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

• Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross — Self, Executive Producer
• 2025The Family McMullen — Nina
• 2024Cold Copy — Diane Heger
• 2024Power of the Dream — Producer
• The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy — (voice)
• 2023American Fiction — Lisa Ellison
• 2023Candy Cane Lane — Carol Carver
• The Hair Tales — Self, Executive Producer
• The Jennifer Hudson Show
• Growing Up Animal — Narrator (voice)
• The Premise — Rayna Bradshaw
• 2021The Runaway Bunny — Narrator and Singer
• 2021Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
• 2020Love, Loss, and What I Wore
• 2020The High Note — Grace Davis
• A Black Lady Sketch Show — Tameka
• 2019Little — Homegirl (voice)
• mixed-ish — Bow Johnson, Executive Producer, Story, Creator
• grown-ish — Rainbow Johnson
• Broad City — Winona
• black-ish — Rainbow Johnson, Director, Producer
• Black Mirror — Gaynor
• 2011Five — Alyssa
• Reed Between the Lines — Carla Reed
• 2009Labor Pains — Kristin
• 2007Daddy's Little Girls — Cynthia
• 2007Life Support — Tanya
• Private Practice — Dr. Ellen Sicher
• 2006I-See-You.com — Nancy Tanaka
• Second Time Around — Naomi
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Gloria Parkes
• Girlfriends — Joan Clayton, Director
• 2000Hanging Up — Kim
• 1999A Fare to Remember — Jane
• 1998Race Against Fear — Kaycee King
• 1998Sue — Linda
• 1996Far Harbor — Kiki

Appearances as themselves (50)

• 2025Being Eddie — Self
• Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television — Self
• 2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self - Guest
• 2023Invisible Beauty — Self
• 2023Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé — Self
• 2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter — Self
• 2022black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special — Self
• 20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self
• Hart to Heart — Self
• 2020Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate — Self
• 2020The Disney Family Singalong — Self
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• Desus & Mero — Self - Illustrious Guest
• 2019That Click — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2019This Changes Everything — Self
• Busy Tonight — Self - Guest
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series — Self
• The Gong Show — Self - Judge
• Chelsea — Self
• To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• Lip Sync Battle — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Conan — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked — Self - Guest Judge
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2005Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] — Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
• Project Runway — Self - Guest Judge
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self - Guest
• Teen Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Intimate Portrait — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self - Presenter
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• 1980Standing Room Only: Diana Ross — Self
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter, Self - Winner
• American Music Awards — Self - Host
• The Grammys — Self
• The Oscars — Self