Tracee Ellis Ross: The Greatest Performer of All Time

She's a comic actress, not a comedian.

How come most of Diana’s children have the last name Ross. Wasn’t she married to all their fathers?

Dear Tony, if you have to ask a stupid question like that, no wonder you go after unavailable men all the time.

Why does Tracee Ellis Ross use hair-straighteners?

[quote]How come most of Diana’s children have the last name Ross. Wasn’t she married to all their fathers?

Yes, except for Berry Gordy. Berry is Rhonda's biological father but she considers Bob Silberstein her father.

She changed all of her children's last name to Ross (or they use Ross professionally) because the last name of a Silberstein, Gordy, or Naess, don't open up enough doors. But, "ROSS" does!

It must of been hard for her in the years she was a struggling actress, working restaurant gigs to pay the bills, auditioning whenever she could.

[quote]It must of been hard

Oh, dear.

R7 Oh, Die.

She isn't aging well. I also think she had some misguided PS; one eye is larger than the other.

She looks like a scrub woman. Diana looks better than her NOW.

What's with the one big eye?

R11

She suffers from Graves Disease (in one eye only)

She always looks like she’s working too hard doing situation comedy. Nothing innate or effortless about it. Likeabke enough, I suppose.

Sure does R5, but big hair helps too,

I've seen Diana Ross' children talk about her in individual interviews and as a family. There seems to be authentic love and respect for their mom. And, from the looks of it, they're all pretty well adjusted. All that to say, I give her HUGE props for raising her kids so well while she was having that HUGE career.

^That's Miss Ross to you!

I love Diana Ross, but the self hatred in that family is huge.

^ Oh, 'European'?

R18 figure it out.

One of her eye is constantly surprised

Good lord, no one even knows who the fuck she is.

Have children.

She’s a 45-year-old barren spinster. She must be crazier than her mother.

They seem like a solid family. A lot of celebrity families don't have that.

I've never seen her in anything other than Blackish, which is a great show. In interviews she's naturally funny and very down-to-earth. I'm a fan.

Now I have vomit on my good "I GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLED" Black Friday sweatshirt. And you know how hard it is to get greasy holiday puke out of glitter.

R25: What?

The Greatest Performer of all Time???

Only in her head - or yours.

Horner’s Syndrome

She looks like Donna Karan.

"Self-made?"

Oh, this is obviously a troll thread.

I love her, she deserves the Emmy over tired same note Julia Louise Dreyfuss. BUT what the hell was she thinking wearing this hosting The American Movie Awards?

R21 She's been on TWO long-running, successful sitcoms.

[quote]Julia Louise Dreyfuss.

Double "Oh, dear."

She is NOT funny at all. She has the comedic delivery of an Honors Student and the insecurity of an Incest Survivor.

I don’t know why, because I have nothing against her, but she really creeps me out. Something about her face is just creepy. I can’t even watch her TV show because she annoys me so much. Sorry lady.

Yes, R31, I just WONDER . . . where in the WORLD could she have gotten her fashion sense???

It's just a mystery.

She's on Black-ish on ABC. I also remember Tracie from some old sketch comedy show on MTV back in the early 2000's. And of course the UPN sitcom Girlfriends.

"Is there anything this Ebony Queen can't do?!?" Other than close her right eye, nothing!

Fuck all the racist jealous haters.

R39 Oh dammmmnnnnn, Boi... we almost made it 40 posts without it becoming about race. Thank You for making sure that didn't happen.

She said she grew up with Tom Brokaws kids. She said this I think on Jimmy Kimmel or the breakfast club radio show. One of those.

DataLounge really hates successful black people. I don't know why. But this site dose. But worships a bunch of mediocre white entertainment figures. Who I have absolutely no talent whatsoever. Typical DataLounge.

R42 I agree, Jessica Lange and Glenn Close are no Tracee Ellis Ross. I hate the Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham worship on this site. Ridiculous!

R42 maybe your "dose" of this site is too high and we're glad you could acknowledge you have no talent.

I prefer Chudney

She’s barely black. I think that’s actually what I most dislike about her, she’s so corny in such a typical white girl way. Give me Tiffany Haddish any day.

Why y'all picking on me, huh?

Is this a joke, OP?

