The Questlove Show QLS Classic: Tracee Ellis Ross
Apr 1, 2025
Tracee Ellis Ross, an award-winning actor and founder of Pattern beauty, shares her journey from childhood to icon status. She reflects on releasing a movie during the pandemic and her evolving relationship with social media and age. Tracee discusses the impact of Girlfriends on her career and the emotional complexities of its ending. She also touches on her ambitions in producing, breaking norms with Black-ish, and the importance of staying grounded amid fame, highlighting her commitment to diversity and authenticity.
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Grounded Childhood Amid Fame
- Tracee describes a grounded childhood despite celebrity parents, with normal routines and summers in Detroit.
- She realized the magnitude of her mother's fame only as an adult when opportunities revealed her path.
Normalize Midlife Conversations
- Talk openly about aging transitions like perimenopause to demystify them and reduce stigma.
- Normalize these conversations so people don't feel terminally unique and can seek support.
Rejection Sparked A Turning Point
- Tracee kept a three-ring binder of every audition and recalls being told she "just don't pop."
- That rejection catalyzed a turning point where she decided to cultivate courage and bring out her true self.
