Some celebrities know what they want and are unafraid to go after it. Tracee Ellis Ross, the daughter of iconic singer Diana Ross is one actor who has been vocal about her beliefs.
As the star of the hit show Black-ish, Ross has found fame and success. She also knows exactly where her own happiness comes from. Now, in an interview, Ross has addressed the “expectation” of the “husband and the babies.”
Tracee Ellis Ross has been in the spotlight for years
Born in 1972, Ross is no stranger to life in the public eye. Her mom is one of the most famous singers of our time.
According to Biography, the Girlfriends star began working as an editor for high-profile fashion magazines in the mid-1990s and soon entered the modeling world. After being featured on the cover of several publications, she decided to transition into acting.
To say that she...
As the star of the hit show Black-ish, Ross has found fame and success. She also knows exactly where her own happiness comes from. Now, in an interview, Ross has addressed the “expectation” of the “husband and the babies.”
Tracee Ellis Ross has been in the spotlight for years
Born in 1972, Ross is no stranger to life in the public eye. Her mom is one of the most famous singers of our time.
According to Biography, the Girlfriends star began working as an editor for high-profile fashion magazines in the mid-1990s and soon entered the modeling world. After being featured on the cover of several publications, she decided to transition into acting.
To say that she...
- 3/31/2023
- by Lisa Geiger
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Game will always be a show that Tia Mowry is known for. It is her most prominent role outside of her six years starring in Sister,Sister. The show was beloved by fans, and her character was considered the show’s focus. This is why when she left the show after five seasons, it took a hit. Mowry says she quit due to not agreeing with an offer from the show’s executives.
‘The Game’ cast via Michael Caulfield/WireImage She starred on ‘The Game’ for five seasons
The Game was a spinoff of Girlfriends. Mowry appeared in the show as the cousin of Tracee Ellis Ross’ character, Joan Clayton. The series followed Mowry as Melanie Barnett, a medical student who gives up Johns Hopkins Medical School to follow her football player boyfriend Derwin [Pooch Hall] to San Diego when he’s drafted for the fictional team, The San Diego Sabres.
‘The Game’ cast via Michael Caulfield/WireImage She starred on ‘The Game’ for five seasons
The Game was a spinoff of Girlfriends. Mowry appeared in the show as the cousin of Tracee Ellis Ross’ character, Joan Clayton. The series followed Mowry as Melanie Barnett, a medical student who gives up Johns Hopkins Medical School to follow her football player boyfriend Derwin [Pooch Hall] to San Diego when he’s drafted for the fictional team, The San Diego Sabres.
- 3/12/2023
- by Brenda Alexander
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Prime Video‘s Candy Cane Lane cast is getting sweeter after adding Tracee Ellis Ross to the holiday comedy starring Eddie Murphy. Reginald Hudlin directs from a script by Kelly Younger. The Candy Cane Lane plot remains a mystery. Still, the film is currently in production in Los Angeles. According to reports, Younger based the idea on his childhood holiday experiences.
Candy Cane Lane is the first of three movies under Murphy’s three-picture deal with Amazon Studios. In addition to starring in the holiday comedy, Murphy will produce alongside Charisse Hewitt-Webster for Eddie Murphey Productions, with Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder through Imagine Entertainment.
As a person of many talents, Ross is an actor, producer, director, musician, and writer. Famous for playing Johnson family matriarch Rainbow on ABC’s Black-ish, Ross also stars as Rachel in the TV movie Bad Girls, as Grace Davis in Nisha Ganatra’s The High Note,...
Candy Cane Lane is the first of three movies under Murphy’s three-picture deal with Amazon Studios. In addition to starring in the holiday comedy, Murphy will produce alongside Charisse Hewitt-Webster for Eddie Murphey Productions, with Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder through Imagine Entertainment.
As a person of many talents, Ross is an actor, producer, director, musician, and writer. Famous for playing Johnson family matriarch Rainbow on ABC’s Black-ish, Ross also stars as Rachel in the TV movie Bad Girls, as Grace Davis in Nisha Ganatra’s The High Note,...
- 1/3/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
The 2022 holiday movie season may be winding down, but the 2023 edition is already taking shape: award-winning actor, producer and CEO Tracee Ellis Ross has teamed up with Eddie Murphy for the holiday comedy “Candy Cane Lane.”
Directed by Reginald Hudlin, the Amazon Studios-produced movie is currently filming in Los Angeles with a script by Kelly Younger, inspired by his own childhood holiday experiences. The project marks the first time the two comedians will share the screen, though specifics of Ross’ role, like all plot details, are being kept under wraps.
News of the project comes after Ross ended her critically-acclaimed run as star and producer of ABC’s “Black-ish” last spring. For eight seasons, Ross played Rainbow Johnson on the family comedy, winning a Golden Globe and six NAACP Image Awards, as well as five Primetime Emmy and two Critics Choice nominations. Two of the actor’s three other...
Directed by Reginald Hudlin, the Amazon Studios-produced movie is currently filming in Los Angeles with a script by Kelly Younger, inspired by his own childhood holiday experiences. The project marks the first time the two comedians will share the screen, though specifics of Ross’ role, like all plot details, are being kept under wraps.
News of the project comes after Ross ended her critically-acclaimed run as star and producer of ABC’s “Black-ish” last spring. For eight seasons, Ross played Rainbow Johnson on the family comedy, winning a Golden Globe and six NAACP Image Awards, as well as five Primetime Emmy and two Critics Choice nominations. Two of the actor’s three other...
- 1/3/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
These days it seems like Christmas and horror go together like hot cocoa and candy canes sharpened to a deadly point, but in the long history of film, this is a relatively recent development. Of course there are a few exceptions, but before 1972, it was a rarity to enjoy a vicious Christmas at the local theater. As to why horror was not set at Christmas for so long is an interesting question. Perhaps it was considered off limits to use what many consider a sacred holiday for such dark purposes. But then, holidays of any kind, including Halloween, were rarely seen in horror films before the seventies. In those days, studios would often roll out their theatrical releases over long periods of time, and limiting the reliable market fulfilled by horror films to the small window of the holiday season was likely a risk they were unwilling to take. In the golden age of Hollywood,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Brian Keiper
- bloody-disgusting.com
‘Tis the season to be naughty. If there’s one recurring staple that takes up more space in holiday horror than any other, it’s the killer Santa Claus. It makes sense. He sees you when you’re sleeping, after all, and he knows when you’re awake. He knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake! And the killer Santa sub-genre returns in full swing this year.
This week brings the theatrical release of Violent Night, and next week heralds in the killer robot flick Christmas Bloody Christmas. So, this week’s streaming picks keeps the yuletide spirit alive with five horror movies centered around the Killer Santa.
Here’s where you can stream these five Killer Santa horror movies this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Deadly Games – AMC+, Shudder
Also known as 36.15 code Père Noël and Dial Code Santa Claus,...
This week brings the theatrical release of Violent Night, and next week heralds in the killer robot flick Christmas Bloody Christmas. So, this week’s streaming picks keeps the yuletide spirit alive with five horror movies centered around the Killer Santa.
Here’s where you can stream these five Killer Santa horror movies this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Deadly Games – AMC+, Shudder
Also known as 36.15 code Père Noël and Dial Code Santa Claus,...
- 11/28/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Girlfriends made its Upn premiere in 2000 and two decades and a pandemic later, the comedy series from Mara Brock Akil still holds up. Akil, Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White, Jill Marie Jones and Reginald C. Hayes came together at PaleyFest New York to celebrate Girlfriends’ 20th anniversary and reflect on how Hollywood still has work to do.
“We are celebrated and I am joyful about the celebration, but I am not remised about the continued fight and how hard it is to occupy these spaces at the levels in which we are and continue to be in,” Akil said during the virtual conversation.
During the conversation, the Girlfriends cast and creator marveled at how the show’s Netflix pickup in July has caused a renaissance of discourse about the series’ group of friends and their relationships. With the streaming giant, Girlfriends joined “the democracy of television” and reached new generations of Black women,...
“We are celebrated and I am joyful about the celebration, but I am not remised about the continued fight and how hard it is to occupy these spaces at the levels in which we are and continue to be in,” Akil said during the virtual conversation.
During the conversation, the Girlfriends cast and creator marveled at how the show’s Netflix pickup in July has caused a renaissance of discourse about the series’ group of friends and their relationships. With the streaming giant, Girlfriends joined “the democracy of television” and reached new generations of Black women,...
- 10/23/2020
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Afrofuturism is an essential part of the science fiction experience. Check out these nine books that best captures this amazing genre.
“As Okorafor described during the 2020 Igbo Conference, Africanfuturism is specifically rooted in African history and culture — in other words, it does not center the West. Whether you are beginning your journey with Afrofuturism or looking for some deeper cuts to expand your knowledge, here are nine Afrofuturism books to add to your reading list!”
Read more at The Portalist.
Iconic Black sitcom Girlfriends recently arrived on Netflix. Take a look at how the show holds up after two decades.
“The series, created by Mara Brock Akil, told the story of four friends living and loving in Los Angeles: Joan Clayton (played by Tracee Ellis Ross), Maya Wilkes (played by Golden Brooks), Lynn Searcy (played by Persia White), and Toni Childs (played by Jill Marie Jones). The show was added to Netflix recently,...
“As Okorafor described during the 2020 Igbo Conference, Africanfuturism is specifically rooted in African history and culture — in other words, it does not center the West. Whether you are beginning your journey with Afrofuturism or looking for some deeper cuts to expand your knowledge, here are nine Afrofuturism books to add to your reading list!”
Read more at The Portalist.
Iconic Black sitcom Girlfriends recently arrived on Netflix. Take a look at how the show holds up after two decades.
“The series, created by Mara Brock Akil, told the story of four friends living and loving in Los Angeles: Joan Clayton (played by Tracee Ellis Ross), Maya Wilkes (played by Golden Brooks), Lynn Searcy (played by Persia White), and Toni Childs (played by Jill Marie Jones). The show was added to Netflix recently,...
- 9/17/2020
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
What do women really want in relationships? On TV, we've seen everyone from Carrie Bradshaw to Joan Clayton work themselves into a knot trying to figure this out. On VH1's new romantic comedy series, "Single Ladies" (premiering tonight), starring Lisa Raye and Stacey Dash, among others, Lauren London, who plays the recurring role of Shelly, does her part to answer this question. Essence.com spoke to London about the role, her next moves, and why she enjoys being single - for now...
- 5/30/2011
- Essence
TV Sitcom Girlfriends We LoveSitcom Girlfriends We Love to WatchGood girlfriends are hard to find, in real live and on television. Every once in a while the sitcom gods bring together a magical set of ladies and we delight in all of the perfectly timed, side-eyes, mmm hmmms and girrrl let me tell you somethings. From "227's" Sandra and Mary to "House of Payne's" Ella and Claretha we're celebrating the TV girlfriends that always reminded us of ourselves.Denise, Jaleesa and Maggie on "A Different World"In the beginning, things didn't go so smoothly between Denise Huxtable -- the Hillman-bound daughter of Claire and Heathcliff -- and Jaleesa Vinson Taylor -- the divorced 25-year-old college freshman. But soon Maggie Lauten's -- the only White female student in the dorm -- quirky personality balanced the two out and these three were inseparable. At least until season two of "A Different World.
- 1/20/2011
- Essence
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