Tracy-Ann Oberman (born Tracy Anne Oberman; 25 August 1966) is an English television, theatre, and radio actress, and a narrator. She is widely known for roles including Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2004–2005) and Valerie Lewis or “Auntie Val” in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020).
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. She also joined the junior spy series M.I. High, as the “Grand Mistress”. Appearing on the chat show, The Wright Stuff, Oberman revealed that she undertook the part because M. I. High was her nephew’s favorite program, but also added that she was a fan herself, describing it as a “junior version of Spooks.
Oberman has appeared in two of Tracey Ullman’s series; Tracey Breaks the News and Tracey Ullman’s Show, a BBC One production between 2016 and 2018. She since appeared as Rebecca in Netflix series After Life alongside Ricky Gervais and as Helen Chalmers in Sky One comedy-drama Code 404.