Jamillah Ross

Trained at The Second City in Toronto, Jamillah Ross is a Canadian singer-songwriter, comedian and actress who began there as a server before joining the touring company. She performed in touring shows including The Puck Stops Here and The Ice Cream Man Cometh, and later wrote and starred in three headlining shows on the main stage. She was twice nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for best female improvisor and appeared in the improvised musical Show Stopping Number, which won the award for best improv troupe. On television, she had small roles in series such as Flashpoint, Orphan Black and Kim's Convenience, and she appeared in films including Picture Day (2012), Pay the Ghost (2015), PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) and Firestarter (2022). In 2018, critic Lin Young praised her energy and singing voice in Rumspringa Break!, and she earned an honorable mention at the 2019 SummerWorks festival for St. Peon of the People.