I loved Girlfriends

"Tracee Ellis Ross: The Greatest Performer of All Time"

I don't know her.

Self-made my ass.

She reminds me of Carla Hall from Top Chef, and they both seem funny and cool to hang out with.

She was on Rupaul's podcast a couple months ago.

R31 "Mom, I need to host an award show. Do you have a dress I can borrow?"

Why the fuck was she hosting an award show for music, anyway? She sucks.

Obviously there was a connection with her mother getting a lifetime achievement award that night, but I wonder if DR's people insisted that her daughter be the host or she wouldn't go?

I wouldn't go as far as to say the greatest performer, but she's really talented and great on Blackish. I liked her a lot in Girlfriends, too. I'm a fan.

R54 perhaps because she’s hosted other awards shows (so she’s experienced) and who better to host a show honoring Diana Ross. Now if we’re finished mocking Tracy, because she’s a privileged black woman. We can go back to mourning the tragic loss of the “self-made” greatest entertainer of the 20th century, David Cassidy.

R54 - Two simple words, dahling: "Diva Magic" - It addresses a multitude of situations. I should know.

Greatest performer today? No OP. But she is a talented comedic actress and I'm fond of her work.

What do we know about her private life? Does she have a boyfriend?

She looks at least 10 years older than she is.

Her father was pretty decent looking, and her mother was as well. I wonder why she is not.

She's great on Blackish.

She did a great job hosting the AMA... I had no idea she was Diana's daughter.

She makes $470,000 dollars per episode of Black-ish so she's doing great for herself.

R63, where did you come up with this amount? Please share.

With all that money, is there nothing she can do about that face? JFC, is she a beast!

hahaha. R63 is full of shit. Tracee doesn't even make 100 k per episode.

Well, whatever she makes she needs a good plastic surgeon.

She isn't even the greatest performer on Blackish for chrissakes.

She's fine on Blackish, though I wish someone would bring back the really charming Anna Maria Horsford of "Amen".

That Haggard face, though

She has a disability and that's why one of her eyes is bigger than the other and also blinks A LOT! Of course, if she were more of a 'natural beauty' like her mother, she'd never have the career she has, because beautiful women don't do comedy. I don't watch Blackish but thought she did a great job as host - was funny but in a geeky way - and probably crazy nerve-wracking hosting the show that's honoring your mother. I do follow her on Instagram and she's very naturally funny and seeminly unfazed by celebrity. She was very good with Larry King here

R71 she was born into Hollywood. So she's used to everything about showbiz and the entertainment world. She knows what being a celebrity is all about.

Diane now lives in LA because of hr kids and grandkids. She still does gigs, like her residency at the Wynn. DYK she and Cher can't stand each other?

[quote]She isn't even the greatest performer on Blackish for chrissakes.

I agree. I like the show, but she's not that funny.

Does she have a glass eye?

Who?

She was great on Girlfriends. I’m not really a fan of Blackish.

She says on the RuPaul podcast and I’ve heard her say a few other ties that she looks exactly like her mother. She sounds serious when she says that which is strange to me. I look more like Diana Ross than Tracee E Ross does.

She’s UGLY!

[quote]I love her, she deserves the Emmy over tired same note Julia Louise Dreyfuss. BUT what the hell was she thinking wearing this hosting The American Movie Awards?

That dress should have its own theme song..."do you know where you're going to, do you like the things that life's been showing you..."

She looks like a Transformer in that dress.

ABC is reairing her guest host spit for Jimmy Kimmel tonight. Her interview with Mary J Blige is absolutely hilarious.

Gorgeous? Who is this? Delusional, fucking Janbot, who will worship any black cunt who comes along? Ross is not even attractive. Her face is repulsive. Nothing else you said is true either.

Nepotism can be quite ugly.

I find Black-ish to be very cleverly written and the producers and writers are fearless in what they take on. Jennifer Lewis is perfect and Tracee Ellis Ross has great comic timing. And the casting of the kids was brilliant.

I love her. She's really wonderful at everything she does, totally underrated!

She is very good, but OP, you are overselling.

I loved her in 'Good Times'.

I think she is great!

I love her look, a cafe-au-lait slightly Jewish looking Diana Ross.

If she wasn't Diane's daughter, she'd be scrubbing toilets.

