I based my career from the very beginning on people like Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Margaret Rutherford. I keep thinking Maggie and Judi are going … - Tracey Ullman

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I based my career from the very beginning on people like Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Margaret Rutherford. I keep thinking Maggie and Judi are going to eventually not want those parts and I’m going to move up and take them (laughter). So, hopefully, I’ll be working in my 70s and 80s. You know, character actresses. I never had looks to lose. I could keep going—Meryl Streep and me.

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Tracey Ullman (born Trace Ullman; 30 December 1959) is a British-American actress of television, theatre and film. She's most famous for her award-winning multi-character variety television shows. Though frequently cited as a comedian, Ullman considers herself a character actress. She had a brief stint as a pop singer in the 1980s and trained and worked as a professional dancer in the 1970s. Aside from acting, she has worked as a screenwriter, producer, director, and author.

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Birth Name: Trace Ullman
Alternative Names: Tracey Ullman McKeown
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What I fear most is that you will know where the laughs are going to come, or that you will know a character so well that you know when they're going to sing a song. In some shows, you just know that the audience is sitting there going "Oh no, she's going to sing."
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