Blair Ross
American actress (born 1960)
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Blair Ross (born April 29, 1960)[1] is an American actress.
Blair Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 29, 1960 |
| Education | Vassar College |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography
Ross grew up in New Jersey.[2] She attended Vassar College where she majored in art history.[2] After college, Ross lived in Nashville for two years before moving to New York City.[2]
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 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 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.[citation needed]
Ross' performance of Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street was called "a zesty performance" by the Star Tribune.[4] The Boston Herald wrote that Ross played Brock as a "peroxided diva with a throaty belt and a haughty comic style."[5] 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.[6]
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."[7] The New York Times wrote that Ross was "noxiously nasty" in her role as Auntie in Side Show.[8] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Ross "oozes pure avarice as the stepmother, known only as 'Madame,'" in Cinderella.[9] The Washington Post writes that as 'Madame,' she does "the gargoyle thing very well."[10]
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.[citation needed]
Filmography
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Wonderful Town | Ensemble[11] | |
| 1995 | Cowgirls | Waitress[12] | |
| 1997 | Paper Moon | Aunt Billie Roy[13] | |
| 1999 | Exactly Like You | Ensemble[14] | |
| 2001 | 42nd Street | Dorothy Brock[4] | Replacing Christine Ebersole[15] |
| 2005 | But I'm a Cheerleader (play) | Mary[16] | |
| 2009 | Being Audrey | Ensemble[7] | |
| 2013 | Jekyll & Hyde[17] | Lady Beaconsfield, Ensemble | |
| 2014 | Side Show | Bearded Lady, Auntie, Ensemble[2] | |
| 2015 | Cinderella | Madame[2] | |
| 2017 | My Fair Lady (Broadway production) | Ensemble, Understudy Dame Diana Rigg | |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Stranger in the House | Susan Gummersby | |
| 2019 | Toss It | Adele | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Spy Groove | Windy La Tette | Voice |
| 2010-2024 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Principal Carol Huston, Joanna Markham | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Craft & Burn | Ben's Mom | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Entrepreneur | Maureen | |
| 2026 | Best Medicine | Agnes Cloofe | episode 10 |
