- Tracee Ellis Ross
Infobox Actor
name = Tracee Ellis Ross
imagesize = 250px
caption = Tracee Ellis Ross at the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (Photograph by Christopher Peterson)| birthdate = birth date and age|1972|10|29
birthname = Tracee Joy Silberstein
location =Los Angeles, California , U.S.
height = 5 ft 10 in (1.5 m)
notable role = "Joan Clayton" in "Girlfriends "
academyawards =Tracee Ellis Ross (born Tracee Joy Silberstein on
October 29 ,1972 ) is an Americanactress .The daughter of singer/actress
Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein; she is best known for her lead role on theUPN /CW NAACP Image Award and Emmy Award nominated series, "Girlfriends ".In 1973, Tracee (as an infant) appeared on a cover of
Ebony magazine, alongside her mother and older sister, Rhonda. For Ross'primary andsecondary education, she attended the eliteDalton School inManhattan and the ultra exclusiveInstitut Le Rosey inSwitzerland . Like older sister Rhonda, Ross is aBrown University alumna. She appeared in plays there, and graduated in1994 . [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_1_35/ai_n6006458] From there, she went on to model, write, produce, and most notably, act.Career
Modeling
Ross worked in the fashion industry, as a model and contributing fashion editor to "
Mirabella " and "New York."As a model she worked with
photographer sHerb Ritts ,Peter Lindberg ,Francesco Scavullo , andMario Testino .Fact|date=February 2007 She has also been featured in nationaladvertising campaign s, including those for Gap, TheDonna Karan Collection, Paul Mitchell, andDKNY .She was the
cover girl in the Fall2006 edition of "Vibe Vixen".Acting
Ross made her big screen debut in
1996 , playing aJewish /African-American woman in the independent feature film "Far Harbor." The following year, she debuted as host of "The Dish ," aLifetime TV magazine series keeping tabs onpopular culture . In1998 , she starred as a former high school track star who remained silent about having been abused at the hands of a coach, in theNBC made-for-TV movie: "Race Against Fear: A Moment of Truth." Her next role was an independentfeature film "Sue." In2000 , she landed her first major studio role inDiane Keaton 's "Hanging Up." The same year, she broke into comedy as a regular performer in theMTV series "The Lyricist Lounge Show ," ahip-hop variety series mixing music, dramatic sketches, and comedic skits.Ross' biggest career achievement came when she landed the role of Joan Carol Clayton — a successful lawyer looking for love, challenges, and adventure, in the hit
UPN /CW series "Girlfriends ". The series centers on four youngAfrican-American women. In2007 , Ross won an NAACP Image Award in the category, "Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series" for her role on "Girlfriends ". In Fall 2007 Tracee starred with her brother Evan Ross andQueen Latifah in the HBO movie "Life Support," That same year, she appeared in theTyler Perry theatrical movie,Daddy's Little Girls .Filmography
* "
Labor Pains " (2009)
* "Daddy's Little Girls " (2007) Cynthia
* HBO Original Movie "Life Support" (2007)
* "Girlfriends " (2000-2008) TV Series…Joan Clayton
* "In the Weeds" (2000)…Caroline
* "Hanging Up " (2000)…Kim
* "The Lyricist Lounge Show" (2000) TV Series…Various
* "Race Against Fear: A Moment of Truth" (1998) (TV)…Kaycee King
* "A Fare to Remember" (1998)
* "Sue" (1997)…Linda
* "The Dish"(1997) TV Series…Host
* "Far Harbor" (1996) (as Tracee Ellie Ross)…KikiHerself
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Kanye West video for "Touch The Sky " (2006)
*Kanye West :College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V)…Herself/Fifi LeBeouff (segment "The New Workout Plan")Awards and nominations
External links
* [http://www.traceeellisross.com/ Official Website]
* [http://cwtv.com/shows/girlfriends/cast/traceeellis-ross Tracee Ellis Ross cast bio on The CW]
* [http://www.filmbug.com/db/343710 Tracee Ellis Ross's biography on filmbug]
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