I love occasionally stepping into the shoes of one of the most iconic performers of all time, Ms. Diana Ross, however I can’t imagine what it must have been like growing up in the shadow of such greatness.
I read an awesome article by Emily Greener of Yahoo Style on Tracee Ellis Ross, and I love how Ellis Ross responded to Greener’s first question:
“You were very young when your mother Diana Ross’s solo career took off. What was your upbringing like?” Ellis Ross’s reply: “The national treasure that is Diana Ross is a dim light compared with who she is as a mother.”
What an amazing legacy for Ms. Ross for her daughter to speak so highly of her. What this statement says to me is that there were no shadows just brilliant light, and that Ms. Ross, who for over five decades has consistently given her audiences her all, still managed to have plenty left to give to her children.
Ms. Ellis Ross, who credits her mom for paving the way for her career and her humanity, is a force to be reckoned with in her own right acting in independent films and hosting the pop-culture magazine The Dish on Lifetime, before landing the leading role as Jane Clayton in the comedy series Girlfriends in 2000 on the UPN/CW network. Since 2000 Ellis Ross has been a regular feature on US TV appearing in a variety of comedy series and TV movies.
After reading Greener’s article on Ellis Ross, who is an active Feminist, I feel like I’ve gotten to know her as her, and not just the daughter of Diana Ross. Ellis Ross speaks about wishing she knew that she was “enough” when she was a little girl. This is something that I’m just coming to grips with and I’m slightly older than the 43 year old actress.
Here’s a link to the article where you can get to know Tracee Ellis Ross, the daughter of living legend, Diana Ross. Ellis Ross is clearly not standing in her famous mom’s shadow … she is shining brightly in her own light!
Since 2014 Tracee Ellis Ross has starred in the American comedy series, Black-ish which airs on ABC.
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