Tracee Ellis Ross

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

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Private Practice

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Movies (33)

• Being Eddie2025 · as Self
• The Family McMullen2025 · as Nina
• Cold Copy2024 · as Diane Heger
• Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé2023 · as Self
• Candy Cane Lane2023 · as Carol Carver
• American Fiction2023 · as Lisa Ellison
• Invisible Beauty2023 · as Self
• Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2023 · as Self - Guest
• Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter2022 · as Self
• black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special2022 · as Self
• Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast2021
• 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2021 · as Self
• Adele One Night Only2021 · as Self
• The Runaway Bunny2021 · as Narrator and Singer
• The High Note2020 · as Grace Davis
• Love, Loss, and What I Wore2020
• The Disney Family Singalong2020 · as Self
• Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate2020 · as Self
• That Click2019 · as Self
• This Changes Everything2019 · as Self
• Little2019 · as Homegirl (voice)
• Five2011 · as Alyssa
• Labor Pains2009 · as Kristin
• Life Support2007 · as Tanya
• Daddy's Little Girls2007 · as Cynthia
• I-See-You.com2006 · as Nancy Tanaka
• Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]2005 · as Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
• Hanging Up2000 · as Kim
• A Fare to Remember1999 · as Jane
• Sue1998 · as Linda
• Race Against Fear1998 · as Kaycee King
• Far Harbor1996 · as Kiki
• Standing Room Only: Diana Ross1980 · as Self

All TV Shows (57)

• Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television2025 · as Self
• Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross2025 · as Self
• The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy2024 · as (voice)
• The Hair Tales2022 · as Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
• The Premise2021 · as Rayna Bradshaw
• Growing Up Animal2021 · as Narrator (voice)
• Hart to Heart2021 · as Self
• mixed-ish2019 · as Bow Johnson
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• A Black Lady Sketch Show2019 · as Tameka
• Desus & Mero2019 · as Self - Illustrious Guest
• Busy Tonight2018 · as Self - Guest
• grown-ish2018 · as Rainbow Johnson
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• The Gong Show2017 · as Self - Judge
• To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Chelsea2016 · as Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Lip Sync Battle2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• black-ish2014 · as Rainbow Johnson
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Broad City2014 · as Winona
• Black Mirror2011 · as Gaynor
• Reed Between the Lines2011 · as Carla Reed
• Conan2010 · as Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked2010 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Private Practice2007 · as Dr. Ellen Sicher
• Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Second Time Around2004 · as Naomi
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Gloria Parkes
• Girlfriends2000 · as Joan Clayton
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Intimate Portrait1993 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self - Presenter
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Presenter
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self - Winner
• American Music Awards1974 · as Self - Host
• The Grammys1959 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self