Tracee Ellis Ross just expanded her professional portfolio with a multiyear first-look deal for scripted projects and an overall unscripted deal at Fox Entertainment Studios. The six-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner will be an executive producer across scripted and unscripted projects, including comedy, drama and animation and reality television formats. Ross’ production company, Joy Mill Entertainment will house the projects as part of their first term deal with Fox.
“Tracee is a singular force, creative, purposeful and culturally undeniable,” Fox Entertainment Studios’ Hannah Pillemer, head of scripted, and Allison Wallach, head of unscripted, said. “Her instincts, curiosity and drive make her an exceptionally creative and prolific partner. We’re excited to team up with Tracee and Joy Mill Entertainment to create work that inspires, entertains and reflects the world through their distinctly authentic lens.”
Ross is well known for her infectious role as Rainbow Johnson on the hit ABC comedy “black-ish,” which ran for eight seasons. She executive produced and starred in its spinoff “mixed-ish.” Additional credits include “The High Note,” “Girlfriends” and “The Hair Tales.” Recently, the actress conceptualized, hosted, and executive produced the Roku original “Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross,” which became Roku’s most-watched unscripted original earning a second season at the network.
“Joining the FOX Entertainment Studios family marks an exciting next chapter for Joy Mill Entertainment,” Ross said. “At Joy Mill, our focus is in creating and producing entertaining, culture bending stories centered around identity and joy, and from our earliest conversations with FOX, it was clear that they shared the same vision. I’m excited to collaborate with Hannah, Allison, Fernando Szew, Tomii Crump, and their incredible teams as we continue to expand our platform.”
Ross is represented by Artists First, UTA, Origin Public Relations and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.