Tracey Ullman Highlights

  • 2008: Returned to television for Showtime’s “Tracey Ullman's State of the Union”; earned a SAG nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  • 2007: Played ‘Mother Nature’ in Amy Heckerling’s “I Could Never Be Your Woman”
  • 2006: Recounted her music days in the BBC Four documentary series, “If It Ain't Stiff”
  • 2005: Played Princess Winnifred oppossite Carol Burnett's villainous Queen Aggravain in ABC's “Once Upon a Mattress”
  • 2005: Returned to HBO with a special of her autobiographical one-woman stage show “Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed”
  • 2005: Voiced Nell Van Dort/Hildegarde in Tim Burton's animated feature “Corpse Bride”
  • 2004: Co-starred in the John Waters comedy “A Dirty Shame” with Johnny Knoxville and Selma Blair
  • 2003: Returned to HBO for the special “Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales” featuring the character 'Ruby Romaine' from her HBO comedy series "Tracey Takes On"
  • 2001: Hosted the fall talk show “Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines” on the Oxygen cable channel
  • 2000: Starred in the Woody Allen comedy “Small Time Crooks”
  • 1998: Played recurring role of Dr. Tracey, an unorthodox therapist on Fox's “Ally McBeal”
  • 1996: Starred (also wrote and executive produced) in the critically acclaimed HBO series “Tracey Takes On ...”
  • 1993: Created and starred (also wrote and executive produced) in the HBO specials, “Tracey Ullman: A Class Act” and “Tracey Takes on New York”
  • 1991: Broadway debut, “The Big Love”
  • 1990: NY stage debut in “The Taming of the Shrew” opposite Morgan Freeman
  • 1990: American film debut, “I Love You to Death” co-starring Kevin Kline, River Phoenix and Joan Plowright
  • 1987: US TV debut, “The Tracey Ullman Show” (FOX) playing a variety of characters; co-created with producer James L. Brooks; show also spawned “The Simpsons,” which was featured in simple cartoon shorts (created by cartoonist Matt Groening)
  • 1985: Played gold digger, Candice Valentine on the ITV sitcom “Girls on Top”; left after one season
  • 1985: Film acting debut, “Plenty”
  • 1984: Film debut, “Give My Regards to Broad Street”
  • 1983: TV debut, “Three of a Kind” (BBC)
  • 1983: Signed with the legendary punk label Stiff Records; released her first hit “Breakaway” and the international hit cover version of label-mate Kirsty MacColl's "They Don't Know"
  • Joined Second Generation dance troupe in England; appeared with them on TV variety programs
  • Made professional stage debut as a dancer in the Berlin production of “Gigi” at age 16
  • First non-musical stage role in “Talent”
  • Appeared in several West End musicals, “Grease" and "The Rocky Horror Show”