Tracey Ullman's State of the Union characters
This is a complete list of "original" characters in Tracey Ullman's State of the Union, all performed by Tracey Ullman.
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Linda Alvarez
Appearances: Season 1, 2, and 3
Location: Buffalo, New York
Local news reporter.
In series two, she becomes the site for attention when she gets stung by a bee and ends up on YouTube.
Arnelle
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Cirque du Soleil performer.
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Doris Basham
Appearances: Season 1
Location: On the North Dakota/Canada Border
Elderly woman who gets busted for smuggling Canadian prescription drugs.
Muriel Bass
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Vocal coach.
Rosa Batista
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Stranded on the Katzman Memorial Bridge, Los Angeles, California
Housekeeper to Arianna Huffington.
Irma Billings
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Plainsville, Nebraska
Average citizen who converses with her neighbor, Betsy Jean.
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Tori Campbell
Appearances: Season 2
Location: New York, New York
Dog walker.
Beverly Carlyle
Appearances: Season 2
Piano bar performer.
Caroline
Appearances: Season 3
Location(s): San Francisco, California, Rapid City, North Dakota
Antiques Roadshow appraiser.
Robin Cavanaugh
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Chicago's Gold Coast
Rich wife who is having to economize.
Marion Churchill
Appearances: Season 1
Location: New York, New York
Jamaican caregiver.
Leslie Katz-Coen
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Taos, New Mexico
Publicist to the Dalai Lama.
Simona Cowell
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Bel Air, California
Sister of Simon Cowel.
Grammy Cyrus
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Flatwoods, Kentucky
Grandmother to Miley Cyrus.
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Karen DaFoe
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Woodsville, Vermont
Mother of teen mother.
Zoey Daniels
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Coral Gables, Florida
Woman who along with her husband, refuse to leave a rundown mansion.
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Vicky Emming
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Clovis, New Mexico
Woman addicted to the internet.
Esther
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Wild Spunk, Texas
FLDS woman.
Polly Everson
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Washington, DC
Woman who sets up for investigative hearings.
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Valerie Frumkiss
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Battlecreek, Michigan
Ex-performer. Senior citizen.
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Lynne Garibaldi
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Albany, New York
Lynne is a working class mother of a handicapped child who is obsessed with Harry Potter, and she is a historical reenactment actress.
Glamorous Hostess
Appearances: Season 2
Location: The Mayo Clinic, Minnesota
Host of So You Think You Can Die, a parody of So You Think You Can Dance.
Graceland Employee
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Worker in souvenir shop.
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Abby Melina Harris
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Undisclosed location in Arizona
Owner of "Dignity Village", a community for women 35 and over, "never to be seen in public again."
Lacy Harris
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Greenville, North Carolina
A farmer, along with her husband, Brett. The couple continuously tries to come up with a fuel substitute to break America's dependence on foreign oil. Husband, Brett, is also soldier in, Iraq.
Dr. Kara Hemdale
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Bangor, Maine
Scientist who successfully clones Rupert Murdoch.
Rosarita Hernandez
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Texas/Mexico border
Illegal immigrant who crosses the border.
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Import/Export Pier worker
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Long Beach, California
Export worker who worries about how much America is exporting.
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Juanita
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Los Angeles, California
Dancing with the Stars dancer.
Jetblue airline steward
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Grounded in, Chicago, Illinois
A steward who "mutinies" on a Jetblue flight, which has grounded for 12 hours.
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Sally Knox
Appearances: Season 1
Location: New York, New York
Investment banker, who has an ongoing affair with her boss, Chris Fullbright.
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Penny Landers
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Cascade Mountains, Central Oregon
Euthanasia provider.
Mary Ann LeFrak
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Columbus, Mississippi
Woman in her 70s, who is an expectant mother.
Jacqueline Lord
Appearances: Season 2 and 3
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Daughter of Jack Lord.
Rachel Ludlow
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Connecticut
Lesbian who is getting married.
Tina Luffler
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Plainsville, Missouri
Woman who went missing as a young girl in 1972. Was trapped in her parents' basement by her father.
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Dr. Maguire
Appearances: Season 2
Overzealous doctor who over-prescribes medication.
Marta
Appearances: Season 2
Olympic trainer.
