Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 29, 1972
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
87 titles
Tracee Ellis Ross
Biography
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
Filmography
Being Eddie
Self
The Family McMullen
Nina
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
Self
Power of the Dream
Producer
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
(voice)
Cold Copy
Diane Heger
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Self
Candy Cane Lane
Carol Carver
American Fiction
Lisa Ellison
Invisible Beauty
Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
The Hair Tales
Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Self
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Adele One Night Only
Self
The Premise
Rayna Bradshaw
Growing Up Animal
Narrator (voice)
Hart to Heart
Self
The Runaway Bunny
Narrator and Singer
The High Note
Grace Davis
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Self
That Click
Self
mixed-ish
Bow Johnson
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Tameka
This Changes Everything
Self
Little
Homegirl (voice)
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest
grown-ish
Rainbow Johnson
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
Chelsea
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Lip Sync Battle
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
black-ish
Rainbow Johnson
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest