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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Written by	Marc Flanagan George McGrath Stephen Nathan Tracey Ullman
Directed by	Tracey Ullman
Starring	Tracey Ullman
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producers	Allan McKeown Tracey Ullman
Producer	Stephanie Laing
Cinematography	Lucas Bielan
Editors	Tammis Chandler Edward Ornelas
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	August 3, 2003 (2003-08-03)
Related
Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales is a 2003 HBO television special starring Tracey Ullman in a spin-off from her sketch comedy series Tracey Takes On...

The special, which was originally conceived as a pilot for a possible series,^[1] spotlights just one of Ullman's characters – Ruby Romaine, a Hollywood makeup artist in her seventies. Ruby recounts tales of old and present-day Hollywood as celebrities sit in her makeup chair in the on-set hair and makeup trailer. She also reveals details of her personal life, which includes living with her shell shock Vietnam veteran son Buddy, and their pot-bellied pig, Oinky. The celebrity in Ruby's chair for this particular episode is actress Debbie Reynolds.^[2]

The working title for the project was Ruby Romaine, Trailer Trash.^[3] This was Ullman's directorial debut (aside from directing second unit during the fourth season of her series Tracey Takes On...).

Premise[edit]

Septuagenarian Hollywood makeup artist, Ruby Romaine recounts the time she decided to retire and the events that followed, including her decision to return to the business.^[4]

Cast[edit]

Tracey Ullman as Ruby Romaine, Svetlana, Pepper Kane
Barbara Bain as Judy Utermeyer
Maury Chaykin as Dan Weisman
Paul Dooley as Dean Duaney
Simon Helberg as Adam (DGA Trainee)
Steven Held as Buddy
Galen Hooks as Rap Dancer #1
Leslie Jordan as Rog Monroe
Jane Kaczmarek as herself
Rose Marie as herself
Cheech Marin as himself
John McKeown as Young Skip
Sam McMurray as Skip Westland
Nicki Norris as Young Pepper Kane
Debbie Reynolds as herself
George Schlatter as himself
Glenn Shadix as Garland Madden
Lynne Marie Stewart as Lynn
M. Emmet Walsh as Wally Westland
Chris Williams as Assistant Director
Gary Anthony Williams as Slurr P

Reception[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)/Nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)
2004	Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild	Best Makeup - Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week	Matthew W. Mungle, Sally Sutton, Kate Shorter	Won	^[5]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Cydney Cornell (key hairstylist), Charlotte Parker (hairstylist)	Nominated	^[6]
		Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Non-Prosthetic)	Sally Sutton (key makeup artist), Kate Shorter (makeup artist)	Nominated	^[6]
		Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Prosthetic)	Matthew W. Mungle (prosthetic makeup), Kate Shorter (prosthetic makeup), Sally Sutton (key makeup)	Nominated	^[6]
		Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Tracey Ullman	Nominated	^[6]