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Tracee Joy Silberstein
October 29, 1972 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Tracee Ellis Ross is a talented American actress, born on October 29, 1972. She is well-known for her main roles in popular TV shows. These include Girlfriends (from 2000 to 2008) and Black-ish (from 2014 to 2022). For her work on Black-ish, she was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards.
Tracee is the daughter of famous singer and actress Diana Ross and music manager Robert Ellis Silberstein. She started her acting career in independent films and variety shows. She also hosted a pop-culture show called The Dish.
From 2000 to 2008, Tracee played Joan Clayton in the comedy series Girlfriends. This role earned her two NAACP Image Awards. She also appeared in movies like Hanging Up (2000) and Daddy's Little Girls (2007). Later, she returned to TV as Dr. Carla Reed in Reed Between the Lines (2011), winning another NAACP Image Award.
From 2014 to 2022, Tracee starred as Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the ABC comedy series Black-ish. This role brought her six NAACP Image Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. In 2019, she helped create Mixed-ish, a spin-off show based on Black-ish. In 2020, she starred in the musical film The High Note and recorded its soundtrack.
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Tracee Ellis Ross's Early Life
Tracee Ellis Ross was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 29, 1972. Her mother is the famous singer and actress Diana Ross. Her father is music business manager Robert Ellis Silberstein. Tracee's father is Jewish, and her mother is African-American. She chose the name Tracee Ellis Ross to keep both her parents' names.
She has a younger sister, Chudney Lane Silberstein, and an older half-sister, Rhonda Ross Kendrick. The actor and musician Evan Ross is her half-brother. When her mother married Arne Næss Jr. in 1985, Tracee gained three step-siblings. She remains close with all of them.
Tracee went to schools in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Switzerland. As a teenager, she worked as a model. She then attended Brown University and graduated in 1994 with a degree in theatre. After college, she worked in fashion as a model and editor for magazines like Mirabella. She also received an honorary degree from Spelman College.
Tracee has a slight difference in her left eyelid, called ptosis. She has spoken openly about it, saying she loves her eyes just the way they are.
Tracee Ellis Ross's Career Journey
Starting Out in Acting
Tracee Ellis Ross began her film career in 1996 in the independent movie Far Harbor. The next year, she started hosting The Dish, a TV show about pop culture. In 1998, she starred in the TV movie Race Against Fear: A Moment of Truth.
In 2000, she got her first big studio role in Diane Keaton's film Hanging Up. That same year, she joined the MTV series The Lyricist Lounge Show, a hip-hop variety show. In 2006, she appeared in Kanye West's music video for "Touch The Sky."
Becoming Famous with Girlfriends
Tracee's biggest success came when she landed the main role in the popular TV series Girlfriends. She played Joan Carol Clayton, a successful lawyer looking for love and adventure. The show was about four young African-American women and their male best friend. For her role, Tracee won an NAACP Image Award in 2007 and again in 2009.
In 2007, Tracee starred with her brother Evan Ross and Queen Latifah in the HBO movie Life Support. She also appeared in Tyler Perry's movie Daddy's Little Girls. In 2009, she was in the film Labor Pains.
She also made guest appearances on TV shows like Private Practice (2010) and CSI (2011). In 2011, Tracee starred in the sitcom Reed Between the Lines on BET. She won another NAACP Image Award for this role in 2012.
Black-ish and More Success
In 2014, Tracee was cast in the ABC comedy series Black-ish alongside Anthony Anderson. She played Dr. Rainbow Johnson, the female lead. The show was very well-received by critics. For her performance, Tracee won three NAACP Image Awards. She also received nominations for two Critics' Choice Television Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2016, her Emmy nomination was the first for an African-American woman in that category in 30 years.
Tracee also hosted the BET Awards in 2015 and 2016. She hosted the American Music Awards in 2017 and 2018, and The Fashion Awards in 2019.
In 2019, Tracee helped create Mixed-ish, a spin-off of Black-ish. She also narrates the series. In 2020, she played the main role of Grace Davis, a famous singer, in the musical film The High Note. This was her first big movie role since 2007. For The High Note, Tracee made her singing debut and recorded a soundtrack album. The song "Love Myself" was released as a single.
In September 2020, she signed a deal with ABC Signature. In 2021, Time magazine included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
After Black-ish ended in 2022, Tracee appeared in The Kids in the Hall. She also produced The Hair Tales, a docuseries for Hulu and Oprah Winfrey Network. More recently, she starred in the psychological thriller film Cold Copy and the film American Fiction (2023). In 2023, she also starred with Eddie Murphy in the holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane.
Tracee Ellis Ross's Personal Life
Tracee Ellis Ross has often spoken about her choice not to marry or have children. In an interview in 2018, she said she is a good friend, a solid daughter, and a hard worker. She also mentioned winning a Golden Globe.
Tracee Ellis Ross's Business Ventures
Tracee Ellis Ross is the founder of Pattern Beauty. This company creates hair care products for curly and textured hair. She started the company in 2018. The products are made with safe ingredients and aim to empower women and people of color.
Images for kids
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Ross in 2018
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Ross with Mara Brock Akil and Girlfriends cast in 2013
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Ross at the 2014 NAACP Image Awards
See also
In Spanish: Tracee Ellis Ross para niños
