Lyric Ross
Birthday: Born in 2003-09-30 in Homewood, Illinois, USA
Deathday: Alive
Lyric Ross is an American actress. She is known for her role as Deja Pearson in the NBC drama series This Is Us. Ross, raised in Homewood, Illinois, 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. 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. On August 27, 2018, NBC announced that Ross had been promoted to a series regular onwards from season 3. 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. She is cast in the upcoming television series Ironheart. In 2022 she dubbed in the stop-motion film Wendell & Wild as Katherine "Kat" Koniqua Elliot. Ross serves as a celebrity ambassador for Orphan Myth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lyric Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TV Credits
Ironheart
Character: Natalie Washington
After the events of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, technology is pitted against magic when Riri Williams, a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka "The Hood."...
Chicago Fire
Character: Girl
An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death....
This Is Us
Character: Déjà Pearson
Follows the lives and families of three adults living and growing up in the United States of America in present and past times. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday - and so much more than anyone would expect....
Sirens
Character: Lily
A comedy that follows three Chicago EMTs who despite their narcissistic and self-destructive personalities are uniquely qualified to save lives....
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The Class
Character: Casey
A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school completing an exam they either missed taking or failed. By the end of the day, they find their own values, betrayals and love within themselves and their classmates....
Wendell & Wild
Character: Kat Elliot (voice)
Two demon brothers enlist the aid of Kat Elliot — a tough teen with a load of guilt — to summon them to the Land of the Living. But what Kat demands in return leads to a brilliantly bizarre and comedic adventure like no other....
Rogers Park
Character: Ruby
Two Chicago couples struggle to keep their love alive when secrets and long-simmering resentments rise to the surface....
Canal Street
Character: Tameka
A Chicago lawyer embraces his undying faith when his teenage son is accused of murdering a classmate....
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
Character: Gifty
Paulina, the reigning queen bee at Ghana’s most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student with undeniable talent and beauty, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter—and Paulina’s hive-minded friends....