Tracee Ellis Ross

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-10-29 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

    RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • grown-ish

    grown-ish

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Desus & Mero

    Desus & Mero

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • Life Support

    Life Support

  • Sue

    Sue

  • Adele One Night Only

    Adele One Night Only

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Invisible Beauty

    Invisible Beauty

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

    The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

  • mixed-ish

    mixed-ish

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show

    A Black Lady Sketch Show

  • Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast

    Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Being Eddie

    Being Eddie

  • Far Harbor

    Far Harbor

  • I-See-You.com

    I-See-You.com

  • The Disney Family Singalong

    The Disney Family Singalong

  • Little

    Little

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • Candy Cane Lane

    Candy Cane Lane

  • American Fiction

    American Fiction

  • The Premise

    The Premise

  • Hart to Heart

    Hart to Heart

  • The Gong Show

    The Gong Show

  • The Family McMullen

    The Family McMullen

  • Second Time Around

    Second Time Around

  • The High Note

    The High Note

  • Reed Between the Lines

    Reed Between the Lines

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

    Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

  • Daddy's Little Girls

    Daddy's Little Girls

  • Labor Pains

    Labor Pains

  • Five

    Five

  • Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

    Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

  • Hanging Up

    Hanging Up

  • The Hair Tales

    The Hair Tales

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Growing Up Animal

    Growing Up Animal

  • Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

    Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

  • Cold Copy

    Cold Copy

  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

  • Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

    Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross

    Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

    Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

  • Race Against Fear

    Race Against Fear

  • That Click

    That Click

  • black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

    black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

  • A Fare to Remember

    A Fare to Remember

  • Love, Loss, and What I Wore

    Love, Loss, and What I Wore

  • The Runaway Bunny

    The Runaway Bunny

  • Standing Room Only: Diana Ross

    Standing Room Only: Diana Ross