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Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act, and are the best charting female group in US history, as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. The group released a record-setting twelve number-one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100, including "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love", "You Can't Hurry Love", "You Keep Me Hangin' On", "Love Child", and "Someday We'll Be Together".
Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross released her eponymous debut solo album that same year, featuring the number-one Pop hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". She later released the album Touch Me in the Morning in 1973; its title track reached number 1, as her second solo No. 1 hit. She continued a successful solo career through the 1970s, which included hit albums like Mahogany and Diana Ross and their number-one hit singles, "Theme from Mahogany" and "Love Hangover", respectively. Her 1980 album Diana produced another number-one single, "Upside Down", as well as the international hit "I'm Coming Out". Ross' final single with Motown during her initial run with the company achieved her sixth and final US number-one Pop hit, the duet "Endless Love" featuring Lionel Richie, whose solo career was launched with its success.
Ross has also ventured into acting, with a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award–nominated performance for her performance in the film Lady Sings the Blues (1972); she recorded its soundtrack, which became a number-one hit. She also starred in two other feature films, Mahogany (1975) and The Wiz (1978), later acting in the television films Out of Darkness (1994), for which she also was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and Double Platinum (1999).
Ross was named the "Female Entertainer of the Century" by Billboard magazine. In 1993, the Guinness Book of World Records declared Ross the most successful female music artist in history, due to her success in the United States and United Kingdom for having more hits than any female artist in the charts, with a career total of 70 hit singles with her work with the Supremes and as a solo artist. In 1988, Ross was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as member of the Supremes, alongside Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard. She was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
She is a 12-time Grammy nominee, never earning a competitive honor, but later became the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. In December 2016, Billboard magazine named her the 50th most successful dance artist of all time. In Billboard magazine's Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists chart, she ranked 16th as the lead singer of the Supremes and 26th as a solo artist. In December 2018, Diana Ross consolidated her status as a dance diva by ranking #3 in the Billboard Dance Club Songs Artists year-end chart.
Filmography
all 96
self 84
Movies 64
TV Shows 32
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023)
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC (2023)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Diana Ross at Glastonbury 2022 (2022)
Platinum Party at the Palace (2022)
TINA (2021)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell (2021)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
Diana Ross: Supreme Diva (2019)
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
What's My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019)
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
Diana Ross: Live in Central Park (2019)
Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration (2019)
NBC’s New Year’s Eve (2018)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
The Other Shore: The Diana Nyad Story (2013)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
Always Whitney Houston (2012)
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? (2010)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2010)
Motown at the BBC (2009)
The Supremes: Reflections: The Definitive Performances 1964-1969 (2006)
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976 (2006)
Conversations with Michael Eisner (2006)
Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2004)
Back to the 80's 1980 (2004)
Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
The Giants of Black Music (2003)
American Idol (2002)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
V Graham Norton (2002)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 (2001)
Double Platinum (1999)
Motown 40: The Music is Forever (1998)
The View (1997)
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees (1997)
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown (1995)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
Out of Darkness (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
Live & Kicking (1993)
Christmas in Vienna (1992)
Diana Ross: The Lady Sings Jazz and Blues (1992)
Pebble Mill (1991)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
I Love Quincy (1984)
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)
Champs-Elysées (1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years (1982)
Endless Love (1981)
Diana (1981)
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross (1980)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
Diana Ross in Concert! (1979)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
The Wiz (1978)
An Audience with... (1978)
Wiz on Down the Road (1978)
An Evening with Diana Ross (1977)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Mahogany (1975)
Numéro un (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
American Music Awards (1974)
Musikladen (1972)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
Goin' Back to Indiana (1971)
The Jackson 5ive (1971)
Diana! (1971)
G.I.T. on Broadway (1969)
TCB (1968)
Diana Ross & The Supremes Live at Grand Hotel Ballroom (1968)
Diana Ross & the Supremes - Live at the Rai Congress Center in Amsterdam (1968)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Tarzan (1966)
Beach Ball (1965)
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
Top of the Pops (1964)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Musik aus Studio B (1961)
The Oscars (1953)
What's My Line? (1950)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
G.I.T. on Broadway
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1944-03-26 (80 years old)
Birth NameDiana Ernestine Earle Ross
Birth PlaceDetroit, United States of America
ReligionBaptists
RelationshipsRobert Ellis Silberstein (1971-01-01 - 1977-01-01), Arne Næss, Jr. (1986-02-01 - 2000-01-01), Gene Simmons (1980-01-01 - 1983-01-01), Berry Gordy (1965-01-01 - 1971-01-01)
ChildrenRhonda Ross Kendrick, Evan Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross
SiblingsArthur "T-Boy" Ross
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDiane Ernestine Earle Ross, Diane Ross, Miss Ross, The Supremes, Supremes, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Dianna Ross, Ms. Ross
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary César, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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