Sindra Mataal
Appearances: Season 1
Location: New York, New York
Undocumented Bangladesh worker.
Brenda McKinney
Appearances: Season 3
Mother with an out-of-control pre-teen.
Dee McNally
Appearances: Season 2, and 3
Airline steward.
Miriam Minger
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Casper, Wyoming
School teacher who seduces students.
Chanel Monticello
Appearances: Season 1, 2, and 3
Location: Chicago, Illinois, at O'Hare International
Airport security scanner.
Patty Sue Mulligan
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Waycross, Georgia
Teleservice center worker for India.
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Nancy
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Hudson River
Whale rescuer.
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Shrilynne O'Dale
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Colorado
Parishioner who is participating in her church's, "Walk A Mile In Their Shoes" program.
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Mother Superior Rose Pannatella
Appearances: Season 1
Location: St. Mary's, Pennsylvania
Always in deep meditation.
Sgt. Lisa Penning
Appearances: Season 1 and 2
Location: Macon, Georgia
On leave from Iraq. She is part of a PBS special entitled, Moms At War.
Padma Perkesh
Appearances: Season 1, 2 and 3
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Indian pharmacist, who warns customers of medication side effects, Bollywood style.
In series one, Padma gets involved in a robbery and gets out of it through song.
In series two, Padma's song are a lot broader. Padma's nephew Punit arrives to America and Padma teaches him the American spirit. Also, Padma falls head over heels for fireman named Buzz.
Chandra Perkett
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Coshocton, Ohio
Public access yoga instructor.
Ramona Petrie
Appearances: Season 2 and 3
Location: Summerston, West Virginia
Woman stuck in a small car.
Gretchen Pinkus
Appearances: Season 1, 2 and 3
Location: Huntsville, Texas
Married the "Wetwipe Killer", who's on death row. She later marries, "The Tastee-Freez Rapist". Gretchen is currently having a shadow writer document her married life with the "Wetwipe Killer"; in a book entitled White Widow. Gretchen dies in Season 3.
Vanessa Pludd
Appearances: Season 2
Morbidly obese woman.
Carol Pholgren
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Akron, Ohio
Jeans entrepreneur.
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Asmaa Qasim
Appearances: Season 1 and 2
Location: The Ozarks
The most famous star in Malawi, who comes to adopt an American child.
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Emily Racine
Appearances: Season 3
Bookstore owner.
Marilyn Richter
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Guthrie, Oklahoma
CSI wannabe.
Ronnie Rooney
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Older brother to Andy Rooney.
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Sacha Baron Cohen victim
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Osborne, Kansas
Woman who received PTSD due to the antics of comedian, Sacha Baron Cohen.
Sally
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Flushing, Michigan
Green collar worker.
Elena Sarkovsky
Appearances: Season 1
Location: New York, New York, at the United Nations
Russian UN interpreter.
September 11th Press Conference Organizer
Appearances: Season 3
Location: New York City
Presenter of possible 9/11 monuments.
Shannon
Appearances: Season 2
Natural food store worker.
Janie Shaw
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Omaha
Woman who gets harassed for smoking.
Shana Shonsteen
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jewish female suitor.
Jillian Smart
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Central Arizona
Soccer mom.
Sandra Stevens
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Mustang, Oklahoma
WNBA coach.
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Tennis Instructor
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Jupiter, Florida
Woman who coaches a young girl the art of moaning in a tennis tournament.
Anette Thomas
Appearances: Season 1
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Regional theater actress, who returns to the stage after having a hip replacement.
Ingrid Thorvall
Appearances: Season 2, and 3
Location: Oakridge, Tennessee
Woman with Mitral Valve Prolapse who is forced to get surgery abroad.
Wendy Trenton
Appearances: Season 2
Location: Illinois
Champion hog-caller.
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Upper East side rich woman
Appearances: Season 3
Location: New York City
Woman who hides her extravagant purchases due to the recession.
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Carmen Valk
Appearances: Season 1
Location: East Coast
Homeless woman, who is without health care.
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Edith Wertzel
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Obese woman who takes on laziness.
Emily Westin
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Flat River, Missouri
Woman desperate for a job.
Vera Wilson
Appearances: Season 3
Location: Laredo, Texas
Vendor at gun show.
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