Tracee Ellis Ross
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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Acted in
#TeenagersStars
2026
as Mira (Ricky Mom)
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
as (voice)
Cold Copy
2024
as Diane Heger
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
2023
as Self
Candy Cane Lane
2023
as Carol Carver
American Fiction
2023
as Lisa Ellison
Invisible Beauty
2023
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
2022
as Self
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self
The Premise
2021
as Rayna Bradshaw
Growing Up Animal
2021
as Narrator (voice)
The Runaway Bunny
2021
as Narrator and Singer
That Click
2020
as Self
The High Note
2020
as Grace Davis
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020
as Self
mixed-ish
2019
as Bow Johnson
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Tameka
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
Little
2019
as Homegirl (voice)
grown-ish
2018
as Rainbow Johnson
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
The Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
black-ish
2014
as Rainbow Johnson
Broad City
2014
as Winona
Reed Between the Lines
2011
as Carla Reed
Five
2011
as Alyssa
Labor Pains
2009
as Kristin
Life Support
2007
as Tanya
Daddy's Little Girls
2007
as Cynthia
I-See-You.com
2006
as Nancy Tanaka
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
2005
as Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
Second Time Around
2004
as Naomi
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Gloria Parkes
Girlfriends
2000
as Joan Clayton
Hanging Up
2000
as Kim
A Fare to Remember
1999
as Jane
Sue
1998
as Linda
Race Against Fear
1998
as Kaycee King
Far Harbor
1996
as Kiki
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
1980
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Jodie
as Jodie (voice)