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词条 Jamillah Ross
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  1. Career

  2. Personal life

  3. Works

     Film  Television  Stage  Discography 

  4. References

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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. 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.

In 2007, Ross appeared in Show Stopping Number: The Improvised Musical which won the CCA for best improv troupe. She was twice nominated for the CCA for best female improvisor.[6][7] Ross later performed as a member of improv troupe The Dandies.[8][9]

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.

In 2018, critic Lin Young praised Ross's energy, comedic timing and singing voice in the comedic musical Rumspringa Break![11] 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 through scripted and improvised encounters on Queen Street West.[12][13]

Personal life

Ross is married to Sean Fisher {{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.[6]

Works

Film

  • Picture Day (2012) – Gym teacher
  • Pay the Ghost (2015) – Rhonda

Television

  • The Toronto Show (2003) – Sassy Neighbour
  • Popcultured (2005) – herself
  • Scare Tactics
  • Mayday (2008)
  • Howie Do It (2009)
  • Flashpoint (2009) – Wendy
  • Orphan Black (2013) – ND Officer
  • Cracked (2013) – Uniform
  • Rookie Blue (2014) – Landlady
  • Lost Girl (2011) – Gladys
  • Killjoys (2015, 2016) – Delle Seyah's Guard
  • Beauty & the Beast (2016) – Female announcer
  • Fool Canada (2015)
  • The Expanse (2016) – Belter woman
  • Kim's Convenience (2016, 2017) – Ranisha
  • Baroness Von Sketch Show (2017) – Marnie
  • Saving Hope (2017) – Officer Jones

Stage

  • Seussical
  • A Freudian Slip of the Jung
  • Show Stopping Number: The Improvised Musical (2007)
  • Legs Crossed Hands On Your Lap (2015) – various roles[28]
  • Falling Angel (2017) – God[28]
  • Rumspringa Break! (2018) – Cinnamon, other roles[28]
  • St. Peon of the People (2018) – Officer Rita Mae Nelson[28]

Discography

  • The Very Best of Love and Death (2002) – vocals
  • Suga's Last Stand (2008)
  • It's All About Christmas Time (2014 single)

References

1. ^{{cite web|author=|date= |title= Jamillah Ross {{!}} The Toronto Theatre Database|url= http://ttdb.ca/people/jamillah-ross/|work= The Toronto Theatre Database|publisher=|location= Toronto|access-date=2 August 2018|deadurl=no|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
2. ^{{cite web|last= Kieto|first= Jordy|date= 8 July 2018|title= Fringe review: St. Peon Of The People|url= https://nowtoronto.com/stage/theatre/fringe-review-st-peon-of-the-people/|work= NOW Magazine|publisher=NOW Communications Inc.|location= Toronto|access-date=2 August 2018|deadurl=no|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
3. ^{{cite web|author=|date= July 2018|title= St. Peon of the People {{!}} Toronto Fringe Festival|url= https://fringetoronto.com/festivals/fringe/event/st-peon-people|work= |publisher=The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival|location= Toronto|access-date=2 August 2018|deadurl=no|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
4. ^{{cite web|last= Young|first= Lin|date= 5 January 2018|title= 2018 Next Stage Theatre Review: Rumspringa Break! (Marigon Productions) |url= https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2018/01/05/2018-next-stage-theatre-review-rumspringa-break-marigon-productions/|work= Mooney on Theatre|publisher=|location= Toronto|access-date=2 August 2018|deadurl=no|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.canadiancomedyawards.org/archives.php?year=2008|title=Nominations & Awards Archives|work=|publisher=Canadian Comedy Awards|location=|author=|date=2008|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
6. ^{{cite web|author=|date= |title= Wacky, trippy good times with stand-up, sketch, music & improv in The Dandies’ Holodeck Follies|url= https://lifewithmorecowbell.com/tag/jamillah-ross/|work= Life With More Cowbell|publisher=|location= Toronto|access-date=2 August 2018|deadurl=no|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
7. ^{{cite web|last= Watson|first= Brie|date= 5 March 2015|title= Intergalactic Women's Day|url= https://clowncollegeconfessions.com/tag/jamillah-ross/|work= Clown College Confessions|publisher=|location= Toronto|access-date=2 August 2018|deadurl=no|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
8. ^{{cite web|last= Posner|first= Michael|date= 3 October 2003|title= Director gets it with latest Second City offering|url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/director-gets-it-with-latest-second-city-offering/article1046388/|work= The Globe and Mail|publisher=The Globe and Mail, Inc.|location= Toronto|access-date=2 August 2018|deadurl=no|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.canadiancomedyawards.org/archives.php?year=2004|title=Nominations & Awards Archives|work=|publisher=Canadian Comedy Awards|location=|author=|date=2004|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.canadiancomedyawards.org/archives.php?year=2006|title=Nominations & Awards Archives|work=|publisher=Canadian Comedy Awards|location=|author=|date=2006|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=}}
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