Biography
A multi-faceted comedienne who created a vast array of characters, Tracey Ullman was one of the most celebrated and consistently funny performers of her day. After achieving success on television and in music in her native England, Ullman came to the United States and established herself as a top-notch comic actor with deadly funny, on-target satire of all manner of social, political and pop culture issues on her breakthrough series, "The …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Returned to television for Showtime's "Tracey Ullman's State of the Union"; earned a SAG nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series | |
2007 | Played 'Mother Nature' in Amy Heckerling's "I Could Never Be Your Woman" | |
2006 | Recounted her music days in the BBC Four documentary series, "If It Ain't Stiff" | |
2005 | Voiced Nell Van Dort/Hildegarde in Tim Burton's animated feature "Corpse Bride" | |
2005 | Returned to HBO with a special of her autobiographical one-woman stage show "Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed" | |
2005 | Played Princess Winnifred oppossite Carol Burnett's villainous Queen Aggravain in ABC's "Once Upon a Mattress" | |
2004 | Co-starred in the John Waters comedy "A Dirty Shame" with Johnny Knoxville and Selma Blair | |
2003 | Returned to HBO for the special "Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales" featuring the character 'Ruby Romaine' from her HBO comedy series "Tracey Takes On" | |
2001 | Hosted the fall talk show "Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines" on the Oxygen cable channel | |
2000 | Starred in the Woody Allen comedy "Small Time Crooks" | |
1998 | Played recurring role of Dr. Tracey, an unorthodox therapist on Fox's "Ally McBeal" | |
1996 | Starred (also wrote and executive produced) in the critically acclaimed HBO series "Tracey Takes On ..." | |
1993 | Created and starred (also wrote and executive produced) in the HBO specials, "Tracey Ullman: A Class Act" and "Tracey Takes on New York" | |
1991 | Broadway debut, "The Big Love" | |
1990 | NY stage debut in "The Taming of the Shrew" opposite Morgan Freeman | |
1990 | American film debut, "I Love You to Death" co-starring Kevin Kline, River Phoenix and Joan Plowright | |
1987 | US TV debut, "The Tracey Ullman Show" (FOX) playing a variety of characters; co-created with producer James L. Brooks; show also spawned "The Simpsons," which was featured in simple cartoon shorts (created by cartoonist Matt Groening) | |
1985 | Played gold digger, Candice Valentine on the ITV sitcom "Girls on Top"; left after one season | |
1985 | Film acting debut, "Plenty" | |
1984 | Film debut, "Give My Regards to Broad Street" | |
1983 | Signed with the legendary punk label Stiff Records; released her first hit "Breakaway" and the international hit cover version of label-mate Kirsty MacColl's "They Don't Know" | |
1983 | TV debut, "Three of a Kind" (BBC) | |
| First non-musical stage role in "Talent" | ||
| Appeared in several West End musicals, "Grease" and "The Rocky Horror Show" | ||
| Joined Second Generation dance troupe in England; appeared with them on TV variety programs | ||
| Made professional stage debut as a dancer in the Berlin production of "Gigi" at age 16 | ||
Awards
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Tracey Ullman's State of the Union |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Tracey Ullman: Live & Exposed |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Tracey Ullman: Tracey's Best Bits |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Small Time Crooks |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Tracey Takes On... |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Ally McBeal |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Tracey Takes On... |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Tracey Takes On... |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in Tracey Takes On... |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Tracey Takes On... |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in Tracey Takes On... |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Tracey Takes On... |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in Tracey Takes On... |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety or Music Program in Tracey Takes On... |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance For a Variety or Music Program in The Best of Tracey Takes On... |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special in The Best of Tracey Takes On... |
1996 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Tracey Takes On... |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For a Variety or Music Program in Tracey Takes On... |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Women of the Night IV Hosted by Tracey Ullman |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Tracey Ullman Takes on New York |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Love & War |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Variety or Music Program in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1989 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Variety or Music Program in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Variety or Music Program in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program in The Tracey Ullman Show |
1985 | BAFTA Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in Plenty |