It was in the UK that English born Tracey Ullman established herself
as a multi talented performer both on stage and on screen as a singer,
actress and comedienne.
Her breakthrough came at the avant garde Royal Court Theatre when she
created the role of the bizarre club singer Beverly in the improvised
play, "Four in a Million". Ullman's performance won her the
'London Theatre Critics' Award for Most Promising New Actress of 1981.
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| She next appeared in a successful BBC Television comedy series, "Three of a Kind" for which she received the British Academy Award for Best Light Entertainment Performance of 1983. It was in 1987 when Tracey Ullman burst on to the American screen with her own comedy/variety show, “The | Tracey Ullman Show” for which she received the 1989 Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program, 1990 Emmy Awards for outstanding Performance in a Variety Program and outstanding Writing of a Variety Show. | |
In 1990 she starred in "I Love You To Death"
with Kevin Kline, directed by Lawrence Kasdan. She has also appeared in
"Household Saints", Nancy Savoca, "I'll Do Anything",
James Brooks, Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway" and Robert
Altman's "Pret a Porter".
Tracey returned to America in 1993 with the special "Tracey Ullman...A
Class Act" which was originated and originally broadcast in the UK
and HBO commissioned "Tracey Takes On New York".
Together with her husband Allan McKeown, Ms. Ullman created, wrote, executive produced and starred in the specials. The shows were critically acclaimed and won CableACE awards and numerous Emmys.
To date 67 episodes of "Tracey Takes On" have been produced. The series has won 8 Emmys, including one in 1997 for Outstanding Music, Comedy and Variety Show, a CableACE award in 1996 for Best Comedy Variety Series, and GLAAD Media Awards for 1998 and 1999.
1998 saw the release of Tracey Takes On...Home
Video and the show has inspired a best selling book, Tracey Takes On.
Tracey has won the 1999 SAG Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy
Series, and three American Comedy Awards, Funniest Female Performer in
a Television Series in 1998 and again in 1999, as well as Funniest Female
Guest Appearance in a TV Series for "Ally McBeal".
Running time:
62 x half hour or
5 x 1 hour specials