Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Joy Silberstein (born October 29, 1972), known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress. She is known for her lead roles in the television series Girlfriends (2000–2008) and Black-ish (2014–2022) receiving nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the latter. She is the daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein. She began acting in independent films and variety series. She hosted the pop-culture magazine The Dish on Lifetime. From 2000 to 2008 she played the starring role of Joan Clayton in the UPN/CW comedy series Girlfriends, for which she received two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She also has appeared in the films Hanging Up (2000), I-See-You.Com (2006), and Daddy's Little Girls (2007), before returning to television playing Dr. Carla Reed on the BET sitcom Reed Between the Lines (2011), for which she received her third NAACP Image Award. From 2014 to 2022, Ross starred as Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the ABC comedy series, Black-ish. Her work on it has earned her six NAACP Image Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. She has also received nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, she co-created a prequel spin-off of Black-ish titled Mixed-ish. In 2020, she starred in and recorded the soundtrack album for the musical film The High Note. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tracee Ellis Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 29, 1972Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USACast credits
Daddy's Little Girls
CynthiaSue
LindaLabor Pains
KristinRace Against Fear
Kaycee KingHanging Up
KimFive
AlyssaA Fare to Remember
JaneLife Support
TanyaStanding Room Only: Diana Ross
SelfKanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")This Changes Everything
SelfThe High Note
Grace DavisSesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
SelfI-See-You.com
Nancy TanakaLove, Loss, and What I Wore
Little
Homegirl (voice)That Click
SelfFar Harbor
KikiThe Runaway Bunny
Narrator and SingerAdele One Night Only
SelfWaffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast