Ullman, Tracey 1959-

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Ullman, Tracey 1959-

PERSONAL

Born December 30, 1959, in Slough, Berkshire, England; naturalized U.S. citizen; daughter of Antony (an attorney and businessperson) and Dorin Ullman; married Allan McKeown (a producer), 1984; children: Mabel Ellen, John Albert Victor. Education: Attended Italia Conti Stage School for four years.

Addresses:

Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Special Artists Agency, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 890, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actress, musician, singer, and dancer. Toured with a dance troupe in Berlin as a teenager; appeared in radio commercials for Virgin Atlantic Airways; appeared in print ads for Tanqueray London Dry Gin, 2003.

Awards, Honors:

London Theatre Critics Award, most promising actress, 1981, for Four in a Million; Television Award, best light entertainment performance award, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1983, for Three of a Kind; Television Award nomination, best actress in a supporting role, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1986, for Plenty; Golden Globe Award, best actress in a television series, 1988, Golden Globe Award nominations, best performance by an actress, 1989, 1990, Emmy Award (with others), outstanding writing in a variety program, 1990, Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding writing in a variety program, 1988, 1989, Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding variety, music, or comedy series, 1990, American Comedy Awards, funniest female performer in a television series, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991, all for The Tracey Ullman Show; Academy Award, funniest female performer, 1989, for Tracey Ullman: Backstage; Emmy Award, outstanding individual performance, 1990, for The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show; Drama Desk Award nomination, solo performance, Theatre World Special Award, outstanding New York debut, 1991, both for The Big Love; American Comedy Award, funniest female performer, 1992, for Funny Women of Television; American Comedy Award, funniest female performer, 1994, for Tracey Takes on New York; Lucy Award, Women in Film Awards, 1995; American Comedy Award, funniest female performer, 1996, for Women of the Night IV; Cable Ace Award, actress in a comedy series, National Cable Television Association, 1996, Writers Guild of America Award nomination (with others), 1997, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress, 1997, Emmy Award nominations, outstanding individual performance, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, outstanding individual achievement in writing for a variety or music program (with others), 1996, 1997, and outstanding variety, music, or comedy series (with others), 1997, 1998, 1999, American Comedy Awards, funniest female performer, 1998 and 1999, Golden Satellite Award, best performance by an actress, 1998, Screen Actors Guild Award, 1999, and Screen Actors Guild nomination, 2000, both outstanding performance by a female actor, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest female performer in a television series (leading role) network, cable or syndication, 2000, all for Tracey Takes On …; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding individual performance and outstanding variety, music, or comedy special, 1996, both for The Best of Tracey Takes On …; American Comedy Award, funniest female guest, 1999, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest female guest, 2000, Emmy Award, outstanding guest actress, 1999, all for Ally McBeal; Sir Peter Ustinov Award, Banff Television Festival, 2000; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest actress in a motion picture (leading role), 2001, both for Small Time Crooks; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding indi- vidual performance in a variety or music program, 2004, for Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program, 2005, for Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed, 2005.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Beverly, Four in a Million (improvisation), Royal Court Theatre, London, 1981.

Katherine, The Taming of the Shrew, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1990.

Florence Aadland, The Big Love, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1991.

Also appeared in Talent at Everyman's Playhouse; in West End theatre productions of Elvis, Grease, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Film Appearances:

Sandra, Give My Regards To Broad Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984.

The Young Visitors, 1984.

Alice Park, Plenty, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.

Fiona, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Rosalie Boca, I Love You to Death, TriStar, 1990.

Voices of Thunderella and Moonbeam, Happily Ever After, 1990.

Latrine, Robin Hood: Men in Tights (also known as Sacre Robin des bois), 1993.

Catherine Falconetti, Household Saints, 1993.

Eden Brent, Bullets Over Broadway, 1994.

Nina Scant, Pret-a-Porter (also known as Pret-a-Porter: Ready to Wear and Ready to Wear), 1994.

Beth Hobbs, I'll Do Anything, 1994.

Francis "Frenchy" Fox Winkler, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000.

C-Scame, 2000.

Martha, Panic, 2000.

Herself, Searching for Debra Winger (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2002.

Sylvia Stickles, A Dirty Shame, Fine Line Features, 2004.

Voice of the cat, The Cat That Looked at a King (animated short), Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2004.

Voice of Nell Van Dort and Hildegarde, Corpse Bride (also known as Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride"), Warner Bros., 2005.

Voice of Ms. Birdwell, The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (animated), Buena Vista Home Video, 2005.

Herself, All the Dirt on "A Dirty Shame" (documentary), Fine Line Features, 2005.

Sylvia Stickles, This Film Is Not Yet Rated (documentary), IFC Films, 2006.

(Uncredited) Herself, The Queen, Miramax, 2006.

Mother Nature, I Could Never Be Your Woman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2007.

Voice of Mig, The Tale of Despereux (animated), Universal, 2008.

