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Tracey Ullman (born 30 December 1959) is an British-American stage and television actress, comedienne, singer, dancer, screenwriter and author.
Her early appearances were on British TV sketch comedy shows A Kick Up the Eighties (with Rik Mayall and Miriam Margolyes) and Three of a Kind (Three_of_a_Kind_(TV_Series)) (with Lenny Henry and David Copperfield (David Copperfield (comedian))). She also appeared as Candice Valentine in Girls On Top with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders.
She emigrated from the UK to the US and created her own network television series, The Tracey Ullman Show, from 1987 until 1990, from which The Simpsons was spun off in 1989. She later produced programs for HBO, including Tracey Takes On..., for which she has won numerous awards. She has also appeared in several feature films. She currently stars in the sketch comedy show, Tracey Ullmans State of the Union, for Showtime (Showtime Network).
Date of birth: 1959-12-30
Birth Location: Slough, Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire), England, United Kingdom, UK
Birth Name: Trace Ullman
Nationality: British (United Kingdom) and Naturalized American (United States)
Spouse: Allan McKeown (1983-present; 2 children)
Notable Work: Various in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' , Rosalie Boca in ''I Love You To Death'' , Eden Brent in ''Bullets Over Broadway'' , Various in ''Tracey Takes On'' , Frenchy in ''Small Time Crooks'' , Sylvia Stickles in ''A Dirty Shame'' , Various in ''Tracey Ullman's State of the Union'' ,
Genre: Comedy, sketch-comedy, social commentary, satire, character comedy
Active: 1980-present
Baftaawards: Best Light Entertainment Performance, 1984 ''Three of a Kind'', Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009 Tracey Ullman,
Emmyawards: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program, 1988 ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, 1990 ''The Tracey Ullman Show'', Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, 1990 ''Best of The Tracey Ullman Show'', 1994 ''Tracey Takes On New York (Tracey Ullman Takes On New York)'', Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, 1992 ''Love & War (Love & War (TV series))'', 1999 ''Ally McBeal'', Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series, 1997 ''Tracey Takes On''