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Tracee Ellis Ross
Actor, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn October 29, 1972 (53 years)
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.
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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.
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Known For
Tracee Ellis Ross Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 2023 | Cold Copy · as Diane Heger |
| 2023 | American Fiction · as Lisa Ellison |
| 2023 | Candy Cane Lane · as Carol Carver |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) |
| 2022 | The Kids in the Hall (2022) (TV Series) · as Lainie |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | The Premise (TV Series) · as Rayna Bradshaw |
| 2021 | Growing Up Animal (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | The Runaway Bunny · as Narrator And Singer |
| 2020 | The High Note · as Grace Davis |
| 2019 | mixed-ish (TV Series) · as Bow Johnson |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Tameka |
| 2019 | Little · as Homegirl (voice) |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | grown-ish (TV Series) · as Rainbow Johnson |
| 2014 | black-ish (TV Series) · as Rainbow Johnson |
| 2014 | Broad City (TV Series) · as Winona |
| 2012 | Bad Girls · as Rachel |
| 2011 | Black Mirror (TV Series) · as Gaynor |
| 2011 | Reed Between the Lines (TV Series) · as Carla Reed |
| 2011 | Five · as Alyssa |
| 2011 | Portlandia (TV Series) · as Professional In Getting Her Picture Taken |
| 2009 | Labor Pains · as Kristin |
| 2007 | Private Practice (TV Series) · as Dr. Ellen Sicher |
| 2007 | Life Support · as Tanya |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls · as Cynthia |
| 2006 | I-See-You.com · as Nancy Tanaka |
| 2004 | Second Time Around (2004) (TV Series) · as Naomi |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Gloria Parkes |
| 2000 | Girlfriends (TV Series) · as Joan Clayton |
| 2000 | In the Weeds · as Caroline |
| 2000 | Hanging Up · as Kim |
| 1999 | A Fare to Remember · as Jane |
| 1998 | Broken Silence: A Moment of Truth Movie · as Kaycee King |
| 1998 | Any Day Now (TV Series) · as Rene's Teacher |
| 1997 | Sue · as Linda |
| 1996 | Far Harbor · as Kiki |
| 2025 | Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2022 | The Hair Tales (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | mixed-ish (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | American Music Awards 2018 · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | black-ish (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Black Mirror (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Reed Between the Lines (TV Series) |
| 2025 | Being Eddie · as Self |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2024 | The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | The 29th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2023 | Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé · as Self |
| 2023 | Invisible Beauty · as Self |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Hair Tales (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Adele: One Night Only · as Self |
| 2021 | The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2021 | Hart to Heart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | 29th Annual Trumpet awards · as Self |
| 2020 | The E! People's Choice Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | BET Awards 2020 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | Celebrity Game Face (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Becoming · as Self |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong · as Self |
| 2020 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate · as Self |
| 2019 | That Click · as Self |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | 50th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) (TV Series) · as Self - Illustrious Guest |
| 2018 | This Changes Everything · as Self |
| 2018 | Busy Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | American Music Awards 2018 · as Self - Host |
| 2018 | The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2018 | Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Stand Up To Cancer · as Self |
| 2018 | BET Awards 2018 · as Self |
| 2018 | 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2017 | The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | American Music Awards 2017 · as Self - Hostess |
| 2017 | The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Gong Show (2017) (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2017 | 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Winner |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | BET Awards 2016 · as Self - Co-Hostess |
| 2016 | To Tell The Truth (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self |
| 2016 | The 47th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | BET Awards 2015 · as Self - Co-Hostess |
| 2015 | 2015 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | Black Girls Rock! · as Self - Hostess |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | American Music Awards 2014 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Vogue: 73 Questions (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Black Girls Rock! 2013 · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Black Girls Rock! 2012 · as Self - Hostess |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Bethenny (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | 43rd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | Black Girls Rock! 2011 · as Self |
| 2011 | MTV EMA Belfast 2011 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2011 | 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | BET Awards 2011 · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Black Girls Rock · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The 40th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2008 | D.L. Hughley Breaks the News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | 39th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | BET Awards 2007 · as Self |
| 2007 | 38th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | The 2006 Black Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | 37th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2005 | 2005 BET Comedy Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Infanity (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 36th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology · as Self / Fifi Lebeouff (segment "the New Workout Plan") |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Project Runway (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2004 | BET Comedy Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 4th Annual BET Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | 35th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | I Love the 70s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | 34th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Essence Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | 33rd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | Good Day Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Co-Hostess |
| 2001 | Source Awards 2001 · as Self |
| 2001 | The Test (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2001 | 32nd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | The Lyricist Lounge Show (TV Series) · as Self - Various |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | E! News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | America's Funniest Home Videos (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Diana Ross in Concert! · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | Standing Room Only (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | American Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | black-ish (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Girlfriends (TV Series) |