Tracee Ellis Ross

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

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

  • 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

  • The Family McMullen

    The Family McMullen

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • 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

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • grown-ish

    grown-ish

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

    RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Candy Cane Lane

    Candy Cane Lane

  • mixed-ish

    mixed-ish

  • Desus & Mero

    Desus & Mero

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show

    A Black Lady Sketch Show

  • American Fiction

    American Fiction

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

    The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

  • Five

    Five

  • Little

    Little

  • Labor Pains

    Labor Pains

  • Cold Copy

    Cold Copy

  • Life Support

    Life Support

  • Being Eddie

    Being Eddie

  • Hart to Heart

    Hart to Heart

  • Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

    Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé

  • That Click

    That Click

  • The Disney Family Singalong

    The Disney Family Singalong

  • Race Against Fear

    Race Against Fear

  • Invisible Beauty

    Invisible Beauty

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • The Gong Show

    The Gong Show

  • The Premise

    The Premise

  • Sue

    Sue

  • Far Harbor

    Far Harbor

  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

  • Daddy's Little Girls

    Daddy's Little Girls

  • Second Time Around

    Second Time Around

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Adele One Night Only

    Adele One Night Only

  • Reed Between the Lines

    Reed Between the Lines

  • Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

    Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

  • Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

    Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

  • Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

    Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

  • The High Note

    The High Note

  • Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast

    Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast

  • A Fare to Remember

    A Fare to Remember

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

    Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

  • I-See-You.com

    I-See-You.com

  • Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross

    Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross

  • The Hair Tales

    The Hair Tales

  • The Runaway Bunny

    The Runaway Bunny

  • Hanging Up

    Hanging Up

  • Growing Up Animal

    Growing Up Animal

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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

    black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

  • Love, Loss, and What I Wore

    Love, Loss, and What I Wore

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Standing Room Only: Diana Ross

    Standing Room Only: Diana Ross