Tracee Ellis Ross
Acting • Born 1972-10-29
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.
Filmography
89 credits
Adele One Night Only
Movie • 2021
Self
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
Movie • 2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2021
Self
Daddy's Little Girls
Movie • 2007
Cynthia
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
Sue
Movie • 1998
Linda
Labor Pains
Movie • 2009
Kristin
A Fare to Remember
Movie • 1999
Jane
Race Against Fear
Movie • 1998
Kaycee King
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Movie • 2022
Self
Invisible Beauty
Movie • 2023
Self
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Movie • 2023
Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Movie • 2022
Self
Cold Copy
Movie • 2024
Diane Heger
American Fiction
Movie • 2023
Lisa Ellison
Hanging Up
Movie • 2000
Kim
Candy Cane Lane
Movie • 2023
Carol Carver
Five
Movie • 2011
Alyssa
Life Support
Movie • 2007
Tanya
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
Movie • 1980
Self
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Movie • 2005
Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
This Changes Everything
Movie • 2019
Self
The High Note
Movie • 2020
Grace Davis
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Movie • 2020
Self
I-See-You.com
Movie • 2006
Nancy Tanaka
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Movie • 2020
Little
Movie • 2019
Homegirl (voice)
That Click
Movie • 2019
Self
Far Harbor
Movie • 1996
Kiki
The Runaway Bunny
Movie • 2021
Narrator and Singer
The Family McMullen
Movie • 2025
Nina
Being Eddie
Movie • 2025
Self
The Disney Family Singalong
Movie • 2020
Self
Girlfriends
TV • 2000
Joan Clayton
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Gloria Parkes
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Premise
TV • 2021
Rayna Bradshaw
Growing Up Animal
TV • 2021
Narrator (voice)
Reed Between the Lines
TV • 2011
Carla Reed
American Music Awards
TV • 1974
Self - Host
grown-ish
TV • 2018
Rainbow Johnson
black-ish
TV • 2014
Rainbow Johnson
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV • 2019
Tameka
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
Lip Sync Battle
TV • 2015
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Broad City
TV • 2014
Winona
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Busy Tonight
TV • 2018
Self - Guest
Chelsea
TV • 2016
Self
The Gong Show
TV • 2017
Self - Judge
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Project Runway
TV • 2004
Self - Guest Judge
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Hart to Heart
TV • 2021
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Second Time Around
TV • 2004
Naomi
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
TV • 2024
(voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
To Tell the Truth
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV • 2019
Self
mixed-ish
TV • 2019
Bow Johnson
The Hair Tales
TV • 2022
Self
Desus & Mero
TV • 2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Dr. Ellen Sicher
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TV • 2010
Self - Guest Judge
Black Mirror
TV • 2011
Gaynor
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
TV • 2025
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
TV • 2025
Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self - Presenter
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Winner
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter