Tracee Ellis Ross
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1972-10-29 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- تریسی الیس راس · 特雷斯·埃利斯·罗斯
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (53)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Gloria Parkes
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Black Mirror
2011
as Gaynor
Private Practice
2007
as Dr. Ellen Sicher
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
black-ish
2014
as Rainbow Johnson
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Girlfriends
2000
as Joan Clayton
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
grown-ish
2018
as Rainbow Johnson
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Chelsea
2016
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Guest Judge
Broad City
2014
as Winona
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter / Self - Winner
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Host
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Desus & Mero
2019
as Self - Illustrious Guest
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Tameka
mixed-ish
2019
as Bow Johnson
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
as (voice)
The Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
Busy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
Hart to Heart
2021
as Self
The Premise
2021
as Rayna Bradshaw
Second Time Around
2004
as Naomi
Reed Between the Lines
2011
as Carla Reed
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
as Self
The Hair Tales
2022
as Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Presenter
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
2025
as Self
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Growing Up Animal
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Movies (33)
American Fiction
2023
as Lisa Ellison
Little
2019
as Homegirl (voice)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Candy Cane Lane
2023
as Carol Carver
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
as Cynthia
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
The High Note
2020
as Grace Davis
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
Five
2011
as Alyssa
Labor Pains
2009
as Kristin
Sue
1998
as Linda
Hanging Up
2000
as Kim
Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2005
as Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
Cold Copy
2024
as Diane Heger
Being Eddie
2025
as Self
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
2023
as Self
The Family McMullen
2025
as Nina
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
2022
as Self
I-See-You.com
2006
as Nancy Tanaka
Invisible Beauty
2023
as Self
Life Support
2007
as Tanya
That Click
2019
as Self
Far Harbor
1996
as Kiki
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020
as Self
Race Against Fear
1998
as Kaycee King
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
2021
A Fare to Remember
1999
as Jane
The Runaway Bunny
2021
as Narrator and Singer
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
1980
as Self
About Tracee Ellis Ross
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 Life… With 86 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Tracee Ellis Ross has appeared in 33 films and 53 TV shows.
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- American Fiction (2023) — as Lisa Ellison
- Little (2019) — as Homegirl (voice)
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) — as Self
- Candy Cane Lane (2023) — as Carol Carver
- Daddy's Little Girls (2007) — as Cynthia
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