Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman is an Emmy Award-winning British comedienne, actress, singer, dancer, screenwriter, and author, who is most famous for being the host of her variety television show.

Ullman's early appearances were on such British TV sketch comedy shows as "A Kick Up the Eighties" and "Three of a Kind." She also appeared with French and Saunders and Ruby Wax in "Girls On Top." In 1987, Ullman emigrated to the United States and created "The Tracey Ullman Show," from which "The Simpsons" was spun off in 1989. On her show, Ullman played a variety of characters, completely disguised with the help of makeup, prosthetics, and even padding. The show was the first commercial hit for then unknown FOX channel.

Ullman also had a recurring role as Ally McBeal's unconventional psychotherapist, a role which won her an American Comedy Awardhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_Ullman. Tracey returned to HBO in the summer of 2005, with a special of her autobiographical one-woman stage show "Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed," which garnered her another Emmy nomination. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracey_UllmanOn December 5, 2006, Tracey was inducted into the Museum of Television and Radio. Ullman also appeared in feature films, including "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," "Household Saints," "Small Time Crooks," "A Dirty Shame," and Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride."

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