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.

Jamillah Ross
NationalityCanadian
OccupationComedian, actress, singer-songwriter
Spouse(s)Sean Fisher a.k.a. Suga Jam

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

Television

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
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. "Nominations & Awards Archives". Canadian Comedy Awards. 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. "Wacky, trippy good times with stand-up, sketch, music & improv in The Dandies' Holodeck Follies". Life With More Cowbell. Toronto. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. Watson, Brie (5 March 2015). "Intergalactic Women's Day". Clown College Confessions. Toronto. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. Young, Lin (5 January 2018). "2018 Next Stage Theatre Review: Rumspringa Break! (Marigon Productions)". Mooney on Theatre. Toronto. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. Kieto, Jordy (8 July 2018). "Fringe review: St. Peon Of The People". NOW Magazine. Toronto: NOW Communications Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  10. "St. Peon of the People | Toronto Fringe Festival". Toronto: The Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival. July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. "Jamillah Ross | The Toronto Theatre Database". The Toronto Theatre Database. Toronto. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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