Tracey Ullman born Trace Ullman ; 30 December [ 1 ] is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, dancer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Critics have lauded her ability to shift seamlessly in and out of character and accents, with many dubbing her the "female Peter Sellers ".
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 from until , which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise The Simpsons. In , she returned to British television with the BBC sketch comedy show Tracey Ullman's Show , her first project for the broadcaster in over 30 years.
When she was six, Ullman's father, who had been recovering from a heart operation, died of a heart attack in front of her. Her mother could barely make ends meet without their father's income. After their mother remarried, the family began moving around the country, with Ullman attending numerous state schools, where she wrote and performed in school plays. She eventually caught the attention of a headmaster, who recommended that she attend a performing arts school.
She won a full scholarship to the Italia Conti Academy at the age of twelve. Ullman began her television career in playing Lynda Bellingham 's daughter in the British series Mackenzie. I played a nice girl from St.
John's Wood. I don't know who's done it. Oh, no, lost another baby. Ullman said "My first reaction was you must be joking, as women are treated so shoddily in comedy.
