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Tracee Ellis Ross Celebrates 54th Birthday and Emmy Win With Lavish Trip to Cabo

Her 'American Fiction' co-star Issa Rae was one of the guests who joined her on the getaway vacation.

Tracee Ellis Ross at the Airbnb.org Gala held at Milk Studios on October 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
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  • Tracee Ellis Ross celebrated her 54th birthday and Daytime Emmy win with a Los Cabos getaway alongside friends, including her American Fiction co-star Issa Rae.
  • Ross shared Instagram photos of the crew's pool time, spa visits, lavish dinners and private yacht outing, captioning the post "The Cabo Crew. Shenanigans."
  • Solo Traveling With Tracee Ellis Ross won Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program on October 30, one day after her birthday, and will return for a second season on Roku.

Tracee Ellis Ross took a break from Solo Traveling to vacation with a few close friends, including actor and producer Issa Rae.

To celebrate her recent Daytime Emmy win in the Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program category and her 54th birthday, on Friday (November 6), Ross posted an Instagram carousel of her group vacation in Los Cabos, Mexico. Spotted in the post was Rae, who was Ross' co-star in the 2023 comedy-drama American Fiction.

The friend group celebrated by taking trips to the pool and the spa, while their evenings were dedicated to lavish dinners. They even took a private yacht out on the water.

"Thank you @zadunreserve for a delicious birthday gift!," Ross captioned the post, showing appreciation for the resort. "Soaking up the sun ☀️ The Cabo Crew. Shenanigans."

Ross turned 54 on October 29, and the next night (October 30) is when she won her Daytime Emmy for Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, which has been renewed for a second season on Roku.

Nearly a decade ago, Ross won a Golden Globe in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy for her role as Dr. Rainbow Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish, which ran for eight seasons.

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