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 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as (voice)
- 2024 · Cold Copy as Diane Heger
- 2023 · Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé as Self
- 2023 · Candy Cane Lane as Carol Carver
- 2023 · American Fiction as Lisa Ellison
- 2023 · Invisible Beauty as Self
- 2023 · Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Hair Tales as Self
- 2022 · Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter as Self
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as
- 2022 · black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special as Self
- 2021 · Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast as
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Adele One Night Only as Self
- 2021 · The Premise as Rayna Bradshaw
- 2021 · Growing Up Animal as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Hart to Heart as Self
- 2021 · The Runaway Bunny as Narrator and Singer
- 2020 · That Click as Self
- 2020 · The High Note as Grace Davis
- 2020 · Love, Loss, and What I Wore as
- 2020 · Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate as Self
- 2019 · mixed-ish as Bow Johnson
- 2019 · A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Tameka
- 2019 · This Changes Everything as Self
- 2019 · Little as Homegirl (voice)
- 2019 · Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
- 2018 · Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
- 2018 · grown-ish as Rainbow Johnson
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · The Gong Show as Self - Judge
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Chelsea as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · black-ish as Rainbow Johnson
- 2014 · 73 Questions as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Broad City as Winona
- 2011 · Reed Between the Lines as Carla Reed
- 2011 · Five as Alyssa
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Labor Pains as Kristin
- 2007 · Life Support as Tanya
- 2007 · Daddy's Little Girls as Cynthia
- 2006 · I-See-You.com as Nancy Tanaka
- 2005 · Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
- 2004 · Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- 2004 · Second Time Around as Naomi
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Gloria Parkes
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Joan Clayton
- 2000 · Hanging Up as Kim
- 1999 · A Fare to Remember as Jane
- 1998 · Sue as Linda
- 1998 · Race Against Fear as Kaycee King
- 1996 · Far Harbor as Kiki
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self - Host
- Future · Jodie as Jodie (voice)
- 1980 · Standing Room Only: Diana Ross as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self