Jamillah Ross
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Comedian, actress, singer-songwriter
SpouseSean 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[1] then joined the touring company performing in The Ice Cream Man Cometh and The Puck Stops Here. In May 2003 she returned to Toronto[2][3] and performed in The Second City's production Armaget-It-On[4] which was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award (CCA).[5] Ross later wrote and starred in three consecutive headlining shows on the company's main stage.[1]

In 2006, Ross played Sour Kangaroo in a production of Seussical at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People.[6] The following year, she 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.[7][8] Ross later performed as a member of improv troupe The Dandies.[9][10]

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![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 on Queen Street West, written and directed by Caroline Azar .[12][13] Ross received an honourable mention for her performance in the play at Toronto's 2019 SummerWorks theatre festival.[14]

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][7]

Works

Film

Television

Stage

  • Armaget-it-On (2003)[17]
  • Invasion Free Since 1812 (2005)[18]
  • Seussical (2006) – Sour Kangaroo[6]
  • A Freudian Slip of the Jung[1]
  • Show Stopping Number: The Improvised Musical (2007)[1]
  • Legs Crossed Hands On Your Lap (2015) – various roles[19]
  • Falling Angel (2017) – God[19]
  • Rumspringa Break! (2018) – Cinnamon, other roles[19]
  • St. Peon of the People (2018–2019) – Officer Rita Mae Nelson[19]

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

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  2. Punch, Rachel (27 May 2003). "Second City troupe takes the Gayety stage". Enterprise-Bulletin. Collingwood, Ontario: Postmedia Network. p. 11. ProQuest 354400501.
  3. "The Puck Stops in Orangeville". The Midweek Banner. Orangeville, Ontario: Torstar Syndication Services. 10 January 2003. p. 13. ProQuest 351919615.
  4. 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.
  5. "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2004. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 Ouzounian, Richard (9 November 2006). "Doctor in the house; Seussical went to Broadway, where Rosie played the Cat, but smaller stages beckoned, so Toronto gets it back". Toronto Star. p. K1. ProQuest 439103561.
  7. 1 2 "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2006. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. "Wacky, trippy good times with stand-up, sketch, music & improv in The Dandies' Holodeck Follies". Life With More Cowbell. Toronto. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  10. Watson, Brie (5 March 2015). "Intergalactic Women's Day". Clown College Confessions. Toronto. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. Young, Lin (5 January 2018). "2018 Next Stage Theatre Review: Rumspringa Break! (Marigon Productions)". Mooney on Theatre. Toronto. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  12. Kieto, Jordy (8 July 2018). "Fringe review: St. Peon Of The People". NOW Magazine. Toronto: NOW Communications Inc. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. "St. Peon of the People | Toronto Fringe Festival". Toronto: The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival. July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  14. Sumi, Glenn (19 August 2019). "SummerWorks 2019 wrap-up: experimental performance is alive and well". Now. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  15. 1 2 West, Thomas (2 June 2022). "Firestarter: 10 Movies & TV Shows Where You've Seen The Cast". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  16. Barrientos, Selena (26 January 2021). "Here Are All 'The Good Doctor' Season 4 Guest Stars So Far". Good Housekeeping. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  17. Posner, Michael (3 October 2003). "Director gets it with latest Second City offering". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario. p. R4. ProQuest 383981684.
  18. Farley, Kathryn (March 2005). "Doors Open on the Right / Invasion Free Since 1812". Theatre Journal. Baltimore, Maryland. 57 (1): 127–129. doi:10.1353/tj.2005.0012. S2CID 191517556. ProQuest 216066126.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Jamillah Ross | The Toronto Theatre Database". The Toronto Theatre Database. Toronto. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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