Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross is currently single and has never been married. Her half-brother Evan Ross is married to Ashlee Simpson, thus making Tracee her sister-in-law.

She is very close to her mother Diana Ross and says she does not feel overshadowed by her fame, rather she feels inspired.

Tracee Ellis Ross was born on October 29, 1972, to the famous Motown singer Diana Ross and her ex-husband, music manager Robert Ellis Silberstein in Los Angeles. She is the half-sister of Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Ross Naess and Evan Ross.

As a child she attended the Riverdale Country School in Bronx and the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. She later attended Brown University where she pursued her degree in theatre.

Tracee Ellis Ross started modeling in her teens. Post her degree from Brown University, she worked in fashion industry as a model and editor of ‘Mirabella’ and ‘New York’ magazine.

In 1996, she debuted on the big screen in the independent film ‘Far Harbor’. In 1997, she began hosting the Lifetime TV magazine series ‘The Dish’ which was a show on popular culture.

In 1998, she played the intense role of an abused school track star in the NBC’s made-for-TV movie ‘Race against fear: A Moment of Truth’. In the year 2000, she landed a major break in Diane Keaton’s ‘Hanging Up’ and then ventured into comedy as a regular on MTV series ‘The Lyricist Lounge’.

Ross rose to fame with her lead role as Joan Clayton in the TV series ‘Girlfriends’ which premiered in 2000. The show went on for the next eight years and boosted her career as a TV actress and also got her roles in movies.

In 2007, she starred in HBO production ‘Life Support’ alongside her brother Evan Ross and Queen Latifah. Her other movies during this time include Tyler Perry’s theatrical movie ‘Daddy’s Little Girls’ (2007) and ‘Labor Pains’ (2009) featuring Lindsay Lohan.

Tracee Ellis Ross is famous for her role of one of the protagonists in the hit television series ‘Girlfriends’. The series aired for almost a decade with over 170 episodes, making her famous and winning her many accolades.

Her role as the physician Dr. Rainbow Johnson opposite Anthony Anderson who played her husband Dre, in ABC’s hit series ‘Black-ish’ won her many awards and brought her international fame.