Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman (born 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, director, and producer. Known for her ability to shift seamlessly between characters and accents, she has been described by critics as the "female Peter Sellers."

Ullman began her career in the British soap opera *Mackenzie* (1980), playing Lisa Mackenzie. Following an award-winning performance in the improvised play *Four in a Million* at the Royal Court Theatre, she expanded into comedy. She starred in the British television sketch comedies *A Kick Up the Eighties* (1981) and *Three of a Kind* (1981–1983), the latter of which earned her a BAFTA in 1984. After a brief singing career that produced three top-ten singles, she appeared as Candice Valentine in *Girls on Top* (1985) alongside Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.

Ullman moved from the United Kingdom to the United States, where she starred in her own network television comedy series, *The Tracey Ullman Show* (1987–1990), which featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise *The Simpsons* (1989–present). She later produced programmes for HBO, including *Tracey Takes On...* (1996–1999), which earned her numerous awards. She has appeared in several feature films, including *Plenty* (1985), for which she received a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.

In 2016, she returned to British television with the BBC sketch comedy show *Tracey Ullman's Show* (2016–2018), her first project for the broadcaster in over 30 years. This led to the creation of the topical comedy series *Tracey Breaks the News* (2017–2018).

Ullman has received numerous accolades, including twelve American Comedy Awards, seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Satellite Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.