About
Legendary Motown superstar and music pioneer who rose to fame as the lead singer of The Supremes—one of the bestselling female groups in history—before achieving monumental solo success with hits like Aint No Mountain High Enough and Im Coming Out.
Before Fame
Grew up in the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects in Detroit, aspiring to be a fashion designer before forming The Primettes with Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard.
Trivia
Named Female Entertainer of the Century by Billboard and awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016.
Family Life
Mother of five children including acclaimed actress Tracee Ellis Ross, actor Evan Ross, and Rhonda Ross Kendrick.
Associated With
Mentored The Jackson 5 in their early Motown career and recorded the timeless number-one duet Endless Love with Lionel Richie.