Excuse me, Miss OP. I believe you know the greatest performer of all times is not Miss Tracee Ellis Ross. Have you not seen my performance of Helene in the Truckee Veterans Hall production of Mr. Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House? The Donner Pass Herald said I was even better as a maid than I was as an actress! That's how method acting works!

R89 With a degree from Brown?

R90, I am embarrassed that I recognize this woman right away.

The only one of the "Eight is Enough" gals to get preggers.

Bunch of jealous hagged out queens on this thread.

And I agree she is definitely underrated. She deserves so much more.

R84, yes, I agree.

Tracee E. Ross reminds me of MTM, both superior sitcom actresses.

She is an amazing beauty! I have a Gurllll Crush on her!!! She could turn ya straight!!

A degree from Brown, lol. Anyone with rich parents can get that. Appropriate named college for her- the irony!

Don't find Tracey Ellis ross attractive at all.

pass

I flip channel quick when her face comes on....

She has big eye little eye. She is either crazy, or a control freak. Gorgeous hair texture. A bit sallow in the complexion but still pretty skin color....her actual skin tho? She has shitty looking skin, NOT THE COLOR but the actual skin, blemishes and shit.

[quote]Don't find Tracey Ellis ross attractive at all.

But you do find a big gaping guy's hairy asshole attractive, so there ya go.

Fuck yourself r100 this is a gay site. Get over it.

I LOVED Girlfriends back in the day. I watched it every single day. Tracee was the lead but I thought all of the main 4 were phenominal. The show never recovered from losing Toni's actress.

I found her much more appealing as Joan in Girlfriends.

I loved her speech at the Glamour 2017 Women of the Year Summit

Trashee Ellish Rosh

What R96 doesn't bother to mention is she flunked out of Bumfucke County, Kentucky Community College. Oh, the irony of it all!!!!!

She's cockeyed!

Here's funny!

r107 But is she an optimist?

She could bite an apple from the other side of a fence!

Tracee is super talented! I liked her as "Joan" on her first show.

Let the church say AMEN!!!

Her father Wilbur looks like a cadaver.

She could have been Picasso’s muse.

R114, perhaps.

But in the best way!

She suffers from bugeyededness.

Love her, she deserves an Emmy, want to be her best friend but the lady is the worst dressed in Showbiz. Hopefully though she may never get worse than this.

r117, Wow, that closeup of her mouth......

Her teeth (veneers) look like they are about to take over the planet.

She's a Beverly Hills Brat with access to the finest Dentists, they're probably her real teeth.

She'd be a Wal-Mart night manager if she'd had a different mother.

Mom had teeth like that as well.

[quote]But you do find a big gaping guy's hairy asshole attractive, so there ya go.

R100=gaping cunt of a frau.

On that old show of hers, Girlfriends, she was the only one who could act!!!

I spy with my big eye.

R71, that was no Yiddish accent Tracee E. Ross was doing, that was a New Yawk accent.

Tracee and Larry King were talking over each other...very awkward....I hate that...used to happen with Johnny Carson in his later years where he would want to appear more clever than his guests.

What gives?

Sometimes her eye mole is black and sometimes it is skin-colored.

Has anyone mentioned yet that one of her eyes is larger than another? Because I think that important fact needs to be pointed out.

R127, not just that it is larger, it has a different shape.

It is on a different plane of existence.

She's got a great smile--it always cracks me up. She's one of the few comic actors around anymore who can make me laugh before she even says anything, just by giving an expression.

You go, Tracee Silberstein!

Tracee had dinner with Elizabeth Warren during the 2016 election. The interview was a pleasant read. I was impressed by Ms. Ross.

She was a model back in the early 1990s. I think that what some of might find off putting is her conscious decision to be as physically natural as she can be. She isn't vain.

She's only 45! I would have given her 55.

I like this casual look on her.

Best hair in Hollywood.

It wasn't her face she was famous for. Mighty fine.

Self made? Her mother is Diana Fucking Ross

r136, honey, you're on the wrong forum.

R132, damn she was skinny!!

R120, MJ, if you had been a Wal Mart manager, you would still be alive today.

No lie.

Beautiful women can’t do comedy? Oh!

Beautiful women can’t do comedy, R71? Oh!

God, those ABC sitcoms are depressing. Not a laugh to be found.

She is a lesbian. Very discreet about it.