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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 29, 1972
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- تریسی الیس راس
- 特雷斯·埃利斯·罗斯
Tracee Ellis Ross
1.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.8
Self
Being Eddie
2025
5.8
Nina
The Family McMullen
2025
2.5
Self
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
5.0
Self
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
2025
6.8
(voice)
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
5.2
Diane Heger
Cold Copy
2024
8.6
Self
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
2023
6.0
Carol Carver
Candy Cane Lane
2023
7.3
Lisa Ellison
American Fiction
2023
8.7
Self
Invisible Beauty
2023
Credits
Being Eddie
as Self
2025
6.8
The Family McMullen
as Nina
2025
5.8
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self
2025
2.5
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
as Self
2025
5.0
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
as (voice)
2024
6.8
Cold Copy
as Diane Heger
2024
5.2
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
as Self
2023
8.6
Candy Cane Lane
as Carol Carver
2023
6.0
American Fiction
as Lisa Ellison
2023
7.3
Invisible Beauty
as Self
2023
8.7
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
2023
8.4
The Hair Tales
as Self
2022
6.8
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
as Self
2022
8.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
5.6
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
as Self
2022
10.0
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
2021
2.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
7.0
Adele One Night Only
as Self
2021
7.8
The Premise
as Rayna Bradshaw
2021
6.3
Growing Up Animal
as Narrator (voice)
2021
7.0
Hart to Heart
as Self
2021
8.2
The Runaway Bunny
as Narrator and Singer
2021
7.0
The High Note
as Grace Davis
2020
7.0
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
0.0
The Disney Family Singalong
as Self
2020
8.3
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
as Self
2020
5.0
That Click
as Self
2019
8.8
mixed-ish
as Bow Johnson
2019
7.2
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2019
3.6
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Tameka
2019
7.0
This Changes Everything
as Self
2019
6.1
Little
as Homegirl (voice)
2019
6.9
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
5.1
Busy Tonight
as Self - Guest
2018
5.5
grown-ish
as Rainbow Johnson
2018
7.9
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
6.1
The Gong Show
as Self - Judge
2017
5.6
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.2
Chelsea
as Self
2016
5.1
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
6.4
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
2015
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
black-ish
as Rainbow Johnson
2014
7.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Broad City
as Winona
2014
7.1
Black Mirror
as Gaynor
2011
8.3
Reed Between the Lines
as Carla Reed
2011
6.6
Five
as Alyssa
2011
7.1
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge
2010
6.1
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Labor Pains
as Kristin
2009
5.4
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
7.5
Private Practice
as Dr. Ellen Sicher
2007
7.5
Life Support
as Tanya
2007
5.6
Daddy's Little Girls
as Cynthia
2007
6.9
I-See-You.com
as Nancy Tanaka
2006
4.9
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as Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
2005
5.0
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
2004
6.2
🎬
Second Time Around
as Naomi
2004
0.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Gloria Parkes
2000
7.6
Girlfriends
as Joan Clayton
2000
7.3
Hanging Up
as Kim
2000
5.2
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1999
9.1
A Fare to Remember
as Jane
1999
4.0
Sue
as Linda
1998
6.6
Race Against Fear
as Kaycee King
1998
6.1
Far Harbor
as Kiki
1996
3.8
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Intimate Portrait
as Self
1993
4.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
as Self
1980
10.0
American Music Awards
as Self - Host
1974
8.2
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.6
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0