Tracee Ellis Ross
Acting
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
Acting86
movieCold Copy
2024
Diane Heger
movieCandy Cane Lane
2023
Carol Carver
movieAmerican Fiction
2023
Lisa Ellison
tvThe Premise
2021
Rayna Bradshaw
tvGrowing Up Animal
2021
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Runaway Bunny
2021
Narrator and Singer
movieThe High Note
2020
Grace Davis
tvmixed-ish
2019
Bow Johnson
tvTamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
movieLittle
2019
Homegirl (voice)
tvDesus & Mero
2019
Self - Illustrious Guest
tvBusy Tonight
2018
Self - Guest
tvgrown-ish
2018
Rainbow Johnson
tvThe Gong Show
2017
Self - Judge
tvTo Tell the Truth
2016
Self - Panelist
tvChelsea
2016
Self
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest / Self
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvblack-ish
2014
Rainbow Johnson
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self / Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
tvBroad City
2014
Winona
tvBlack Mirror
2011
Gaynor
tvReed Between the Lines
2011
Carla Reed
movieFive
2011
Alyssa
tvConan
2010
Self
tvRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
Self - Guest Judge
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
movieLabor Pains
2009
Kristin
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Guest Judge
tvPrivate Practice
2007
Dr. Ellen Sicher
movieI-See-You.com
2006
Nancy Tanaka
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movieKanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2005
Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
tvProject Runway
2004
Self - Guest Judge
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Self - Guest
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Gloria Parkes
tvGirlfriends
2000
Joan Clayton
tvTeen Choice Awards
1999
Self - Presenter
movieSue
1998
Linda
movieRace Against Fear
1998
Kaycee King
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Presenter / Self - Winner
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974
Self - Host
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Production5
tvSolo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
2025
Executive Producer
moviePower of the Dream
2024
Producer
tvThe Hair Tales
2022
Executive Producer
tvmixed-ish
2019
Executive Producer
tvblack-ish
2014
Producer
Directing2
tvblack-ish
2014
Director
tvGirlfriends
2000
Director
Creator1
tvmixed-ish
2019
Creator
Writing1
tvmixed-ish
2019
Story