Tracee Ellis Ross is an American actress, singer and television host. She is known for her lead roles in the television series "Girlfriends" and "Black-ish". Ross is the owner and CEO of Pattern Beauty, the hair-care line for curly hair.

Ross is the daughter of actress and Motown recording artist Diana Ross and her ex-husband 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, I-See-You.Com, and Daddy's Little Girls, before returning to television playing Dr. Carla Reed on the BET sitcom "Reed Between the Lines", for which she received her third NAACP Image Award.

Since 2014, Ross has played the starring role of Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the ABC comedy series "Black-ish". Her work on the series has earned her three 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 three 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, Ross starred and recorded the soundtrack album for the musical film, The High Note.

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