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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tracee Ellis Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: 29 October 1972
Played In
Movie
Nov 2025
Being Eddie
Self
Movie
Oct 2025
The Family McMullen
Nina
TV Show
Sep 2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
TV Show
Jul 2025
Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross
Self
TV Show
Feb 2024
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
(voice)
Movie
Jan 2024
Cold Copy
Diane Heger
Movie
Dec 2023
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Self
Movie
Nov 2023
Candy Cane Lane
Carol Carver
Movie
Nov 2023
American Fiction
Lisa Ellison
Movie
Sep 2023
Invisible Beauty
Self
Movie
Apr 2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
TV Show
Oct 2022
The Hair Tales
Self
Movie
Sep 2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
TV Show
Sep 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Movie
Apr 2022
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
Self
Movie
Nov 2021
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
Movie
Nov 2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Movie
Nov 2021
Adele One Night Only
Self
TV Show
Sep 2021
The Premise
Rayna Bradshaw
TV Show
Aug 2021
Growing Up Animal
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Aug 2021
Hart to Heart
Self
Movie
Mar 2021
The Runaway Bunny
Narrator and Singer
Movie
Jun 2020
The High Note
Grace Davis
Movie
May 2020
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Movie
Apr 2020
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
Movie
Apr 2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Self
Movie
Dec 2019
That Click
Self
TV Show
Sep 2019
mixed-ish
Bow Johnson
TV Show
Sep 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
TV Show
Sep 2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
TV Show
Sep 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
TV Show
Aug 2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Tameka
Movie
Jul 2019
This Changes Everything
Self
Movie
Apr 2019
Little
Homegirl (voice)
TV Show
Feb 2019
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
TV Show
Oct 2018
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jan 2018
grown-ish
Rainbow Johnson
TV Show
Aug 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
TV Show
Jun 2017
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
TV Show
Jun 2016
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
TV Show
May 2016
Chelsea
Self
TV Show
Aug 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
TV Show
Apr 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self
TV Show
Mar 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
TV Show
Mar 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
TV Show
Mar 2015
Hot Ones
Self
TV Show
Dec 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
TV Show
Sep 2014
black-ish
Rainbow Johnson
TV Show
Feb 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
TV Show
Feb 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
TV Show
Feb 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
TV Show
Jan 2014
Broad City
Winona
TV Show
Dec 2011
Black Mirror
Gaynor
TV Show
Oct 2011
Reed Between the Lines
Carla Reed
Movie
Oct 2011
Five
Alyssa
TV Show
Nov 2010
Conan
Self
TV Show
Feb 2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
TV Show
Jul 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Movie
Jun 2009
Labor Pains
Kristin
TV Show
Feb 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
TV Show
Sep 2007
Private Practice
Dr. Ellen Sicher
Movie
Mar 2007
Life Support
Tanya
Movie
Feb 2007
Daddy's Little Girls
Cynthia
Movie
Mar 2006
I-See-You.com
Nancy Tanaka
Movie
Mar 2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Self / Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")
TV Show
Dec 2004
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
TV Show
Sep 2004
Second Time Around
Naomi
TV Show
Sep 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
TV Show
Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
TV Show
Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
TV Show
Oct 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Gloria Parkes
TV Show
Sep 2000
Girlfriends
Joan Clayton
Movie
Feb 2000
Hanging Up
Kim
TV Show
Aug 1999
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Movie
Mar 1999
A Fare to Remember
Jane
Movie
Sep 1998
Sue
Linda
Movie
Sep 1998
Race Against Fear
Kaycee King
Movie
Nov 1996
Far Harbor
Kiki
TV Show
Jul 1996
The Daily Show
Self
TV Show
Nov 1993
Intimate Portrait
Self
TV Show
Sep 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jun 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Sep 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
TV Show
Sep 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Movie
Jan 1980
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
Self
TV Show
Mar 1975
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Mar 1975
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner
TV Show
Feb 1974
American Music Awards
Self - Host
TV Show
Nov 1959
The Grammys
Self
TV Show
Mar 1953
The Oscars
Self