lulu | Season 1 |
| Women of the Night IV | Herself | ||
| 1996–99 | Tracey Takes On... | Various | Creator; writer; executive producer; second unit director (season 4) |
| 1998–99 | Ally McBeal | Dr. Tracey Clark | 5 episodes |
| 2001–02 | Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines | Herself | TV series |
| 2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Ruby Romaine / Svetlana / Pepper Kane | Directorial debut; writer; executive producer |
| 2004 | Will & Grace | Ann | Episode: "Looking for Mr. Good Enough" |
| 2005 | Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed | Herself | Writer |
| Once Upon a Mattress | Princess | TV film | |
| 2006 | Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy | Herself | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | If It Ain't Stiff | Herself | |
| 2008 | Mumbai Calling | Telephone | 7 episodes |
| 2008–2010 | Tracey Ullman's State of the Union | Various | Creator; writer; director; executive producer |
| 2011 | Kennedy Center Honors | Herself | Tribute to Meryl Streep |
| 2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Genevieve | 3 episodes |
| Sofia the First | Marla (voice) | Episode: "Mom's the Word" | |
| 2015 | Shakespeare Uncovered | Herself | Episode: "The Taming of the Shrew With Morgan Freeman" |
| 2016, 2018 | Have I Got News for You | Herself | Guest presenter; 2 episodes |
| 2016–18 | Tracey Ullman's Show | Various | Devised by credit; executive producer |
| 2017 | Girls | Ode | Episode: "Painful Evacuation" |
| Tracey Breaks the News | Various | Devised by credit; executive producer | |
| Howards End | Aunt Juley | Miniseries | |
| The President Show | Herself | Episode: "I Came Up with Christmas: A President Show Christmas" | |
| 2017–18 | Tracey Breaks the News | Various | TV series |
| 2018 | Zog | Madame Dragon / Governess | TV short |
| 2020 | Mrs. America | Betty | Miniseries |
| Death to 2020 | Queen Elizabeth II | TV special | |
| 2021 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Irma | 4 episodes |
| Death to 2021 | Madison | TV special |
Film
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Gigi | Theater des Westens, Berlin | |
| 1977 | Second Generation | Blackpool and Liverpool | |
| 1977/78 | Aladdin | Liverpool Empire | |
| 1978 | Elvis The Musical | London Astoria | |
| Oh! Boy | London Astoria | ||
| 1979 | Grease | Frenchy | London Astoria |
| The Rocky Horror Show | Janet | Comedy Theatre | |
| 1980 | Talent | Julie | Everyman Theatre |
| It's a Madhouse | Vera | Everyman Theatre | |
| Zack | Sally | Everyman Theatre | |
| Gloo Joo | Irene | ||
| Dracula | Lucy | Young Vic | |
| 1981 | Four in a Million | Beverly | Royal Court Theatre |
| 1981–82 | Dick Whittington | Dick | Theatre Royal, Newcastle |
| 1982 | Rita, Sue and Bob Too | Bob's wife | Royal Court Theatre |
| She Stoops to Conquer | Kate Hardcastle | Lyric Hammersmith | |
| Bows and Arrows | Henrietta | Young Writer's Festival | |
| 1983 | The Grass Widow | Carmen | Royal Court Theatre |
| 1990 | The Taming of the Shrew | Kate | Delacorte Theater |
| 1991 | The Big Love | Florence | The Orpheum Theatre |
| 2005 | Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed | Self | The Fonda Theatre |
| 2011 | My City | Elizabeth | Almeida Theatre |
| 2012 | What About Dick? | Aunt Maggie / Enid Bastar / The Countess von Kunst | The Orpheum Theatre |
| 2014 | The Band Wagon | Lily Martin | New York City Center |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–83 | Week Ending | Various | Topical sketch series[6][7] |
| 2021 | Desert Island Discs | Herself | Interviewee[8] |
See also
References
- ^ a b Addley, Esther (8 January 2016). "Tracey Ullman Returns to BBC with First Television Series in 30 Years". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "See the Cast of 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' Then and Now". Screen Crush. Screencrush.com. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Household Saints Movie Review (1993)". Roger Ebert. Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Movie Review - Bullets Over Broadway (1994) Film Festival Review – Allen's Ode to Theater and, as Always, New York". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Shooting of "The Actor" Moving to Budapest This Quarter". Budapest Reporter. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ Week Ending Radio Times entry at the BBC Genome Project
- ^ Week Ending Radio Times entry at the BBC Genome Project
- ^ "Desert Island Discs: Tracey Ullman, actor and comedian". BBC. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
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