Rhonda Ross Kendrick (born Rhonda Suzanne Silberstein; August 14, 1971) is an American singer and actress. Kendrick is the daughter of singer and actress

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Known as the "Queen of Motown Records", she was the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown#Major divisions, Motown's most suc ...

and

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founder

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. She was raised by her mother and Robert Ellis Silberstein, who had married Ross before she was born.

Early life

At the time of Rhonda's birth, Diana Ross was married to her first husband, Robert Ellis Silberstein. Ross, Gordy, and Silberstein all knew of Rhonda's parentage. She was publicly presented as the daughter of Ross and Silberstein, and he raised her. When she was 13, she was told Gordy was her biological father. Ross Kendrick has said that the revelation came as a relief. She was beginning to notice physical differences between herself and her younger sisters. The revelation gave her an answer to the situation. Rhonda Ross Kendrick is the eldest of Diana Ross' five children and the seventh of

's eight biological children. She is a graduate of

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Career

Ross Kendrick's most famous acting credit is Toni Burrell on '' Another World''. She played the role from 1997 to 1999 and was nominated for a

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in 1998. She also appeared in the movie ''The Personals'' (1999) with

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as well as ''

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'' miniseries with her relative Bianca Lawson. In 2004, she released her debut live album ''Rhonda Ross Live Featuring Rodney Kendrick''. After working for two years as an agent with the firm Citi Habitats, she founded Ross Realty International, a real-estate brokerage firm in New York City in 2008. In 2013, she joined her mother on the In the Name of Love Tour as the opening act for her concerts. In July 2016, she released her first studio album ''In Case You Didn't Know''. The album spawned the singles "Summer Day" and "In Case You Didn't Know". During the COVID-19 lockdown, Rhonda contributed her songwriting talents to her mother's

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nominated album

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released on

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in late 2021. The album included the single "All is Well" co-written by Rhonda, her mother, and celebrated songwriter and background singer Fred White.

Personal life

On September 14, 1997, she married jazz musician

Rodney Kendrick Rodney Kendrick (born April 30, 1958) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and record producer. He has been described as a "hard swinging player and composer with a delightful Monkish wit and drive". Career At twenty-one, Kendrick began a prima ...

. On August 7, 2009, she gave birth to their son.

Discography

* ''Rhonda Ross Live Featuring Rodney Kendrick'' (2004) * ''In Case You Didn't Know'' (2016)

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
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Ross Realty International
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