article_snippet: Worth an estimated £75million, the mother-of-two is a far cry from the star who was introduced to the public in Three of a Kind and A Kick Up the EIghties.
article_snippet: But it was not enough for Miss Ullman, who headed to across the Atlantic to forge a new career.
article_snippet: As well as acting, Miss Ullman has appeared in Hollywood films such as The Corpse Bride and Into the Woods, and made Miss Ullman fortune flipping high-value homes in Los Angeles with Mr McKeown.
article_snippet: Miss Ullman unsuccessful sought selection as the Labour candidate for the Neath constituency, in Wales, at this year’s general election.
article_snippet: This political inclination towards left-wing politics runs in the family as Miss Ullman is a known Labour supporter and is friends with the party’s former leader Neil Kinnock.
article_snippet: While Miss Ullman has gone on to such stellar success, Miss Ullman Miss Ullman did not have an easy start to life.
article_snippet: Miss Ullman was born in Slough in 1959, to a middle class family.
article_snippet: Miss Ullman was the youngest of two daughter born to Polish émigré Anthony Ullman.
article_snippet: Miss Ullman was a key figure in the local Eastern European community and sold suits made by Miss Ullman English seamstress wife Dorin.
article_snippet: her father death saw the family’s fortunes change and they moved to Hackbridge, southwest London, where Miss Ullman mother was forced to work a series of odd-jobs to make ends meet.
article_snippet: Miss Ullman has previously said of the loss:
article_snippet: Despite struggling for money, Miss Ullman has said her mother would only ever refer to the family as middle class out of a sense of pride and because ‘our had money at one time.
article_snippet: ’ Miss Ullman then had an unhappy second marriage and, after an unhappy second marriage ended, the family moved around the country several times.
article_snippet: Miss Ullman Miss Ullman always had dreams of performing and would put on shows for her mother.
article_snippet: At 13, Miss Ullman visited a clairvoyant who predicted Miss Ullman would find fame in America.
article_snippet: Miss Ullman won a scholarship to respected stage school Italia Conti and, aged 16, Miss Ullman landed Miss Ullman first job dancing in Berlin.
article_snippet: The following year Miss Ullman was performing in a show in Blackpool alongside Les Dawson.
article_snippet: Miss Ullman said: ‘He was terrific.
article_snippet: And He was the first person to say to Miss Ullman:
article_snippet: ’ Miss Ullman went on to have a short-lived career as a pop singer before marrying Mr McKeown, 15 years Miss Ullman senior, in 1983.
article_snippet: A successful producer with interests in Los Angeles as well as London, A successful producer with interests in Los Angeles as well as London moved into Steven Spielberg’s old house in California when Miss Ullman was pregnant with Mabel and Miss Ullman was happy to try Miss Ullman hand at comedy in America.