Blair Ross Explained

Blair Ross
Birth Date:29 April 1960
Birth Place:United States
Education:Vassar College
Occupation:Actress

Blair Ross (born April 29, 1960)[1] is an American actress.

Biography

Ross grew up in New Jersey.[2] She attended Vassar College where she majored in art history. After college, Ross lived in Nashville for two years before moving to New York City.

Career

She has toured as part of a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.[3]

She has also guest starred in the television series, Crafts & Burn, and Entrepreneur along with voice work in the animated television series Spy Groove and in the 2006 video game Bully from Rockstar Games as the art and photography teacher Ms. Philips.

Ross' performance of Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street was called "a zesty performance" by the Star Tribune. The Boston Herald wrote that Ross played Brock as a "peroxided diva with a throaty belt and a haughty comic style."[4] The Los Angeles Times reported that Ross loved playing the part of Dorothy Brock and said that Ross was "looking every bit the sultry vamp" in the show.[5]

In the performance of 2009's Being Audrey, Variety noticed her in the ensemble cast and wrote that she "does a nifty impersonation of Kay Thompson in Funny Face."[6] The New York Times wrote that Ross was "noxiously nasty" in her role as Auntie in Side Show.[7] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Ross "oozes pure avarice as the stepmother, known only as 'Madame,'" in Cinderella.[8] The Washington Post writes that as 'Madame,' she does "the gargoyle thing very well."[9]

In theatre she has performed in New York City at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, the Marquis Theatre, and the St James's Theatre in musicals such as 42nd Street, Jekyll & Hyde, and Side Show.

Filmography

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Wonderful TownEnsemble[10]
1995CowgirlsWaitress[11]
||-|1997|Paper Moon|Aunt Billie Roy[12] ||-|1999|Exactly Like You|Ensemble[13] ||-| 2001| 42nd Street| Dorothy Brock[14] | Replacing Christine Ebersole[15] |-|2005|But I'm a Cheerleader (play)|Mary[16] ||-|2009|Being Audrey|Ensemble||-| 2013| Jekyll & Hyde[17] | Lady Beaconsfield, Ensemble||-| 2014| Side Show| Bearded Lady, Auntie, Ensemble||-|2015|Cinderella|Madame||-| 2017| My Fair Lady (Broadway production)| Ensemble, Understudy Dame Diana Rigg||-|}

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Stranger in the HouseSusan Gummersby
2019Toss ItAdele

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Spy GrooveWindy La TetteVoice
2010Principal Carol Huston1 episode
2012Craft & Burn Ben's Mom1 episode
2015Entrepreneur Maureen

Video games

Notes and References

  1. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3ABlair~%20%2Bsurname%3ARoss~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22New%20Jersey%2C%20USA%22~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1950-1960~%20%2Brecord_country%3A%22United%20States%22 Family Search
  2. News: CINDERELLA's Blair Ross 'Comes Home' to Play 'Madame'. Ellis. Jeffrey. 16 October 2015. Broadway World. 2017-07-19. en.
  3. News: Oklahoma City theater review: 'Cinderella' turns into a pumpkin in national touring production. March 24, 2016. The Oklahoman. July 19, 2017.
  4. News: Fast pace keeps 'Street' rolling. Nesti. Robert. 24 January 2003. The Boston Herald. 19 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120003351/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-96848094.html. 2018-11-20. dead.
  5. News: A rest for dancing feet. Conway. Ann. 2003-07-20. Los Angeles Times. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0458-3035.
  6. News: Being Audrey.(Theater review). Stasio. Marilyn. 6 April 2009. Variety. 19 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118183744/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-198712722.html. 2018-11-18. dead.
  7. News: 'Side Show,' Directed by Bill Condon, Returns to Broadway. Isherwood. Charles. 2014-11-17. The New York Times. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0362-4331.
  8. News: A sly, socially conscious 'Cinderella'. Titus. Tom. 2016-04-28. Los Angeles Times. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0458-3035.
  9. News: 'Cinderella,' being what it wants to be. Pressley. Nelson. 2015-11-19. The Washington Post. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0190-8286.
  10. News: Reviews/Theater; 'Wonderful Town' Revived In Slightly Updated Version. Holden. Stephen. 1989-10-08. The New York Times. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0362-4331.
  11. News: Dyer. Richard. 11 August 1995. The Boston Globe.
  12. News: Ford's 'Paper Moon': A Trifle Thin. Rose. Lloyd. 21 March 1997. Washington Post. 2017-07-19.
  13. News: THEATER REVIEW; Take My Mother-in-Law, Now. Marks. Peter. 1999-04-27. The New York Times. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0362-4331.
  14. News: Entertainment resides on '42nd Street'. Preston. Rohan. 19 December 2002. Star Tribune. 19 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120002859/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-95647512.html. 2018-11-20. dead.
  15. News: On the Path to Fame, the Sound of Happy Feet Is Fundamental. Gates. Anita. 2004-12-31. The New York Times. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0362-4331.
  16. News: Coming of Age to a Bouncing Backbeat. Kendt. Rob. 2005-09-20. The New York Times. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0362-4331.
  17. News: Frank Wildhorn's 'Jekyll & Hyde,' at the Marquis Theater. Isherwood. Charles. 2013-04-18. The New York Times. 2017-07-19. en-US. 0362-4331.
  18. Web site: Blair Ross. Behind The Voice Actors. 2017-07-19.

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