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Tracee Ellis Ross

Acting

Born October 29, 1972 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tracee Ellis Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Time 100 · 2021
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 2017
  • Lucy Award · 2017
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Comedy Series · 2016
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Comedy Series · 2015
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  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Comedy Series · 2012
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Comedy Series · 2009
  • NAACP Image AwardOutstanding Comedy Series · 2007
  • BET Awards · 2005

Filmography50+ titles

That Click

2019as Self

Invisible Beauty

2023as Self

Black Mirror

2011as Gaynor

Grown-ish

2018as Rainbow Johnson

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Gloria Parkes

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009as Self - Guest Judge

Private Practice

2007as Dr. Ellen Sicher

American Fiction

2023as Lisa Ellison

Girlfriends

2000as Joan Clayton

Mixed-ish

2019as Bow Johnson

Conan

2010as Self

Hot Ones

2015as Self

black-ish

2014as Rainbow Johnson

Broad City

2014as Winona

Five

2011as Alyssa

Hart to Heart

as Self

The High Note

2020as Grace Davis

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019as Tameka

Growing Up Animal

as Narrator (voice)

Daddy's Little Girls

2007as Cynthia

Little

2019as Homegirl (voice)

Being Eddie

2025as Self

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

2024as (voice)

Reed Between the Lines

as Carla Reed

Power of the Dream

2024Producer

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Lip Sync Battle

2015as Self

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Project Runway

2004as Self - Guest Judge

This Changes Everything

2018as Self

The Family McMullen

2025as Nina

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked!

2009as Self - Guest Judge

Candy Cane Lane

2023as Carol Carver

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

The Hair Tales

as Self

To Tell the Truth

2016as Self - Panelist

Life Support

2007as Tanya

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Labor Pains

2009as Kristin

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Hanging Up

2000as Kim

Cold Copy

2023as Diane Heger

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self

Desus & Mero

2019as Self - Illustrious Guest

Chelsea

2016as Self

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

2020as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009as Self - Guest