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Yolonda Ross
Highest Rated: 89% Bull (2019)
Lowest Rated: 36% Yelling to the Sky (2011)
Birthday: Jul 31, 1974
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Yolonda Ross moved to New York City to pursue a career in fashion. She took a job as an extra on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975-) that eventually led to her being cast in supporting guest role on "New York Undercover" (Fox, 1994-98), and Ross was bit by the acting bug. Her next onscreen part didn't come until four years later, but the part, the lead role in the film "Stranger Inside" (2001) earned her and Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance. Ross continued to play supporting roles, providing a key performance in the Denzel Washington directed film "Antwone Fisher" (2002), as well as parts on shows like "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC, 2001-2011) and "The Unit" (CBS, 2006-09). She played a recurring role on the critically acclaimed show "Treme" (HBO, 2010-13), then played Whitney Houston's friend and manager in the TV movie "Whitney" (Lifetime, 2015). She had another musical role in the high profile musical series "The Get Down" (HBO, 2016), as well as an arc on the hit drama "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC, 2014-).
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89% | 94% | Bull | Sheila (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 37% | 32% | Out of Blue | Janey Mac (Character) | $11.7K | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Creed | Khadijah (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 45% | 30% | The Bad Batch | Maria (Character) | $180.9K | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walk for Me |
Andrea (Character), Producer |
- | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Kiss Me, Kill Me | Detective Annette Riley (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 40% | 42% | Lila & Eve | Patrice (Character) | $37.9K | 2015 |
| 47% | 38% | Whitney | Robyn Crawford (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Afronauts | Auntie Sunday (Character) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All Roads Lead | Samantha Hollitt (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 74% | 54% | Go for Sisters | Fontayne (Character) | $56.0K | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Four | Abigayle's mother (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 36% | 46% | Yelling to the Sky | Lorene O'Hara (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 18% | Slippery Slope | Ginger (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 78% | 86% | Antwone Fisher | Nadine (Character) | $21.1M | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 84% | Stranger Inside | Treasure (Character) | - | 2001 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 63% | The Chi | Jada Washington (Character) | 2018-2024 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Terror Lake Drive | Shana (Character) | 2022 |
| 88% | 85% | How to Get Away With Murder | Claudia (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| 97% | 87% | Treme | Dana Lyndsey (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | Lie to Me | Simone Askew (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 85% | 72% | The Unit | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 62% | 50% | New Amsterdam | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Patricia (Guest Star) | 2005 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New York Undercover | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |