Lyric Ross

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Lyric Ross
OccupationActress
Known forDeja Pearson in This Is Us

Lyric Ross is an American actress. She is known for her role as Deja Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us .

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Early life and career

Ross raised in Homewood, Illinois, is the daughter of Brandi Smith and Stephen Ross and granddaughter of Margaret Smith. [1] She started acting when she was five years old, appearing in commercials and guest-starring in Chicago Fire and Sirens . [1] [2] In 2017, she performed in a recurring role as Deja Pearson on season 2 of This Is Us while in the eighth grade at James Hart School in Homewood, Illinois. [1] [2] On August 27, 2018, NBC announced that Ross had been promoted to a series regular onwards season 3. [3] [4] [5] She and the rest of the show's cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2018. [6]

She has been cast in the upcoming television series Ironheart . [7]

In 2022 she dubbed in the stop motion film Wendell & Wild as Katherine "Kat" Koniqua Elliot. [8]

Philanthropy

Ross serves as a celebrity ambassador for Orphan Myth. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Rogers Park Ruby [11]
2018 Canal Street Tameka [12]
2022The ClassCasey [13]
2022 Wendell & Wild Kat Elliot (voice) [14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Sirens Lily1 episode [11]
2015 Chicago Fire Girl1 episode [11]
2016Untitled Lena Waithe ProjectAndreaTV movie
2017–2022 This Is Us Deja PearsonRecurring (season 2); main character (season 3–6)
2025 Ironheart Natalie WashingtonMiniseries

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProjectResult
2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Breakout StarThis Is UsNominated [15]
2019 BET Awards Young Stars AwardNominated [16]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesWon [6]
Image Awards (NAACP) Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Nominated [17]
2020Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)Nominated [18]
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [19]
2021Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series)Nominated [20]
2023Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, Motion PictureWendell & WildNominated [21]

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  8. ↑ Grobar, Erik Pedersen,Matt; Pedersen, Erik; Grobar, Matt (2022-10-10). "'Wendell & Wild': Henry Selick's Stop-Motion Pic For Netflix Gets New Trailer – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  10. ↑ Spivey, Kemberlie. "Lyric Ross Talks Orphan Myth, Her Message to Young Kids in the Foster Care System, and This Is Us". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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