Diana Ross
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 26, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act, and are the best charting female group in US history, as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. The group released a record-setting twelve number-one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "You Can't Hurry Love", "You Keep Me Hangin' On", "Love Child", and "Someday We'll Be Together". Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross released her eponymous debut solo album that same year, featuring the number-one Pop hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". She later released the album Touch Me in the Morning in 1973; its title track reached number 1, as her second solo No. 1 hit. She continued a successful solo career through the 1970s, which included hit albums like Mahogany and Diana Ross and their number-one hit singles, "Theme from Mahogany" and "Love Hangover", respectively. Her 1980 album Diana produced another number-one single, "Upside Down", as well as the international hit "I'm Coming Out". Ross' final single with Motown during her initial run with the company achieved her sixth and final US number-one Pop hit, the duet "Endless Love" featuring Lionel Richie, whose solo career was launched with its success. Ross has also ventured into acting, with a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award–nominated performance for her performance in the film Lady Sings the Blues (1972); she recorded its soundtrack, which became a number-one hit. She also starred in two other feature films, Mahogany (1975) and The Wiz (1978), later acting in the television films Out of Darkness (1994), for which she also was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and Double Platinum (1999). Ross was named the "Female Entertainer of the Century" by Billboard magazine. In 1993, the Guinness Book of World Records declared Ross the most successful female music artist in history, due to her success in the United States and United Kingdom for having more hits than any female artist in the charts, with a career total of 70 hit singles with her work with the Supremes and as a solo artist. In 1988, Ross was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of the Supremes, alongside Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. She was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. She is a 12-time Grammy nominee, never earning a competitive honor, but later became the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. In December 2016, Billboard magazine named her the 50th most successful dance artist of all time. In Billboard magazine's Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists chart, she ranked 16th as the lead singer of the Supremes and 26th as a solo artist. In December 2018, Diana Ross consolidated her status as a dance diva by ranking #3 in the Billboard Dance Club Songs Artists year-end chart.
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Filmography
Soccer's American Dream
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Greatest Night in Pop
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Movie · as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Movie · as Self
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross: Supreme Sensation
Movie · as Archival Footage
Platinum Party at the Palace
Movie · as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Movie · as Self - Singer (archive footage)
TINA
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The BRITs at 40
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross: Live in Central Park
Movie · as Self
Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
Movie · as Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Movie · as Self - The Supremes (archive footage)
Diana Ross: Supreme Diva
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
NBC’s New Year’s Eve
Movie · as Self - Performance
This Is Bob Hope...
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Summer of Love
Movie
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Movie · as Billie Holliday (archive footage)
Always Whitney Houston
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Movie · as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Motown at the BBC
Movie · as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Supremes: Reflections: The Definitive Performances 1964-1969
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
Movie · as Self
Back to the 80's 1980
Movie
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Giants of Black Music
Movie · as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Movie · as Self
Heart of the Festival
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Idol
TV · as Self - Guest Performer · 2 eps
V Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
Movie · as Self - Special Guest Star
Slå på ring
TV · 1 ep
VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross
Movie · as Self
Double Platinum
Movie · as Olivia King
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Movie · as Self - Hostess
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Glastonbury
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
Movie · as Self
Queen: Champions of the World
Movie · as Self
Out of Darkness
Movie · as Paulie Cooper
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Diana Ross - One Woman - The Video Collection 2
Movie
Live & Kicking
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Christmas in Vienna
Movie · as Self
Diana Ross Live: The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues
Movie · as Self
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
Movie · as Self
Pebble Mill
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
Movie · as Self
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Movie
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Movie · as Self
Motown Returns to the Apollo
Movie
I Love Quincy
Movie · as Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Movie · as Self
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
Movie · as Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Diana
Movie · as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
Movie · as Self
Diana Ross in Concert!
Movie
The Wiz
Movie · as Dorothy
Wiz on Down the Road
Movie · as Dorothy
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
An Evening with Diana Ross
Movie · as Self
The BRIT Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NBC: The First Fifty Years
Movie · as Self
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
Mahogany
Movie · as Mahogany
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Numéro un
TV · as Self - The Supremes (archive footage), Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Lady Sings the Blues
Movie · as Billie Holiday
Musikladen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Le Grand Échiquier
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
Movie · as Self
Diana!
Movie · as Self
The Jackson 5ive
TV · as Diana Ross (voice) · 1 ep
G.I.T. on Broadway
Movie · as Self
Diana Ross & the Supremes - Live at the Rai Congress Center in Amsterdam
Movie · as self
Diana Ross & The Supremes Live at Grand Hotel Ballroom
Movie · as self
TCB
Movie · as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV · as Self, Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
Tarzan
TV · as Sister Therese · 1 ep
Beach Ball
Movie · as Self (The Supremes)
The T.A.M.I. Show
Movie · as Self - The Supremes
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Musik aus Studio B
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep