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I've always been a curious thinker. And now, as an adult, I can articulate it.
Tracee Ellis Ross
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Tracee Ellis Ross
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: October 29
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Tracee Joy Silberstein
Tracy Ellis Ross
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I sometimes think to myself, you're not going to meet a new friend of any kind at home in front of the TV with your DVR. As much as it's great, and there are so many good shows on TV, and I have great books that I'm reading, get out and interact with people.
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Because of my unique experience as my mom's child, the beginning of my journey was more about me trying to figure out who I was on my own. My mom is one of the greatest moms and so supportive of all my siblings and of all of us being who we are, and not who she wanted us to be.
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The clothing, the makeup, the freedom of expression in [the models'] bodies. It was Linda and Christy and Naomi at the time. So I modeled before college.
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[Black-ish creator] Kenya Bariss wrote on Girlfriends. We've been friendly since then. He sent me [the pilot] and said, I wrote it for you. But I know what that means in this industry.
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Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren't what pulls us apart. It's what pulls us together.
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