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name: "Tracy-Ann Oberman"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 August 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:04:55.427167+00:00"
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# Tracy-Ann Oberman

Actor. Born 25 August 1966 in Brent, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 August 1966, Brent, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1998–present
- **Also known as:** Tracy Anne Oberman, Tracy-Anne Oberman, Tracey-Ann Oberman, Tracy Ann Oberman

## Biography

Tracy-Ann Oberman is an English actress, playwright and narrator. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama after studying drama at Manchester University, and spent four years with the Royal Shakespeare Company before joining the National Theatre.

She is best known for playing Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders* (2004–2005, with later appearances) and Valerie Lewis in the Channel 4 sitcom *Friday Night Dinner* (2011–2020). Other television credits include Yvonne Hartman in *Doctor Who* (2005) and roles in *Toast of London* and *It's a Sin*. In 2026 she appeared as Camille in the Netflix series *How to Get to Heaven from Belfast*.

Oberman has performed extensively in radio and on stage. She was appointed MBE in the 2025 Birthday Honours for services to Holocaust education and combatting antisemitism. She is married to music producer Rob Cowan.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, telegraph.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *How to Get to Heaven from Belfast* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Camille — [page](https://film.one/tv/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Big Train* (1998), Actor

## Also known for

- *The Witcher* (2019), Queen Hedwig
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Yvonne Hartman
- *The Sandman* (2022), Lennie
- *Filth* (2013), Diana
- *After Life* (2019), Tony's Date
- *Hector and the Search for Happiness* (2014), Pathetic Jane
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Sally Ann Barker
- *It's a Sin* (2021), Carol Carter

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