Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Despite being frequently referred to as a comedian, Ullman considers herself a <a href="/facts/Character_actress/KCaW7YrQ">character actress</a>. Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents, with many dubbing her the "female <a href="/facts/Peter_Sellers/dtr6t1CE">Peter Sellers</a>". Ullman began her career as a dramatic actress on stage, as well as in the British soap opera, Mackenzie, playing Lisa Mackenzie. After an award-winning performance in the improvised play Four in a Million at the <a href="/facts/Royal_Court_Theatre/xmu6xu4R">Royal Court Theatre</a>, she began a comedy career. She starred in the British television sketch comedies <a href="/facts/A_Kick_Up_the_Eighties/xRXqMVMD">A Kick Up the Eighties</a> (with <a href="/facts/Rik_Mayall/QmoshU93">Rik Mayall</a> and <a href="/facts/Miriam_Margolyes/5szkDuDS">Miriam Margolyes</a>) and <a href="/facts/Three_of_a_Kind_(1981_TV_series)/llpn3kwe">Three of a Kind</a> (with <a href="/facts/Lenny_Henry/VgMDMnV9">Lenny Henry</a> and <a href="/facts/David_Copperfield_(comedian)/4l0IX3SH">David Copperfield</a>), the latter winning her a <a href="/facts/British_Academy_Television_Award_for_Best_Entertainment_Performance/QdCcJzt4">BAFTA</a> in 1984. After a brief singing career (which garnered three top-ten singles), she appeared as Candice Valentine in <a href="/facts/Girls_on_Top_(British_TV_series)/GRKE4ce2">Girls on Top</a> with <a href="/facts/Dawn_French/Ao4VQ6nr">Dawn French</a> and <a href="/facts/Jennifer_Saunders/QV9pNpX9">Jennifer Saunders</a>.
Ullman emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States. She would go on to star in her own network television comedy series, <a href="/facts/The_Tracey_Ullman_Show/oF1xBgdr">The Tracey Ullman Show</a>, from 1987 to 1990, which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated <a href="/facts/Media_franchise/IBzGhQjA">media franchise</a> <a href="/facts/The_Simpsons/2nvy6mx6">The Simpsons</a>. She later produced programmes for <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a>, including <a href="/facts/Tracey_Takes_On.../zQ2V0LXE">Tracey Takes On...</a> (1996–99) garnering numerous awards. She has appeared in several feature films, including <a href="/facts/Plenty_(film)/CTxWMCvn">Plenty</a> (1985) which earned her a <a href="/facts/British_Academy_Television_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress/CCpn8f6A">BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress</a> nomination.
In 2016, she returned to British television with the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a> sketch comedy show <a href="/facts/Tracey_Ullman%2527s_Show/jDE18gWG">Tracey Ullman's Show</a>, her first project for the broadcaster in over 30 years. This led to the creation of the topical comedy series <a href="/facts/Tracey_Breaks_the_News/tAuQrVgA">Tracey Breaks the News</a> in 2017.
In 2017, Ullman was reportedly Britain's richest comedian and the second-richest British actress, with an estimated wealth of £80 million. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including twelve <a href="/facts/American_Comedy_Awards/QG1n8LU8">American Comedy Awards</a>, seven <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Awards/4eAaPW0F">Primetime Emmy Awards</a>, two <a href="/facts/British_Academy_Film_Awards/GszEPR7E">British Academy Film Awards</a>, four <a href="/facts/Satellite_Awards/KyRkoy3a">Satellite Awards</a>, a <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Award</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award/MhpGtGH1">Screen Actors Guild Award</a>.

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