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Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross is an accomplished actress, producer, and entrepreneur known for her impactful roles in television and film, as well as her successful haircare brand, Pattern Beauty.

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Spanx x La Ligne

Tracee Ellis Ross fronted the SPANX x La Ligne collection. She commented, 'What a dreamy collab.'

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Tiffany & Co.

In 2021, she fronted Tiffany & Co.'s “Give Me the T” campaign.

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H&M

She collaborated with H&M on its “Buy From a Black Woman” initiative.

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Roku Originals

Tracee Ellis Ross partnered with Roku Originals for her viral travel show "Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross," choosing Roku Originals for its technology that allowed for broader reach.

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Old Navy

Old Navy is listed as a brand Tracee Ellis Ross has endorsed.

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PATTERN Beauty

Tracee Ellis Ross is the founder of Pattern Beauty, a company that makes natural hair care products for curly and textured hair. She discussed launching Pattern Beauty, championing Black hair care, and speaking at Amazon Accelerate. The brand was founded in 2018.

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Etsy

Tracee Ellis Ross had a celebrity partnership with Etsy. Objectives included a social-first approach to celebrity and influencer partnerships, promoting her point of view, and her Etsy picks.

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Optimum Amla Legend

Optimum Amla Legend, a salon hair products brand for multicultural women, announced a new partnership with actress Tracee Ellis Ross in 2014.

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1994

Graduated from Brown University with a theatre degree

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1996

Big-screen debut in "Far Harbor"

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2000-2008

Starred as Joan Clayton in "Girlfriends"

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2007, 2009

Received two NAACP Image Awards for "Girlfriends"

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2007

Starred in "Daddy's Little Girls"

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2011

Starred as Dr. Carla Reed in "Reed Between the Lines"

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2012

Received third NAACP Image Award for "Reed Between the Lines"

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2014-2022

Starred as Dr. Rainbow Johnson in "Black-ish"

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2015

Awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by Brown University

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2017

Received a Golden Globe Award for "Black-ish"

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Received six NAACP Image Awards for "Black-ish"

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2018

Launched Pattern Beauty

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2019

Co-created and narrated "Mixed-ish"

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2020

Starred in and recorded soundtrack for "The High Note"

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2021

Included on the Time 100 list

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2022

Produced "The Hair Tales"

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2022

Honored with a Disney Legend Award

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2023

Starred in "American Fiction"

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2023

Starred in "Candy Cane Lane"

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2025

"Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross" premiered on Roku Channel

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About

Tracee Joy Silberstein, known professionally as Tracee Ellis Ross, was born on October 29, 1972, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Motown recording artist Diana Ross and music business manager Robert Ellis Silberstein. Ross attended The Dalton School in Manhattan, Riverdale Country School in the Bronx, and the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. She later graduated from Brown University in 1994 with a theatre degree. Before her acting career, Ross worked in the fashion industry as a model and contributing fashion editor for magazines such as Mirabella and New York.

Ross made her acting debut in 1996 in the independent film “Far Harbor.” She gained significant recognition for her starring role as Joan Clayton in the UPN/CW comedy series “Girlfriends,” which aired from 2000 to 2008. Her performance earned her two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. Following “Girlfriends,” she appeared in films like “Daddy’s Little Girls” (2007) and television series such as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Reed Between the Lines,” where she received her third NAACP Image Award for her role as Dr. Carla Reed.

From 2014 to 2022, Ross starred as Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the ABC comedy series “Black-ish.” This role brought her critical acclaim, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, and six NAACP Image Awards. She also received nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, she co-created “Mixed-ish,” a prequel spin-off of “Black-ish,” and in 2020, she starred in and recorded the soundtrack for the musical film “The High Note.” Ross is also the founder and CEO of Pattern Beauty, a haircare line for curly and textured hair, launched in 2018.

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  • Live performance
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