Tracey Ross

Linda Tracey Ross (born February 27, 1959

Career In 1974, Ross's victory in the Miss Black Teen-Ager of New Jersey contest helped launch her modeling career, which received a further boost from her 1978 win in L'Oreal's Look of Radiance contest. In 1984, she became the first winner in the Spokesmodel category on the television series Star Search, and the National Association of Theatre Owners named her "Star of the Future". Ross was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for nine consecutive years, for her performance as Eve Russell. Ross won the award on March 2, 2007.

Personal life During the mid-1980s Ross was in a relationship with Manhattan restaurateur Brad Johnson, with whom she had her only child, a son, rapper and singer Bryce Vine, born Bryce Christian Ross-Johnson in June 1988. That same month, Ross was one of four African-American “celebrity singles"—the others being Patti Austin, Kashif, and Freddie Jackson—featured in Ebony magazine, where they "shar[ed] their secrets for living happily alone." Six months later, two of the four, namely Kashif and Ross (who had briefly dated in 1984 ), became husband and wife, reportedly on or very near the former's 42nd birthday, December 26.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1981 Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls Television film 1984 Best Defense Arab Girl 1984 The Cotton Club Dancer 1985 Finder of Lost Loves Secretary Episode: "Deadly Silence" 1985 Braker Janice Television film 1985–1987 Ryan's Hope Diana Douglas Series regular 1987 Mayflower Madam Annabelle Television film 1989 The Cosby Show Fran Episode: "Getting to Know You" 1991 Doctor Doctor Rachel Patton Episode: "Butterfield's Complaint" 1991 Lies of the Twins Lillian Roth Television film 1991 Roc Wife Episode: "A Home, a Loan" 1994 On Our Own Mrs. Kisling Episode: "Parents' Night" 1996 Baywatch Nights Celia Episode: "Curse of the Mirrored Box" 1996 Small Time Verneile 1997 Cold Around the Heart Nurse 1999–2008 Passions Eve Russell Series regular 1999 Unconditional Love Patrice Sommers 2002 Providence Dr. Eve Johnson Russell Episode: "The Eleventh Hour" 2008 House of Payne Mrs. Carter Episode: "Payne and Prejudice" 2009 Brothers Chris Episode: "Mom at Bar/Train Buddy" 2014 Steps of Faith Stephanie Houston