| Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | |
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| Directed by | Tracey Ullman |
| Starring | Tracey Ullman |
| Country of origin | United States |
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| Producer | Stephanie Laing |
| Cinematography | Lucas Bielan |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Network | HBO |
| Release | August 3, 2003 (2003-08-03) |
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| Tracey Takes On... | |
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales is a 2003HBOtelevision special starringTracey Ullman in a spin-off from hersketch comedy seriesTracey 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, aHollywood 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 about her personal life; this includes living with hershell shockVietnam veteran son, Buddy, and theirpot-bellied pig, Oinky. The celebrity in Ruby's chair for this special is actressDebbie Reynolds.[2]
The working title for the project wasRuby Romaine, Trailer Trash.[3] This was Ullman's directorial debut (aside from directingsecond unit on the fourth season of her seriesTracey Takes On...).
Septuagenarian Hollywood makeup artist,Ruby Romaine, recounts the time she decided to retire and the events that followed, as well as the reason she decided to return to the business.[4]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s)/Nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 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] |
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