Tracee Ellis Ross
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 29, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
Blow the Horn
Movie · as Paula
The Family McMullen
Movie · as Nina
Being Eddie
Movie · as Self
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Cold Copy
Movie · as Diane Heger
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
TV · as (voice) · 3 eps
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self - Guest
Invisible Beauty
Movie · as Self
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Movie · as Self
American Fiction
Movie · as Lisa Ellison
Candy Cane Lane
Movie · as Carol Carver
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Movie · as Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Movie · as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · 1 ep
The Hair Tales
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
Movie
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
The Runaway Bunny
Movie · as Narrator and Singer
The Premise
TV · as Rayna Bradshaw · 1 ep
Growing Up Animal
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Hart to Heart
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The High Note
Movie · as Grace Davis
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Movie · as Self
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Movie
The Disney Family Singalong
Movie · as Self
This Changes Everything
Movie · as Self
Little
Movie · as Homegirl (voice)
That Click
Movie · as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV · as Tameka · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 2 eps
mixed-ish
TV · as Bow Johnson · 36 eps
Desus & Mero
TV · as Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 ep
grown-ish
TV · as Rainbow Johnson · 2 eps
Busy Tonight
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Gong Show
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 2 eps
black-ish
TV · as Rainbow Johnson · 175 eps
Broad City
TV · as Winona · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Five
Movie · as Alyssa
Reed Between the Lines
TV · as Carla Reed · 25 eps
Black Mirror
TV · as Gaynor · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Labor Pains
Movie · as Kristin
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Daddy's Little Girls
Movie · as Cynthia
Life Support
Movie · as Tanya
Private Practice
TV · as Dr. Ellen Sicher · 1 ep
I-See-You.com
Movie · as Nancy Tanaka
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Movie · as Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
Project Runway
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Second Time Around
TV · as Naomi · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hanging Up
Movie · as Kim
Girlfriends
TV · as Joan Clayton · 172 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Gloria Parkes · 4 eps
A Fare to Remember
Movie · as Jane
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Sue
Movie · as Linda
Race Against Fear
Movie · as Kaycee King
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Far Harbor
Movie · as Kiki
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
Movie · as Self
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Winner · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep