A new season of Apple TV‘s Emmy-winning comedy Ted Lasso means new cast members, and four episodes into Season 4, we’re still meeting fresh faces.
Season 4’s first three episodes saw Ted (Jason Sudeikis) make his triumphant return to Richmond, where he finally met the women’s team, including Coach Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds), Gemma (Abbie Hern), Lizzie (Faye Marsay), and Boots (Jude Mack). Heck, he even met Dani Rojas’ (Cristo Fernández) sister Maria Rojas (Paloma Cinco)!
Though the AFC Women’s Team is officially full, in Episode 4, “Riches of Embarrassment,” Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham) and Keeley (Juno Temple) take a field trip to meet another key player in the Lady Greyhounds’ story: Zelda Southport.
So who is Zelda in Ted Lasso? And what do we know about the legendary Tracey Ullman, the actor who plays Zelda Southport on Ted Lasso? Here’s what to know about Season 4’s new AFC Richmond fan and Ullman’s successful acting career.
Who Is Zelda On Ted Lasso?
Tracey Ullman’s character Zelda is introduced in Ted Lasso Season 4, Episode 4. Thanks to production notes, we knew going into the season that Zelda was “a wildly unpredictable entrepreneur whose involvement with the club brings both opportunity and chaos.” And in Episode 4, Keeley sums up just how major Zelda Southport is in the world of women’s sports.
“She bankrolls all these women’s teams across the world. She has two football teams in Europe, a WNBA team, a professional ice hockey team, rugby. And she is financing the West End run of all-female Glengarry Glen Ross. She does have to arm wrestle David Mamet for the rights, but I have all confidence,” Keeley explained.
While we wait to learn more about Zelda in Ted Lasso Season 4, let’s get to know Tracey Ullman, the actor who plays her. Shall we?
Who Plays Zelda On Ted Lasso? Meet Tracey Ullman
As noted, the legendary Tracey Ullman plays Zelda. The 66-year-old British and American multi-hyphenate is an actress, a comedian, a singer, a dancer, a screenwriter, producer, director, and author! Is there anything Ullman can’t do?!
If the Ted Lasso Season 4 star looks familiar, you likely recognize her from more than 75 IMDb credits, including popular television series and films like The Tracey Ullman Show, Small Time Crooks, Bullets Over Broadway, Girls on Top, Tracey Takes On…, Tracey Ullman’s Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more.
Be sure to tune in to new episodes of Ted Lasso Wednesdays on Apple TV to see more of Ullman on screen.
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