Tracee Ellis Ross
Biography
Tracee Joy Silberstein, known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress born on October 29, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein. Ross is known for her lead roles in television series, including playing Joan Clayton in the UPN and CW comedy series Girlfriends from 2000 to 2008, and starring in the ABC comedy series Black-ish from 2014 to 2022. For her work on Black-ish, she received nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Additionally, she began her career acting in independent films and variety series, and hosted the pop-culture magazine The Dish on Lifetime.
Career overview
Tracee Joy Silberstein, known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, is an American actress born on October 29, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein. She began her career acting in independent films and variety series, and she hosted the pop-culture magazine The Dish on Lifetime.
Her television work includes prominent starring roles. From 2000 to 2008, she played the starring role of Joan Clayton in the UPN and CW comedy series Girlfriends, receiving two NAACP Image Awards for her work on the show.
Later, she starred in the ABC comedy series Black-ish, which ran from 2014 to 2022. For her performance in the series, she received five nominations for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
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- Being Eddie (2025) as Self
- The Family McMullen (2025) as Nina
- Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television (2025) as Self
- Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (2025) as Self
- Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (2025) Executive Producer
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024) as (voice)
- Cold Copy (2024) as Diane Heger
- Power of the Dream (2024) Producer
- American Fiction (2023) as Lisa Ellison
- Candy Cane Lane (2023) as Carol Carver
- Invisible Beauty (2023) as Self
- Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023) as Self
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023) as Self - Guest
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
- Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter (2022) as Self
- The Hair Tales (2022) as Self
- The Hair Tales (2022) Executive Producer
- black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special (2022) as Self
- The Premise (2021) as Rayna Bradshaw
- Hart to Heart (2021) as Self
- Adele One Night Only (2021) as Self
- Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast (2021)
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) as Self
- Growing Up Animal (2021) as Narrator (voice)
- The Runaway Bunny (2021) as Narrator and Singer
- The High Note (2020) as Grace Davis
- The Disney Family Singalong (2020) as Self
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate (2020) as Self
- Love, Loss, and What I Wore (2020)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- Desus & Mero (2019) as Self - Illustrious Guest
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019) as Self
- A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) as Tameka
- mixed-ish (2019) as Bow Johnson
- mixed-ish (2019) Executive Producer
- mixed-ish (2019) Story
- mixed-ish (2019) Creator
- Little (2019) as Homegirl (voice)
- This Changes Everything (2019) as Self
- That Click (2019) as Self
- grown-ish (2018) as Rainbow Johnson
- Busy Tonight (2018) as Self - Guest
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017) as Self
- The Gong Show (2017) as Self - Judge
- Chelsea (2016) as Self
- To Tell the Truth (2016) as Self - Panelist
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Lip Sync Battle (2015) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- black-ish (2014) as Rainbow Johnson
- black-ish (2014) Director
- black-ish (2014) Producer
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Broad City (2014) as Winona
- Black Mirror (2011) as Gaynor
- Reed Between the Lines (2011) as Carla Reed
- Five (2011) as Alyssa
- Conan (2010) as Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010) as Self - Guest Judge
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- Labor Pains (2009) as Kristin
- Private Practice (2007) as Dr. Ellen Sicher
- Daddy's Little Girls (2007) as Cynthia
- Life Support (2007) as Tanya
- I-See-You.com (2006) as Nancy Tanaka
- Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] (2005) as Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
- Project Runway (2004) as Self - Guest Judge
- Second Time Around (2004) as Naomi
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self - Guest
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Gloria Parkes
- Girlfriends (2000) as Joan Clayton
- Girlfriends (2000) Director
- Hanging Up (2000) as Kim
- A Fare to Remember (1999) as Jane
- Teen Choice Awards (1999) as Self - Presenter
- Sue (1998) as Linda
- Race Against Fear (1998) as Kaycee King
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Far Harbor (1996) as Kiki
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Entertainment Tonight (1981) as Self
- Standing Room Only: Diana Ross (1980) as Self
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Presenter
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self - Winner
- American Music Awards (1974) as Self - Host
- The Grammys (1959) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self