Tracee Ellis Ross

Birth Name:

Tracee Joy Silberstein

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Writer

Created and teaches "Taping Into Your Creative Well," a workshop that encourages the discovery and utilization of inner joy
Honored by the Los Angeles Urban League as Volunteer of the Year in 2004
Received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for "Black-ish" in 2017
Won the BET Comedy Award for outstanding lead actress in 2005 for "Girlfriends․"
Earned a degree in theater from Brown University in 1994
Is the second child of Motown icon Diana Ross and music manager Robert Ellis Silberstein
Worked as a contributing fashion editor for magazines such as Mirabella and New York
Quote: "I absolutely love pretty clothes․ I definitely got that from my mom․"
Quote: "I was terribly shy growing up․ I really had no interest in being in front of the camera․"
In 2013, began the "Hair Love" Campaign to encourage women to love their hair as is

2002Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2003Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2003Prism Award - Perfomance in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2004BET Comedy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2004Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2005BET Comedy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2005Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2006Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2007Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2008Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2009Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2009Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2012Black Reel - Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Female:Nominated
2012Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2012Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
2012Vision Award - Best Performance - Comedy:Nominated
2015BET Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2015Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2016BET Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2016Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2016Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2016Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2016OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2017Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2017Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series:Nominated
2017Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Lead Actress:Nominated
2017Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy:Winner
2017Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2017OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2017Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2018Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2018Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series:Nominated
2018Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Actress:Nominated
2018Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2018OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2019Black Reel - Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series:Nominated
2019Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series:Nominated
2019Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2019People's Choice Award - Favorite Comedy TV Star:Nominated
2019Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical:Nominated
2020Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series:Nominated
2020Black Reel - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
2020HCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
2020Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Winner
2020OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2020People's Choice Award - Favorite Drama Movie Star:Nominated
2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2021Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actress:Nominated
2021Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series:Nominated
2021GMS Award - Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film:Nominated
2021HCA Award - Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy:Nominated
2021Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2021Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2021OFTA Television Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2022Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series:Nominated
2022Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy:Nominated
2022HCA Award - Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy:Nominated
2022Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2022People's Choice Award - The Comedy TV Star of 2022:Nominated
2023Gracie - On-Air Talent - Lifestyle:Winner
2023Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2023Image Award - Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble:Nominated
2023IDA Award - Best Episodic Series:Nominated
2023Blimp Award - Favorite Female TV Star (Family):Nominated
2024Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
2025Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie or Limited Series:Nominated

Tracee Ellis Ross

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