Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman born 30 December 1959 is a BritishAmerican actress singer dancer screenwriter director and producer Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents with many dubbing her the female Peter Sellers Ullman began her career in the British soap opera Mackenzie 1980 playing Lisa Mackenzie After an awardwinning performance in the improvised play Four in a Million at the Royal Court Theatre she branched out into comedy She starred in the British television sketch comedies A Kick Up the Eighties 1981 and Three of a Kind 19811983 the latter winning her a BAFTA in 1984 After a brief singing career which garnered three topten singles she appeared as Candice Valentine in Girls on Top 1985 with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders Ullman emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States She would go on to star in her own network television comedy series The Tracey Ullman Show 19871990 which also featured the first appearances of the longrunning animated media franchise The Simpsons 1989present She later produced programmes for HBO including Tracey Takes On 19961999 garnering numerous awards She has appeared in several feature films including Plenty 1985 which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination In 2016 she returned to British television with the BBC sketch comedy show Tracey Ullmans Show 20162018 her first project for the broadcaster in over 30 years This led to the creation of the topical comedy series Tracey Breaks the News 20172018 She is the recipient of 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