Diana Ross Net Worth, Age, Height, Biography, Wife, Husband, Children, Parents

Diana Ross Net Worth

Diana Ross, an American singer and actress from Detroit, Michigan has a net worth of $250 million.

Diana Ross Profile

Diana Ross Biography

Prominent American singer and actress, Diana Ross, was born on March 26, 1944. She gained widespread recognition as the lead vocalist of The Supremes, a vocal group that emerged as Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and became one of the world's best-selling girl groups.

The Supremes achieved a remarkable feat with twelve number-one hit singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, including popular songs like Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love, Come See About Me, Stop! In the Name of Love, and Love Child.

After leaving The Supremes in 1970, Diana Ross embarked on a successful solo music career. She released her self-titled debut solo album, featuring the chart-topping hit Ain't No Mountain High Enough and Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand). Another notable accomplishment came with her second solo album, Everything Is Everything in 1970, which produced her first number-one single in the UK, I'm Still Waiting.

Throughout her solo career, Ross continued to achieve great success through elaborate and record-breaking worldwide concert tours, highly anticipated primetime TV specials, and the release of hit albums such as Touch Me in the Morning (1973), Mahogany (1975), Diana Ross (1976), and Diana (1980). These albums yielded several number-one hit singles, including Touch Me in the Morning, Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To), Love Hangover, and Upside Down.

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In 1981, Diana Ross collaborated with Lionel Richie on the duet Endless Love, which propelled her to become the female solo artist with the most number-one songs in the United States at that time.

She continued her commercial success in the 1980s and 1990s with global hits such as I'm Coming Out, Why Do Fools Fall in Love, All of You, Chain Reaction, If We Hold on Together, and When You Tell Me That You Love Me.

Aside from her musical achievements, Diana Ross also gained mainstream success and recognition as an actress. She achieved a breakthrough with her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the film Lady Sings the Blues (1972), for which she won a Golden Globe Award and received an Academy Award nomination. Ross also recorded the film's soundtrack, which became her only solo album to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. She showcased her acting talent in other feature films like Mahogany (1975) and The Wiz (1978), and later appeared in television films including Out of Darkness (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination, and Double Platinum (1999).

In recognition of her significant contributions to the entertainment industry, Billboard named Diana Ross the Female Entertainer of the Century in 1976. Since the beginning of her solo career in 1970, she has released 25 studio albums, numerous singles, and compilations, selling over 100 million records worldwide. A notable achievement is that she is the only female artist to have achieved number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist, as part of a duet, as a member of a trio (The Supremes), and as an ensemble member. In 2021, Billboard ranked her as the 30th greatest Hot 100 artist of all time. Combining her hits as a member of The Supremes and as a solo artist, Ross placed among the Top 5 artists on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart from 1955 to

2018. Additionally, she achieved a top 10 UK hit in every decade for the last five decades and held the record for singing lead on a top 75 hit single every year from 1964 to 1996 in the UK, totaling 33 consecutive years. Ross was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Supremes in 1988 and has the distinction of having two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She received a Special Tony Award in 1977, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and 2023 (as a member of The Supremes), and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

Age: How old is Diana Ross?

The American singer was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. However, Diana Ross is 79 years old as of 2023.

Diana Ross Parents and family

The American singer and actress' parents are Ernestine (née Moten; January 27, 1916 – October 9, 1984) and Fred Ross, Sr. (July 4, 1920 – November 21, 2007).

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Diana Ross has two sisters (Barbara and Rita) and three brothers: Arthur; Fred Jr.; and Wilbert, also known as Chico.

Diana Ross Relationship, Husband and Children

Ross has married two times and has a total of five children.

In 1965, Berry Gordy, the CEO of Motown, began a romantic relationship with Ross. This relationship lasted for several years and resulted in the birth of Ross's eldest child, Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein, in August 1971. At the time of Rhonda's conception, Ross was already married to Robert Ellis Silberstein, a music executive whom she had married in January 1971. Despite knowing that Rhonda was not his biological daughter, Silberstein raised her as his own. Ross didn't reveal to Rhonda that Gordy was her biological father until she turned 13. Prior to that, Rhonda referred to Gordy as Uncle B.B.

Ross and Silberstein had two daughters together, Tracee Joy Silberstein (known as Tracee Ellis Ross) and Chudney Lane Silberstein, born in 1972 and 1975, respectively. However, Ross and Silberstein divorced in 1977.

From 1980 to 1983, Ross dated Gene Simmons, the bassist and co-lead singer of the band Kiss. Their relationship began after Cher, who remained friends with Simmons following their own break-up, suggested that he ask Ross to help him choose a Christmas present. Simmons claimed in his autobiography that he was not dating Cher when he met Ross. However, in 2015, he revealed a different story, stating that he fell in love with Ross while still dating Cher, which caused the end of Ross and Cher's friendship.

In 1985, Ross met Arne Næss Jr., a Norwegian shipping magnate, who would become her second husband. They got married the following year. Næss's three elder children, Katinka, Christoffer, and folk singer Leona Naess, became Ross's stepchildren. Ross and Næss also had two sons together: Ross Arne (born in 1987) and Evan Olav (born in 1988). Their marriage came to an end in 2000 after reports emerged that Næss had fathered a child with another woman in Norway. Ross has described Næss as the love of her life. Unfortunately, Næss tragically died in a mountain climbing accident in South Africa in 2004. Despite the divorce, Ross maintains a close relationship with her three ex-stepchildren.

Ross has a total of seven grandchildren. Rhonda, her daughter, has a son named Raif-Henok, born in 2009. Ross Næss, her son, has two sons, Leif (born on June 5, 2016), and Indigo (born in 2017). Chudney, her daughter, has two daughters, Callaway Lane (born in 2012), and Everlee (born in October 2019). Finally, Evan, her son, has a daughter named Jagger Snow (born in 2015) and a son named Ziggy (born in 2020).