Film Work:

Creative consultant, Flushed Away (animated), Paramount, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Herself, Three of a Kind, 1981-83.

A Kick Up the Eighties, 1981.

Third Lisa Isaacs, Mackenzie, The Entertainment Channel, 1982.

Candance Valentine, Girls on Top, 1985.

The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1987-90.

Voice of Little Lulu, The Little Lulu Show, HBO, 1995.

Various characters, Tracey Takes On, HBO, 1996.

Dr. Tracey Clark, Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998-99.

Visible Panty Lines (also known as Tracey Ullman's "Visible Panty Lines"), Oxygen, 2001.

State of the Union, Showtime, 2008.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Karen, Happy Since I Met You, 1981.

Panic, Cinemax, 2000.

Princess Winifred, Once Upon a Mattress, ABC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Live Aid, 1985.

Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987.

Tracey Ullman: Backstage, Fox, 1988.

Tina Wise, I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood, HBO, 1989.

Cilla's Goodbye to the '80s, 1989.

America's Dance Honors, 1990.

Various characters, The Best of "The Tracey Ullmann Show," 1990.

Host ("Working Women" segment), Funny Women of Television: A Museum of Television & Radio Tribute (also known as Funny Women of Television), 1991.

Big Bird's Birthday, or Let Me Eat Cake, PBS, 1991.

Narrator, Puss in Boots, 1992.

The Full Wax, Arts and Entertainment, 1992.

Janey/Penny Johnson/Jackie Pillsworth/Fern Rosenthal, Tracey Takes on New York, HBO, 1993.

Tracey Ullman: A Class Act, HBO, 1993.

Host, Celebrate Storytelling with Tracey Ullman, PBS, 1994.

Make Believe: The Making of "I'll Do Anything," HBO, 1994.

Host, Women of the Night IV, HBO/Lifetime, 1995.

50 Years of Funny Females, 1995.

Various characters, The Best of "Tracey Takes On …," HBO, 1996.

50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, 1997.

Voice of herself, The Fifties, 1997.

Tracey Takes On … The Best of III, HBO, 1998.

Comedy Central Presents Behind-the-Scenes at the American Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, 1999.

Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top, Comedy Central, 2003.

Ruby Romaine, Svetlana, and Pepper Kane, Tracey Ullman in Trailer Tales, HBO, 2003.

AFI Tribute to Meryl Streep, USA Network, 2004.

Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed, HBO, 2005.

Live 8: Twenty Years Ago Today, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1987.

The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1988.

The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1988.

The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards, 1988.

The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989.

The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990.

The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1992.

Presenter, The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1994.

Presenter, The 16th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1995.

Presenter, The 18th Annual CableACE Awards, 1996.

Presenter, The 1996 Emmy Awards, ABC, 1996.

Presenter, The 18th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1996.

Presenter, The 19th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1997.

The 12th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1998.

The 13th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1999.

Presenter, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1999.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

State of the Union, Showtime, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Lisa MacKenzie, "Without Prejudice," Mackenzie, 1980.

Lisa MacKenzie, "The Appointed Day," Mackenzie, 1980.

Herself, Blankety Blank (also known as Lily Savage's "Blankety Blank"), 1981.

Friday Night, Saturday Morning, 1981.

Pop Quiz, 1983.

Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops and TOTP), 1983.

Aspel & Company, 1984.

Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?, 1986.

Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1986, 1988.

(Uncredited) Herself, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), 1987.

The Full Wax, 1991.

Voice of Miss Emily Winthrop, "Smart Dog Gets an F," The Simpsons (animated), 1991.

"If I Only Had a Dad," Sibs, 1992.

Dava Levine, Love & War, 1992.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Late Show Backstage and The Late Show), CBS, 1993, 1997.

The Rodman World Tour, MTV, 1996.

"British Royalty," Dennis Miller Live, 1996.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1996, 2005.

Whatever Happened to … Clement and La Frenais?, 1997.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.

Dr. Tracey Clark, "Theme of Life," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Dr. Tracey Clark, "The Playing Field," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Dr. Tracey Clark, "The Real World," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

Fantasy World Cup, 1998.

"One Hit Wonders," VH-1 Where Are They Now?, VH1, 1999.

Dr. Tracey Clark, "Sideshow," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999.

Dr. Tracey Clark, "Troubled Water," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1999.

The Daily Show (also known as Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 1999, 2003, 2005.

The Frank Skinner Show, ITV, 2000.

The Museum of Television and Radio: Influences, Bravo, 2000.

So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2003.

The Sharon Osborne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2003.

Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2004.

Ann, "Looking for Mr. Good Enough," Will & Grace, NBC, 2004.

(Uncredited) Herself, Corazon de …, 2005.

The View, ABC, 2005.

Girls Who Do: Comedy (also known as Dawn French's "Girls Who Do: Comedy"), BBC, 2006.

Canada A.M. (also known as Canada A.M. Weekend), CTV, 2006.