Tracie Thoms was born to parents, father Donald Thoms, and late mother Mariana Thoms.
Key Takeaways
- Tracie Thoms comes from a loving family. Her parents, Donald and the late Mariana Thoms, were married for 50-plus years.
- She also has a brother, Austin Thoms, aka Sauté Austin, who is a DJ.
- While Thoms cherishes her parents’ legacy, she remains unmarried and focused on her professional endeavors, embracing the single life.
The actress was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, along with a younger brother, Austin, a disc jockey.
Donald H. Thoms is a retired PBS VP of programming and television director, and Mariana Davis was a retired social worker.
She passed away in 2022, at age 75, due to complication of dementia complications.
Her parents met in high school, quickly fell in love, and married for over 50 years.
“The first time I saw Mariana, she walked out on stage with the student council. I said to my friends, joking, ‘That’s my wife.’ A little later I met her directly across the street at a friend’s home,” said Donald.
To celebrate her parents’ 53rd anniversary, she penned down an emotional post on her Instagram:
Happy 53rd anniversary to my amazing parents, @donaldthoms and #MarianaThoms. The firsts are always hard. And this being the first anniversary since our mom passed in December, I was happy to spend this evening with my wonderful father, my cousin, my godfather, and my love. Happy anniversary, Mommy and Daddy. You showed us how to do it. Cheers to you. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Is Tracie Thoms Married?
Tracie Thoms isn’t married yet, doesn’t seem to be dating anyone, and appears to be embracing the single life as of now.
Although the actress calls one of her closest friends, Ryan Duncan, her “play husband,” the two are just friends.
While Tracie has kept her past relationships relatively private, she did share a glimpse into her college dating life during an interview in 2021.
Thoms revealed that she had a boyfriend while pursuing her fine arts degree at Howard University, and their date to watch the musical “Rent” sparked her interest in the storyline.
Surprisingly, she later landed a role in the film adaptation of the musical propelling her career in Hollywood.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- In 1997, Tracie Thoms earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Howard University.
- Both of her parents are well-educated; her mother has a Master’s in Social Work, and her father has a Bachelor’s in Sociology and Anthropology.
