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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Diana Ross is "so proud" that daughter Tracee Ellis Ross is up for an Emmy award. The 72-year-old singer celebrated the 43-year-old actress' nomination for black-ish by taking out a full-page ad in The Hollywood Reporter.
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"I'm a proud mom! @TraceeEllisRoss I love you! #Emmys #Blackish," Ross wrote Wednesday on Twitter.
The ad features a sweet message from the "I'm Coming Out" singer next to a photo of Tracee laughing. The black-ish star is up for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson.
"Congratulations to my daughter Tracee Ellis Ross on her nomination for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on black-ish. So proud of you. Love, Mom & all of the Ross family," the ad reads.
I'm a proud mom! @TraceeEllisRoss I love you! #Emmys #Blackish pic.twitter.com/2zbFiUNkoC
— Ms. Ross (@DianaRoss) August 17, 2016
Tracee is the elder of Ross' two daughters with Robert Silberstein. The pair also share 40-year-old Chudney Ross and 45-year-old Rhonda Ross Kendrick, whose biological dad is Berry Gordy.
Ross is also mom to 28-year-old Ross Naess and 27-year-old Evan Ross with late businessman Arne Naess, Jr. Tracee described her mom as a "very glamorous" but "really real" parent in a 2015 interview with the New York Times Magazine.
