Jamillah Ross

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Jamillah Ross
Nationality Canadian
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.

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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]

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Discography

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