Tracee Ellis Ross – American/African-American

Tracee Joy Silberstein is the daughter of Motown singer/actress Diana Ross and music industry consultant Robert Ellis Silberstein, and she was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is a devout Jew, while her mother is of African descent. Since her father dropped the name Silberstein, she took the name Tracee Ellis Ross to keep both of her parents’ names.

Ross is an actress, musician, actor, TV presenter, producer, and director. She attended Brown University and graduated in 1994 with a theatre degree. Girlfriends (2000–2008) and Black-ish (2014–present) are two of her most famous television shows. Ross is the owner of Pattern Beauty, a curly haircare brand. Tracee acquired three step-siblings after her mother married Arne Nss Jr. in 1985: Katinka, Christoffer, and folk singer Leona Naess, both of whom she remains close with. Ross Arne and Evan Ross, her two half-brothers, were born in 1987 and 1988, respectively before her mother and Naess separated in 1999.