For the soap opera actress and Star Search winner, see Tracey Ross.
Tracee Ellis Ross (born October 29, 1972) is an
NAACP Image Award winning
American actress. She is best known for her lead role on the
UPN/
CW series,
Girlfriends.
Early life
Born
Tracee Joy Silberstein in
Los Angeles,
California, she is the daughter of singer/actress
Diana Ross and music business manager Robert Ellis Silberstein.
Evan Ross is also her brother. Ross attended the
Dalton School in
Manhattan and the
Institut Le Rosey in
Switzerland. She was a model in her teens.