Lyric Ross

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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 [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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  5. ↑ Reslen, Eileen (2018-08-27). "Fans React to Deja Becoming a Major Character on This Is Us". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  6. 1 2 "The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org.
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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.
  11. 1 2 3 "'This Is Us' Promotes Lyric Ross to Series Regular for Season 3". The Hollywood Reporter . 2018-08-27. Archived from the original on 2023-07-19.
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  13. ↑ "Lyric Ross Interview on Playing Casey in 'The Class'". www.sweetyhigh.com.
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