Tracee Ellis Ross Net Worth

Tracee Ellis Ross's Quotes

• About Madonna: "I was in love with the Hindu moment and her yoga body. I used to think 40 was old. Now I think: Hey, 40's hot!" (In Style magazine, Sept/2006).

Interesting Facts about Tracee Ellis Ross

1. Daughter of Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein.
2. Half-sister of Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Ross Naess, and Evan Ross.
3. Niece of Arthur 'T-Boy' Ross.
4. Worked as a fashion editor for Mirabella and New York Magazine.
5. Working as a model when she was younger, she was photographed by highly-regarded fashion photographers Herb Ritts, Peter Lindberg, Francesco Scavullo, and Mario Testino.
6. She is a graduate of Brown University and the esteemed William Esper Acting Studio.
7. Older sister of Chudney Ross.
8. Starring on the hit sitcom, Girlfriends (2000). [September 2003]
9. Changed her major to theater at Brown University after a positive experience auditioning for Malcolm X (1992). Though she didn't land a role in the film, words of encouragement from Spike Lee's casting director Robi Reed were all she needed to embark a different career path.
10. Her grandfather, Fred Ross, Sr., passed away on November 20, 2007 at age 87.
11. Her father is Ashkenazi Jewish and her mother is African-American.
12. Sister-in-law of Ashlee Simpson and co-sister-in-law of Jessica Simpson.
13. First African-American actress in 34 years to win the Best Actress Golden Globe in a TV comedy (for Black-ish (2014)). In 1983 Debbie Allen won for her role in Fame (1982).
14. In her early twenties she briefly modeled for French designer Thierry Mugler in Paris.
15. As a pre-teen she was once photographed and painted by Andy Warhol.
16. Attended school in Switzerland.
17. Is conversant in French.
18. Won her 'black-ish' Golden Globe Award at age 44, 44 years after her mother, Diana Ross, won her own Golden Globe for Lady Sings the Blues (1972).
19. Does not consume stimulants such as coffee, chocolate or sugar.
20. Favorite country to visit is Italy.