Lyric Ross is an American actress. She is known for her role as
Deja Pearson in the
NBC
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drama series ''
This Is Us
''This Is Us'' is an American drama television series created by Dan Fogelman that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents and their three children in several different ti ...
''.
Early life and career
Ross raised in
Homewood, Illinois
Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,463 at the 2020 census.
The village sits just a few miles south of Chicago proper. It is bordered by Chicago Heights and Flossmoor to the south, Hazel Crest ...
, is the daughter of Brandi Smith and Stephen Ross and granddaughter of Margaret Smith.
She started acting when she was five years old, appearing in commercials and guest-starring in ''
Chicago Fire'' and ''
Sirens
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Common meanings
* Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
* Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology that lured sailors to their deaths.
Places
* Si ...
''.
In 2017, she performed in a recurring role as Deja Pearson on
season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album), 2014
* ''2econd Season'', an album by Unk, 2008
* "Season 2", a song by Phoenix from ''Alpha Zulu
''Alpha Zulu'' is the seventh studio album by French indie pop band Phoenix, released on 4 ...
of ''
This Is Us
''This Is Us'' is an American drama television series created by Dan Fogelman that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents and their three children in several different ti ...
'' while in the eighth grade at James Hart School in Homewood, Illinois.
On August 27, 2018, NBC announced that Ross had been promoted to a series regular onwards
season 3. She and the rest of the show's cast won the
in 2018.
She has been cast in the upcoming television series ''
Ironheart''.
In 2022 she dubbed in the
stop motion
Stop-motion (also known as stop frame animation) is an animated filmmaking and special effects technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exh ...
film ''
Wendell & Wild'' as Katherine "Kat" Koniqua Elliot.
Philanthropy
Ross serves as a celebrity ambassador for Orphan Myth.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
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Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century African-American actresses
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Illinois
African-American child actresses
American child actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
American voice actresses