Tracee Ellis Ross
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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
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Oscars
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Project Runway
Broad City
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Chelsea
grown-ish
American Music Awards
Desus & Mero
Lip Sync Battle
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Busy Tonight
Hart to Heart
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
The Premise
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
American Fiction
Little
The Runaway Bunny
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
Candy Cane Lane
black-ish
Cold Copy
The Hair Tales
Growing Up Animal
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Girlfriends
mixed-ish
Production Credits
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