Title:
Tracey Ullman ACA Oral History, part 1 of 3, January 30, 2020.
Creator:
Ullman, Tracey
Creator:
Matz, Jenni
Creator:
Emerson College. American Comedy Archives
Creator:
American Television Foundation
Record Type:
digital moving image formats
Record Type:
oral histories (literary works)
Date:
2020-01-30
Description:
During the first hour of her interview with Jenni Matz, Tracey Ullman touches: On her childhood and early influences, including how she started doing impersonations; on her career aspirations when she was growing up, and on attending a performing arts school starting at age 12, and the role that class played in acting opportunities in England at the time." On leaving school at 16 and moving to Berlin as a dancer; on how she transitioned into acting, and on being cast in the improvised play "Four in a Million", which led to her being cast on a sketch show on the BBC; on how she began recording pop music, and on making music videos and touring; on appearing in the dramatic film "Plenty". On what her family thought of her early success; on meeting her husband, Allan McKeown, and on moving to the United States; on being cast in a pilot, which she ended up being very disappointed in; on meeting James L. Brooks, and on his idea that she should have a sketch show on Fox, and on doing research into American comedy before starting her show. On her concept for 'The Tracey Ullman Show' before it began; on casting Julie Kavner and Dan Castellaneta on the show; on the challenges and experimentation of 'The Tracey Ullman Show'; on the preparation and pace of the show; on the show being filmed in front of a live audience. On her character "Kay Clark" on 'The Tracey Ullman Show;' on the character "Francesca" on 'The Tracey Ullman Show', and on "Ginny Tilman"; on performing different accents, particularly on 'The Tracey Ullman Show', and on how she transforms into characters; on playing "Carol", a Black woman, on the show, and on playing characters of different ethnicities; on her favorite sketches on the show, and on 'The Simpsons' getting it start as interstitials on 'The Tracey Ullman Show.'
Extent:
01:17:34
Subject:
Actresses
Subject:
Comedy
Subject:
Career Development
Subject:
Television comedies
Subject:
Women comedians
Subject:
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
Subject:
Beatts, Anne P.
Subject:
Belson, Jerry
Subject:
Brooks, James L.
Subject:
Brooks, Mel, 1926-
Subject:
Castellaneta, Dan
Subject:
Clement, Dick
Subject:
David, Larry
Subject:
Dench, Judi, 1934-
Subject:
La Frenais, Ian
Subject:
Friedan, Betty
Subject:
Kavner, Julie
Subject:
Kohan, Jenji, 1969-
Subject:
McCartney, Paul
Subject:
McGrath, George
Subject:
McKeown, Allan
Subject:
Merkel, Angela, 1954-
Subject:
Palin, Michael
Subject:
Parent, Gail
Subject:
Williams, Robin, 1951-2014
Subject:
Tracey Ullman show (Television program)
Subject:
Tracey Ullman's Show
Subject:
Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union
Subject:
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act
Subject:
Tracey Takes On...
Subject:
Simpsons (Television program)
Subject:
Mrs. America
Collection:
Bill Dana Oral History Interview Collection (ACC-MSS 002), 1L
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
Rights Restrictions:
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Access Restrictions:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
acc_mss002_ullman_2020_01_30_disc01.mp4
