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Tracee Ellis Ross

Born 1972-10-29
📍 Los Angeles, California, USA

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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Filmography 88

Being Eddie
as Self
2025
The Family McMullen
as Nina
2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self
2025
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
as Self
2025
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
as (voice)
2024
Cold Copy
as Diane Heger
2024
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
2023
The Hair Tales
as Self
2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
as Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
as Self
2022
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
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
2021
The High Note
as Grace Davis
2020
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
The Disney Family Singalong
as Self
2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
as Self
2020
That Click
as Self
2019
mixed-ish
as Bow Johnson
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
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
2019
Busy Tonight
as Self - Guest
2018
grown-ish
as Rainbow Johnson
2018
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
The Gong Show
as Self - Judge
2017
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2016
Chelsea
as Self
2016
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
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
black-ish
as Rainbow Johnson
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Broad City
as Winona
2014
Black Mirror
as Gaynor
2011
Reed Between the Lines
as Carla Reed
2011
Five
as Alyssa
2011
Conan
as Self
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Labor Pains
as Kristin
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
Private Practice
as Dr. Ellen Sicher
2007
Life Support
as Tanya
2007
Daddy's Little Girls
as Cynthia
2007
I-See-You.com
as Nancy Tanaka
2006
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
as Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
2005
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Gloria Parkes
2000
Girlfriends
as Joan Clayton
2000
Hanging Up
as Kim
2000
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1999
A Fare to Remember
as Jane
1999
Sue
as Linda
1998
Race Against Fear
as Kaycee King
1998
Far Harbor
as Kiki
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Presenter
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
as Self
1980
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1975
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Winner
1975
American Music Awards
as Self - Host
1974
The Grammys
as Self
1959
The Oscars
as Self
1953