Tracee Joy Silberstein, known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross (born October 29, 1972 in Los Angeles, California), is an American actress, singer and television personality.
Ross is best known for her lead roles as Joan Clayton in Girlfriends and (Dr.) Rainbow Johnson in black•ish, the later of which earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. She is a co-creator and executive producer on mixed•ish, a Black-ish spin-off focusing on her character's younger years, and she also serves as the narrator.
She is the daughter of famed singer and Supreme Diana Ross, and sister-in-law to both Ashlee Simpson and Jessica Simpson.
Selected Filmograhpy
Film
- Hanging Up (2000) - Kim
- Daddy's Little Girls (2009) - Cynthia
- Labor Pains (2009) - Kristin
- The High Note (2020) - Grace Davis
- American Fiction (2023) - Lisa Ellison
- Candy Cane Lane (2023) - Carol
Television
- Girlfriends (2000–2008) - Joan Clayton, main role
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011) - Gloria Parkes, recurring role
- Reed Between The Lines (2011) - Dr. Carla Reed, main role and producer
- black•ish (2014-2022) - Dr. Rainbow Johnson, main role
- mixed•ish (2019-2021) - Adult Rainbow Johnson/Narrator, also executive producer
