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Jamillah Ross | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actress, singer-songwriter |
| Spouse | Sean Fisher a.k.a. Suga Jam |
Jamillah Ross is a Canadian comedian, actress, and singer-songwriter. She trained through Toronto's The Second City and has performed in improvisation troupes and on stage, television and film. She was in the cast of Show Stopping Number which won a Canadian Comedy Award (CCA) for best improvisational troupe.
Career
Ross started working at Toronto's The Second City comedy club as a server and soon began performing on stage.[1] As a newcomer to the main stage, she appeared in the 2003 production Armaget-It-On [2] which was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award (CCA).[3] Ross earned a place in The Second City's touring company and later wrote and starred in three consecutive headlining shows on their main stage.[1]
In 2007, Ross appeared in Show Stopping Number: The Improvised Musical [1] which won the CCA for best improv troupe. She was twice nominated for the CCA for best female improvisor.[4][5] Ross later performed as a member of improv troupe The Dandies.[6][7]
Ross took part in improvised hidden-camera TV shows Scare Tactics, Howie Do It and Fool Canada. She also had small roles on Toronto-based scripted shows including Flashpoint, Lost Girl, Rookie Blue, Orphan Black, Killjoys, and Kim's Convenience. She also appeared in the feature films Picture Day and Pay the Ghost.[1]
In 2018, critic Lin Young praised Ross's energy, comedic timing and singing voice in the comedic musical Rumspringa Break! [8] Ross was also well received in her starring role in the Toronto Fringe Festival production St. Peon Of The People, a walkabout show in which she played a parking enforcement officer leading the audience on Queen Street West, written and directed by Caroline Azar .[9][10]
Personal life
Ross is married to Sean Fisher[1] a.k.a. Suga Jam, a Toronto-based comedian, music director and actor. Her music projects are collaborations with Fisher who also produced Show Stopping Number.[1][4]
Works
Film
- Picture Day (2012) – Gym teacher[1]
- Pay the Ghost (2015) – Rhonda[1]
- PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) – Camerawoman
Television
- The Toronto Show (2003) – Sassy Neighbour
- Popcultured (2005) – herself[1]
- Scare Tactics[1]
- Mayday (2008)[1]
- Howie Do It (2009)
- Flashpoint (2009) – Wendy
- Orphan Black (2013) – ND Officer[1]
- Cracked (2013) – Uniform
- Rookie Blue (2014) – Landlady
- Lost Girl (2011) – Gladys
- Killjoys (2015, 2016) – Delle Seyah's Guard[1]
- Beauty & the Beast (2016) – Female announcer
- Fool Canada (2015)[1]
- The Expanse (2016) – Belter woman
- Kim's Convenience (2016, 2017) – Ranisha
- Baroness von Sketch Show (2017) – Marnie
- Saving Hope (2017) – Officer Jones
Stage
- Seussical [1]
- A Freudian Slip of the Jung[1]
- Show Stopping Number: The Improvised Musical (2007)[1]
- Legs Crossed Hands On Your Lap (2015) – various roles[11]
- Falling Angel (2017) – God[11]
- Rumspringa Break! (2018) – Cinnamon, other roles[11]
- St. Peon of the People (2018) – Officer Rita Mae Nelson[11]
Discography
- The Very Best of Love and Death (2002) – vocals[1]
- Suga's Last Stand (2008)[1]
- It's All About Christmas Time (2014 single)[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Lavoie, Joanna (21 December 2014). "'It's All About Christmas Time' for Beach resident Jamillah Ross". Beach Mirror. Toronto: Toronto.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Posner, Michael (3 October 2003). "Director gets it with latest Second City offering". The Globe and Mail. Toronto: The Globe and Mail, Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Wacky, trippy good times with stand-up, sketch, music & improv in The Dandies' Holodeck Follies". Life With More Cowbell. Toronto. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Watson, Brie (5 March 2015). "Intergalactic Women's Day". Clown College Confessions. Toronto. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Young, Lin (5 January 2018). "2018 Next Stage Theatre Review: Rumspringa Break! (Marigon Productions)". Mooney on Theatre. Toronto. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kieto, Jordy (8 July 2018). "Fringe review: St. Peon Of The People". NOW Magazine. Toronto: NOW Communications Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "St. Peon of the People | Toronto Fringe Festival". Toronto: The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival. July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Jamillah Ross | The Toronto Theatre Database". The Toronto Theatre Database. Toronto. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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