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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".
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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.
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Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross: Supreme Sensation
as Archival Footage
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
as Self
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Platinum Party at the Palace
as Self
TINA
as Self (archive footage)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
as Self (archive footage)
The BRITs at 40
as Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross: Supreme Diva
as Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self - The Supremes (archive footage)
Diana Ross: Live in Central Park
as Self
Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
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No Poster
NBC’s New Year’s Eve
as Self - Performance
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
The Summer of Love
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Billie Holliday (archive footage)
Always Whitney Houston
as Self
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
Motown at the BBC
as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
The Supremes: Reflections: The Definitive Performances 1964-1969
as Self (archive footage)
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
as Self
Back to the 80's 1980
The Giants of Black Music
as Self
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
as Self
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
as Self - Special Guest Star
VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross
as Self
Double Platinum
as Olivia King
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
as Self - Hostess
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
as Self
No Poster
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
as Self
Queen: Champions of the World
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Out of Darkness
as Paulie Cooper
Diana Ross - One Woman - The Video Collection 2
Christmas in Vienna
as Self
A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Diana Ross Live: The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues
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Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Poster
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
No Poster
Motown Returns to the Apollo
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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I Love Quincy
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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
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Diana
as Self
Standing Room Only: Diana Ross
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
Diana Ross in Concert!
The Wiz
as Dorothy
Wiz on Down the Road
as Dorothy
An Evening with Diana Ross
as Self
NBC: The First Fifty Years
as Self
Mahogany
as Mahogany
Lady Sings the Blues
as Billie Holiday
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
as Self
Diana!
as Self
G.I.T. on Broadway
as Self
TCB
as Self
Diana Ross & The Supremes Live at Grand Hotel Ballroom
as self
No Poster
Diana Ross & the Supremes - Live at the Rai Congress Center in Amsterdam
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Beach Ball
as Self (The Supremes)
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - The Supremes