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Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman

Actor, also producer, writer and director · Born December 30, 1959 (66) · Slough, Berkshire, England, UK

7 Primetime Emmys · Golden Globe winner · BAFTA Award winner · 3 other major award bodies

Tracey Ullman (born 30 December 1959) is a British-American 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 award-winning 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 (1981–1983), the latter winning her a BAFTA in 1984. After a brief singing career (which garnered three top-ten 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 (1987–1990), which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise The Simpsons (1989–present). She later produced programmes for HBO, including Tracey Takes On... (1996–1999) 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 Ullman's Show (2016–2018) , her first project for the broadcaster in over 30 years. This led to the creation of the topical comedy series Tracey Breaks the News (2017–2018). 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 30, 1959 (66)
From
Slough, Berkshire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer, writer and director
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 55% in 30 days

What are Tracey Ullman's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Bonds
29%
Society
14%
Ideas
12%
Morality
6%
Power
4%
Survival
2%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 20 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 6

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 12 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 14

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 22 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 10
Mentor
3 of 10
Trickster
2 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
14
Absurd
11
Warm
11
Melancholic
11
Bittersweet
7
Other
22

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tracey Ullman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tracey Ullman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hexed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Ms. Quill (voice)

  • Ella McCay(2025)

    as Olympia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Steve(2025)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Actor(2025)

    as Mrs. Malloy / Helen / Deerville Woman

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Black Doves(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alex Clark

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty Heymouth · as Marilyn Gladwell

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Death to 2021(2021)

    as Madison Madison

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Highway One(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Death to 2020(2020)

    as Queen Elizabeth II

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Prom(2020)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ted Lasso(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Zelda Southport

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Mrs. America(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Betty Friedan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Onward(2020)

    as Grecklin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Zog(2018)

    as Madame Dragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Howards End(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Aunt Juley Mund

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Tracey Breaks the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as Various

  • Tracey Breaks the News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Creator · as Various

  • Tracey Ullman's Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 19 episodes · Executive Producer · as Various

  • Into the Woods(2014)

    as Jack's Mother

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Sofia the First(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Marla (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • What About Dick?(2012)

    as Aunt Maggie

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Tale of Despereaux(2008)

    as Miggery Sow (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 19 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman(2007)

    as Mother Nature

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Queen(2006)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Mattress(2005)

    as Princess Winnifred

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Kronk's New Groove(2005)

    as Ms. Birdwell (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • How I Met Your Mother(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Genevieve Scherbatsky

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Corpse Bride(2005)

    as Nell Van Dort / Hildegarde (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed(2005)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Cat That Looked at a King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The Cat (voice)

  • A Dirty Shame(2004)

    as Sylvia Stickles

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales(2003)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Ruby Romaine, Svetlana, Pepper Kane

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Panic(2000)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 9 episodes · as Irma Kostroski

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Small Time Crooks(2000)

    as Frenchy

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Ann

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr. Tracey Clark

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Tracey Takes On... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 50 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Second Unit Director · Writer · as Various

  • The Little Lulu Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 64 episodes · as Louise "Little Lulu" Moppet (voice)

  • Ready to Wear(1994)

    as Nina Scant

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Bullets Over Broadway(1994)

    as Eden Brent

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • I'll Do Anything(1994)

    as Beth Hobbs

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Tracey Takes on New York(1993)

    as Various Characters

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Household Saints(1993)

    as Catherine Falconetti

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood: Men in Tights(1993)

    as Latrine

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Various

  • Love & War(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rabbit Ears - Puss in Boots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • I Love You to Death(1990)

    as Rosalie Boca

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily Winthrop / Mrs. Winfield (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Happily Ever After(1989)

    as Thunderella / Moonbeam (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Tina Wise

  • The Tracey Ullman Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 81 episodes · Creator · Writer · Actor

  • Jumpin' Jack Flash(1986)

    as Fiona

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Girls On Top (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer · as Candice Valentine

  • Plenty(1985)

    as Alice Park

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Give My Regards to Broad Street(1984)

    as Sandra

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Funny Side of Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Various Characters

  • A Cut Above (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Samantha

  • Four in a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Beverley

  • A Kick Up the Eighties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Happy Since I Met You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Karen

  • Mackenzie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lisa Mackenzie

  • Screenplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 65 titles, 64 of them dated from 1979 to 2025; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Onward (2020)

$142M worldwide

Highest rated

Corpse Bride (2005)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19792025

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 65: 55 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting2 of 65: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting6 of 65: 0 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing6 of 65: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew5 of 65: 1 only other crew, 4 with another role

65 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s14 · 14 acting · 2 crew1990s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2000s15 · 13 acting · 4 crew2010s8 · 8 acting · 3 crew2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 4% of 24 roles
850010

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

7 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 39 major nominations, 1984–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television
  2. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
  3. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
  5. 2009
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  6. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
  7. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
  8. 2001
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Show 14 earlier years
  1. 2000
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
  4. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  5. 1996
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
  6. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
  7. 1994
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
  8. 1993
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
  9. 1990
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  10. 1989
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  11. 1988
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
  12. 1987
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
  13. 1986
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  14. 1984
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Light Entertainment Performance

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tracey Ullman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 33; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · producer

Highway One (2021)

96th percentile spread · 63% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tracey Ullman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles17–37 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles15–41 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles10–71 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles10–25 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles14–38 · median 25 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tracey Ullman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tracey Ullman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hugh Grant shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles