Jamillah Ross

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 through scripted and improvised encounters on Queen Street West.^[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]

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