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Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross

Actor · Born 1972-10-29 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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 Actres…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Black Mirror (2011) — Gaynor
  2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Gloria Parkes
  3. American Fiction (2023) — Lisa Ellison
  4. Little (2019) — Homegirl (voice)
  5. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  6. Candy Cane Lane (2023) — Carol Carver
  7. The High Note (2020) — Grace Davis
  8. Labor Pains (2009) — Kristin
  9. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Guest
  10. Private Practice (2007) — Dr. Ellen Sicher
  11. black-ish (2014) — Rainbow Johnson
  12. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Guest Judge
  13. Conan (2010) — Self
  14. Broad City (2014) — Winona
  15. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  16. Hanging Up (2000) — Kim
  17. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self - Guest
  18. grown-ish (2018) — Rainbow Johnson
  19. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
  20. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
  21. Daddy's Little Girls (2007) — Cynthia
  22. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self
  23. Lip Sync Battle (2015) — Self
  24. Project Runway (2004) — Self - Guest Judge
  25. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
  26. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  27. Chelsea (2016) — Self
  28. Hot Ones (2015) — Self
  29. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
  30. Adele One Night Only (2021) — Self
  31. I-See-You.com (2006) — Nancy Tanaka
  32. mixed-ish (2019) — Bow Johnson
  33. Being Eddie (2025) — Self
  34. RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010) — Self - Guest Judge
  35. LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) — Self - Guest
  36. Girlfriends (2000) — Joan Clayton
  37. The Grammys (1959) — Self
  38. The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024) — (voice)
  39. A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) — Tameka
  40. This Changes Everything (2019) — Self

Directed

  1. black-ish (2014) — Director
  2. Girlfriends (2000) — Director