Diana Ross Net Worth, Career, Achievements & Personal Life

Multi-talented, multi-award-winning singer and actress, Diana Ross has enjoyed global success as a musician. With an aggregate sale of more than a hundred million records across the world, Ross has earned an admirable and respectable position in the music industry.

One of the very few female entertainers in her field to have delivered over 70 hit singles, Ross is one of the few singers who have earned 2 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In spite of having personal setbacks and several roadblocks, a hardworking and determined Ross never allowed anything to affect her career which spanned more than forty years.

She started her music career with the group, ‘The Supremes, after which she left to peruse her own solo career.

From singing and performing several hit songs, Ross has appearances in many movies and television shows. She has made herself one of the most iconic and legendary female musicians of all time and has inspired a generation of singers including, Beyoncé Knowles.

Diana Ross net worth reflects this Golden Globe winner’s gain from her career which has been made possible by her own talent and all the work she put in.

Diana Ross’ Early Life

Ross was born on 26 March 1944, in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Her mother was Ernestine, a school teacher, while her father, Fred Ross Sr. was a U.S. Army soldier.

She lived at Belmont Road, Detroit with her family until later in 1958 when she along with her family, relocated to St. Antoine Street where they resided at the Brewster-Douglass housing projects.

Ross was enrolled in the Cass Technical High School, a four-year college preparatory school in downtown Detroit where she graduated in the year 1962. She then worked for some time at the Hudson’s Department Store.

She took classes and courses in tailoring, clothes designing, and modeling.

Diana Ross’ Career

Diana Ross is considered one of the founders of the all-girls group “The Supremes”. The band was first called The Primettes before it got renamed.

Their debut album was released in 1962. Titled “Meet The Supremes”, it was commercially successful and peaked at 13th position on the United Kingdom Albums Chart.

Their next album, “Where Did Our Love Go” debut at first place on many charts, including the Cash Box R&B chart, the U.S Cash Box Top 100 chart, the Canadian RPM Top 40 chart, and the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Rosse’s last studio album with her group, titled “Cream of the Crop” was released in 1969.

Soon after leaving the group, Diana Ross started her solo career with a debut self-titled album “Diana Ross” which debuted at first place on the U.S Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and many other charts across the globe.

She has further released over 20 more studio albums, including “I Love You” and “Blue” which are her latest two albums.

On the other side of her career as an actress, Diana Ross has thirteen credited series acting and television movie roles. She has credited soundtracks for over 120 Movies, television series, and video games.

Albums of Diana Ross

Some of her studio albums include:

• Diana Ross (1970)
• Diana Ross (1976)
• Ross (1978)
• Diana (1980)
• Ross (1983)
• Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987)
• Take Me Higher (1995)
• Every Day Is a New Day (1999)

Awards & Achievements

Diana Ross’ contributions have earned her more than a hundred award nominations and winnings throughout her lifetime.

In spite of having personal setbacks and several roadblocks, a hardworking and determined Ross never allowed anything to affect her career which spanned more than forty years.

She has bagged a total of 12 Grammy Award nominations, an American Music Award, a Golden Globe Award, and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Her latest awards and honors are the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Personal life

Diana Ross has married twice and divorced twice as well. Her first marriage was to businessman Robert Ellis Silberstein in 1971, and they got divorced six years later after having 2 daughters together.

Robert also raised Diana’s daughter from her former relationship with record producer Berry Gordy.

Ross’s second marriage was to the businessman Arne Næss Jr. in 1985, and they got divorced in 2000. They have two sons – Ross Naess, and musician and actor Evan Ross.

Age & Physical Features

Diana Ross is 76 years old presently, but you won’t even know it because she still maintains a look younger than her age. She weighs 54kg and has a height of 164cm.

Diana Ross Net Worth

Miss Ross has made her mark in the industry as one of the most iconic and legendary female musicians of all time and has inspired many new-generation artists.

She became highly famous and respected for simply living her life as an entertainer and dishing out her talents through her works in movies and songs to millions of fans, viewers, and listeners in all corners of the world.

Most of her fortune has been gathered through her profession. So, here’s how Diana Ross net worth came to be.

Salary & Earnings

Ross made hundreds of millions from the songs she released and performed with her band “The Supremes”, and also as a solo artist.

Most of her singles and live and studio albums ranked on top charts, which shows they got sold for thousands or even millions of copies, earning wealth for Diana Ross.

She also gained from the acting aspect of her career where she has thirteen credited series acting and television movie roles, as well as credited soundtracks for over 120 Movies, television series, and video games.

Houses, Cars, Lifestyle

The legendary singer has been residing in Greenwich, Connecticut for many years now. Her most recent real estate acquisition in Greenwich was when the Diva purchased her mansion on five acres, in 2006.

She is also the owner of a three-bath, three-bed, 2,518 square-foot home in Venice, California, purchased in 2004. The exact value of her properties is undisclosed.

Diana Ross net worth is estimated at $250 million.