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Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 29, 1972 (52)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Actr ... ess 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.

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Cold Copy

Cold Copy

2024

as Diane Heger

Candy Cane Lane

Candy Cane Lane

2023

as Carol Carver

American Fiction

American Fiction

2023

as Lisa Ellison

The Runaway Bunny

The Runaway Bunny

2021

as Narrator and Singer

The High Note

The High Note

2020

as Grace Davis

Little

Little

2019

as Homegirl (voice)

Five

Five

2011

as Alyssa

Labor Pains

Labor Pains

2009

as Kristin

Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

2007

as Cynthia

Life Support

Life Support

2007

as Tanya

I-See-You.com

I-See-You.com

2006

as Nancy Tanaka

Hanging Up

Hanging Up

2000

as Kim

A Fare to Remember

A Fare to Remember

1999

as Jane

Sue

Sue

1998

as Linda

Race Against Fear

Race Against Fear

1998

as Kaycee King

Far Harbor

Far Harbor

1996

as Kiki

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Power of the Dream

Power of the Dream

2024

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Television Credits

black-ish

as Rainbow Johnson

Episodes: 175

First Aired: Sep 24, 2014

Girlfriends

as Joan Clayton

Episodes: 172

First Aired: Sep 11, 2000

mixed-ish

as Bow Johnson

Episodes: 36

First Aired: Sep 24, 2019

Reed Between the Lines

as Carla Reed

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Oct 11, 2011

Growing Up Animal

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 18, 2021

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Gloria Parkes

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

as (voice)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 22, 2024

grown-ish

as Rainbow Johnson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 03, 2018

The Premise

as Rayna Bradshaw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2021

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Tameka

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

Broad City

as Winona

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 2014

Second Time Around

as Naomi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2004

Private Practice

as Dr. Ellen Sicher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2007

The Hair Tales

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 22, 2022

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

American Music Awards

as Self - Host

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 19, 1974

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 14, 2016

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 2019

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Lip Sync Battle

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 2015

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Busy Tonight

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 28, 2018

Chelsea

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 11, 2016

The Gong Show

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 22, 2017

Hot Ones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2015

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 2004

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 08, 2017

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

Hart to Heart

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 05, 2021

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 21, 2019

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

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