53 Facts About Tracy-Ann Oberman

Tracy-Ann Oberman was born on Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966 and is an English actress, playwright and narrator.

Tracy-Ann Oberman is known for roles including Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Valerie Lewis or "Auntie Val" in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner.

Tracy-Ann Oberman appeared in a production of Earthquakes in London in its 2011 run as Sarah Sullivan.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has performed in more than 600 radio plays since the mid-1990s.

Tracy-Ann Oberman had a recurring role in the penultimate and last series of procedural comedy-drama New Tricks as Fiona Kennedy, a forensic pathologist.

Tracy-Ann Oberman appeared in Tracey Ullman's Show and Tracey Breaks the News from 2016 to 2018.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has contributed to several radio sketch shows and, in 2008, co-authored with Diane Samuels the play 3 Sisters on Hope Street.

Tracy-Ann Oberman was a regular columnist for The Guardian newspaper during 2007, for which she is still an occasional contributor.

Tracy-Ann Oberman was a regular contributor to The Jewish Chronicle and contributes to Red magazine.

Tracy-Ann Oberman was born in Brent, Greater London, and is of Jewish background.

Tracy-Ann Oberman grew up in North London, attending Heathfield School for Girls, before going on to study classics at Leeds University; however, after a year she moved to Manchester University to pursue drama.

In 1991, Tracy-Ann Oberman studied for a term at the Moscow Art Theatre School as part of her training.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has spoken of how her drive for professionalism was a result of her parents' initial concern with her career choice.

Tracy-Ann Oberman was a big EastEnders fan so I know he'd be very, very proud of me.

In 2003, Tracy-Ann Oberman returned to the National in Edmond, playing opposite Kenneth Branagh.

Tracy-Ann Oberman took a couple of years away from acting with the birth of her daughter in August 2006.

In December 2012 Tracy-Ann Oberman returned to the stage at the Hampstead Theatre in the premiere of Old Money by Sarah Wooley directed by Terry Johnson.

In 2015, Tracy-Ann Oberman played the role of Isabella Blow in the play McQueen, at the St James Theatre, London.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has acted in radio drama and radio comedy, appearing regularly on BBC Radio 4 as a member of the station's unofficial "repertory" company, including; The Way It Is, the leading role in The Attractive Young Rabbi, The Sunday Format, and Getting Nowhere Fast.

In 2010, Tracy-Ann Oberman remained with the radio medium, performing opposite Catherine Tate.

In 2002, Tracy-Ann Oberman joined the second and final series of the sketch show Big Train, performing beside comedians Simon Pegg and Catherine Tate.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has appeared in many other TV programmes, including; The Way It Is, Bob Martin opposite Michael Barrymore, Lenny Henry in Pieces, Big Train, SuperTex and in episodes of Doctors, The Last Detective, Where the Heart Is, The Bill, Casualty.

Tracy-Ann Oberman played the previously unseen character of Marion in a special half-hour episode of the monologue series Marion and Geoff in 2001.

In 2004, Tracy-Ann Oberman moved away from comedy to join the BBC soap opera EastEnders, after she was cast as Chrissie Watts, the second wife of "one of the best-loved villains in soap history", "Dirty" Den Watts.

Tracy-Ann Oberman described her time on EastEnders as "hectic", leading her to depart the show during December 2005.

In 2006, Tracy-Ann Oberman signed on to the BBC One six-part comedy-drama series Sorted as series regular Amy, alongside Will Mellor.

From 2011 to 2020 Tracy-Ann Oberman played Auntie Val in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner and between 2012 and 2015, Tracy-Ann Oberman played Mrs Purchase in Matt Berry and Arthur Mathew's comedy, Toast of London.

In January 2014, Tracy-Ann Oberman played the character, Audrey MacMurray, in the final episode of the second series of Father Brown which was shown on BBC One in their afternoon schedule and later in the evening on BBC Two in the evening.

Tracy-Ann Oberman kept up her string of TV guest appearances with a role in the drama Tracy Beaker Returns, playing "Terrie Fender", a travel agent and con artist.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has appeared in two of Tracey Ullman series; Tracey Breaks the News and Tracey Ullman's Show, a BBC One production between 2016 and 2018.

In July 2024, nineteen years after her departure from EastEnders, it was announced that Tracy-Ann Oberman would be reprising her role of Chrissie Watts for short stint later in the year.

From 2006 to 2007, Tracy-Ann Oberman was a regular columnist for The Guardian newspaper.

Tracy-Ann Oberman wrote and performed in her first BBC Radio 4 play which went out to great critical acclaim on 29 April 2010.

Catherine Tate played Bette Davis and Tracy-Ann Oberman herself played Joan Crawford, with Lorelei King as Hedda Hopper.

Tracy-Ann Oberman followed this up three weeks later by writing and performing her own BBC Radio 4 short story called "Girl on an Island" as part of a series of three called Actors' Voices.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has written comedy sketches and a sitcom for BBC Three, The Harringham Harker.

Tracy-Ann Oberman co-wrote 3 Sisters on Hope Street with playwright and neighbour Diane Samuels.

Tracy-Ann Oberman appeared on Test the Nation during this period.

In 2006, she was the guest on Nigel Slater's A Taste of My Life and, in 2007, Tracy-Ann Oberman appeared on BBC One's Saturday Kitchen.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has featured in the BBC Radio 4 show Rudy's Rare Records.

Tracy-Ann Oberman is featured in the video for The Yeah You's debut single "15 Minutes", hosting her fictional chat show, interviewing the rock band.

Tracy-Ann Oberman made it through to the quarter-finals of Celebrity MasterChef in 2009.

Tracy-Ann Oberman hosted the 2009 International Hall of Fame Awards at the International Women's Forum World Leadership Conference in Miami, from 7 to 9 October that year.

In 2011, Tracy-Ann Oberman appeared in Born To Shine singing folk music and playing the guitar.

In 2012, Tracy-Ann Oberman was a judge, alongside Yiddish scholar David Katz, on a Channel 4 reality series, Jewish Mum of the Year.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has appeared on other podcasts, including The QuaranTea Break Podcast with Simon Ward.

Tracy-Ann Oberman has described Israel as "a country I love", has friends and family living there and has holidayed there throughout her life.

Tracy-Ann Oberman resigned as a member of the Labour Party in 2016, due to its delay in concluding the disciplinary process of Ken Livingstone after he referred to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "supporting Zionism" during his early years in power.

In July 2020, Riley and Tracy-Ann Oberman dropped their joint libel suit and contributed towards the defendant's legal costs.

In late April 2019, Tracy-Ann Oberman was one of over 100 celebrities who signed a statement against a campaign advocating the boycotting of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest which was held that year in Israel.

In December 2019, Tracy-Ann Oberman spoke at a rally held by Campaign Against Antisemitism in Parliament Square, calling for solidarity with British Jews.

On 4 April 2021, Tracy-Ann Oberman falsely accused politician and academic Philip Proudfoot of antisemitism, claiming he had a Twitter "Jew Blocklist".

In November 2023, Tracy-Ann Oberman joined a march against antisemitism in London.