Tracee Ellis Ross
Actress & Youth Volunteer. Star of "Black-ish"
Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, motivational speaker and performance artist, is the star of the new hit ABC comedy series Black-ish. For her role, Ross won the 2015 NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. Ross is best known for her starring role on the hit sitcom Girlfriends which ran…
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Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, motivational speaker and performance artist, is the star of the new hit ABC comedy series Black-ish. For her role, Ross won the 2015 NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series.
Ross is best known for her starring role on the hit sitcom Girlfriends which ran for eight seasons on the UPN/CW network. Her role earned her eight NAACP Image Award nominations including two wins, one in 2007 and another in 2009, in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also starred in and produced the BET series Reed Between the Lines, which won her a third NAACP Image Award.
Ross was also seen in the short film series FIVE, a collection of 5 short films which aired on Lifetime in October 2011. She appeared in Lili, directed by Alicia Keys and produced by Jennifer Aniston and Paula Wagner, among others. Other credits include turns in Love, Loss, and What I Wore on stage in New York and Los Angeles; guest starring roles on ABC’s Private Practice, CBS’ hit crime drama CSI, and HBO’s LIFE Support with Queen Latifah; and feature films Hanging Up with Jennifer Connelly and Marcia Gay Harden, and Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls.
In the March 2015, Ross returned as co-host of the fourth televised installment of the popular BET Network award show, Black Girls Rock, along with Regina King.
Most recently, Ross is delving into the crevices of her imagination unearthing bold, eccentric and deeply-flawed characters. In crafting these captivating “fictional” women, she allows them to live in the “real” world. For example, Ross has attended New York Fashion Week as two of her characters: Madame Hiver, an extravagant, lovable, alcoholic life coach to the stars, and Caliope Champignon, an opinionated French fashion blogger who claims to have “created” Barneys New York. More recently, her grill-wearing skeptical rapper character, who was dubbed TMURDA by bloggers, has become an Internet sensation and even made her recent television debut on BET’s Black Girls Rock.
Additionally, Ross is a dedicated and passionate motivational speaker. She created and teaches “Taping Into Your Creative Well,” a workshop that encourages participants to discover and utilize their inner joy to keep their lives on course. She is also works closely with teenage girls, volunteering with Aviva Family and Children Services in Los Angeles and the Big Brother Big Sister Program where she has held self-esteem workshops nationwide. Ross was honored by the Los Angeles Urban League as “Volunteer of the Year” in 2004, and was the 2009 recipient of the Impact Award from the Aviva Organization.
In 2012, the fashion influencer expanded her vast digital influence by launching her official website Traceeellisross.com. The lifestyle site utilizes Ross’ unique cross-cultural and joyful point of view to inspire the soul, body and mind of her followers.
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Topics
A Woman Gracefully Defining the Rules for Success
Growing Up Jewish
The Me I Know
The daughter of legendary superstar Diana Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross shares with audiences a unique cross-cultural set of life experiences and a creative approach to living your life.
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Tracee Ellis Ross Interview on Black-ish Emmy Nod
Conversation with Tracee Ellis Ros
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Ms. Ross was phenomenal, better than I could have ever hoped for. She was a natural with the girls.
Drury University
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