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'''Angelica Ross''' (born November 28, 1980) is an American businessman, actor, and [[transgender]] rights advocate. After becoming a self-taught [[computer programming |computer coder]], he went on to become the founder and CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises, a firm that helps employ transgender people in the tech industry. Ross began his acting career in the web series ''[[Her Story (web series)|Her Story]]'' and starred in FX's series ''[[Pose (TV series)|Pose]]'' and ''[[American Horror Story]].''<ref name="trib-jun2015">{{cite news|author1=Kate MacArthur|title=Angelica Ross, TransTech and voice and value for transgender people|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-angelica-ross-transtech-social-enterprise-bsi-20150604-story.html|accessdate=January 5, 2017|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="advocate-nov2015">{{cite web|author1=Dawn Ennis|title=Meet the Vanguard: Trans Businesswoman Angelica Ross Tells All|url=http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2015/09/01/showgirl-ceo-trans-businesswoman-angelica-ross-tells-all|website=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|accessdate=January 5, 2017|date=November 17, 2015}}</ref>
'''Angelica Ross''' (born November 28, 1980) is an American businesswoman, actress, and [[transgender]] rights advocate. After becoming a self-taught [[computer programming |computer coder]], she went on to become the founder and CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises, a firm that helps employ transgender people in the tech industry. Ross began her acting career in the web series ''[[Her Story (web series)|Her Story]]'' and starred in FX's series ''[[Pose (TV series)|Pose]]'' and ''[[American Horror Story]].''<ref name="trib-jun2015">{{cite news|author1=Kate MacArthur|title=Angelica Ross, TransTech and voice and value for transgender people|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-angelica-ross-transtech-social-enterprise-bsi-20150604-story.html|accessdate=January 5, 2017|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="advocate-nov2015">{{cite web|author1=Dawn Ennis|title=Meet the Vanguard: Trans Businesswoman Angelica Ross Tells All|url=http://www.advocate.com/print-issue/current-issue/2015/09/01/showgirl-ceo-trans-businesswoman-angelica-ross-tells-all|website=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|accessdate=January 5, 2017|date=November 17, 2015}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Angelica Ross was born in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], then raised to the north in nearby [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazine/money-diary-angelica-ross|title=The World Wouldn't Make a Place for Angelica Ross. So She Made One for Herself|work=Magazine|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> Ross, a [[trans woman]], has said he was perceived as feminine from a young age.<ref name="advocate-nov2015" /><ref name="self-jul2015">{{cite web|author1=Erin Bried|title=Being Transgender Nearly Cost Me My Life|url=http://www.self.com/story/being-transgender-nearly-cost-my-life|website=[[Self (magazine)|Self]]|accessdate=January 5, 2017|date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> In 1998, when he was seventeen, he came out as gay to is mother, an [[evangelical Christian]]. His mother did not receive the news well as, according to Ross, "she told me I should commit suicide or she would, because she couldn't have someone like me as her child."<ref name="advocate-nov2015" /><ref name="cosmo-jul2016">{{cite web|author1=Heather Wood Rudulph|title=How I'm Helping the Trans Community Get Great Jobs|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/career/a61659/angelica-ross-transtech-her-story-get-that-life/|website=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|accessdate=January 5, 2017|date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> Ross considered ending his own life and overdosed on medication but survived.<ref name="advocate-nov2015" /><ref name="self-jul2015" />
Angelica Ross was born in [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]], then raised to the north in nearby [[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazine/money-diary-angelica-ross|title=The World Wouldn't Make a Place for Angelica Ross. So She Made One for Herself|work=Magazine|access-date=2018-08-10}}</ref> Ross, a [[trans woman]], has said she was perceived as feminine from a young age.<ref name="advocate-nov2015" /><ref name="self-jul2015">{{cite web|author1=Erin Bried|title=Being Transgender Nearly Cost Me My Life|url=http://www.self.com/story/being-transgender-nearly-cost-my-life|website=[[Self (magazine)|Self]]|accessdate=January 5, 2017|date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> In 1998, when she was seventeen, she came out as gay to her mother, an [[evangelical Christian]]. Her mother did not receive the news well as, according to Ross, "she told me I should commit suicide or she would, because she couldn't have someone like me as her child."<ref name="advocate-nov2015" /><ref name="cosmo-jul2016">{{cite web|author1=Heather Wood Rudulph|title=How I'm Helping the Trans Community Get Great Jobs|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/career/a61659/angelica-ross-transtech-her-story-get-that-life/|website=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|accessdate=January 5, 2017|date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> Ross considered ending her own life and overdosed on medication but survived.<ref name="advocate-nov2015" /><ref name="self-jul2015" />


Upon graduating high school at 17, Ross briefly attended the [[University of Wisconsin–Parkside]] before dropping out after one semester.<ref name=":0" /> Ross decided to join the [[U.S. Navy]] (after her parents signed a waiver so that she could join as a minor) in order to qualify for the [[G.I. Bill]]. Ross initially moved to [[Rochester, New York]], before being stationed in [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa]].<ref name=":0" /> After six months of service, she requested and received an "uncharacterized" discharge under the "[[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]" policy (which was then in force) due to being harassed by enlisted men who coerced her into saying she was gay.<ref name="self-jul2015" /><ref name="cosmo-jul2016" /> Ross moved back home, and made friends with a [[drag queen]] called Traci Ross who helped her begin her [[gender transition]] at the age of 19.<ref name=":0" /> Upon discovering that she was transitioning, her parents threw her out and Ross moved in with her biological father (who was slightly more accepting of her) in [[Roanoke, Virginia]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="cosmo-jul2016" /> Although Ross and her parents were estranged for a time, she states that their relationship has since been mended.<ref name="cosmo-jul2016"/> During the six years that she lived in Roanoke, Ross worked as a waitress at Applebee's so that she could earn enough money to pay rent and attend cosmetology school. She was let go from her waitress job due to discrimination.<ref name=":0" /> Ross then moved to [[Hollywood, Florida]] and worked as a model and escort, then web manager, until 2003.<ref name="cosmo-jul2016" /> She started a web development and graphic design business and began taking acting classes.<ref name="cosmo-jul2016" /> She later moved to [[Chicago]] to become the employment coordinator for the Trans Life Center.<ref name="cosmo-jul2016" />
Upon graduating high school at 17, Ross briefly attended the [[University of Wisconsin–Parkside]] before dropping out after one semester.<ref name=":0" /> Ross decided to join the [[U.S. Navy]] (after her parents signed a waiver so that she could join as a minor) in order to qualify for the [[G.I. Bill]]. Ross initially moved to [[Rochester, New York]], before being stationed in [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa]].<ref name=":0" /> After six months of service, she requested and received an "uncharacterized" discharge under the "[[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]" policy (which was then in force) due to being harassed by enlisted men who coerced her into saying she was gay.<ref name="self-jul2015" /><ref name="cosmo-jul2016" /> Ross moved back home, and made friends with a [[drag queen]] called Traci Ross who helped her begin her [[gender transition]] at the age of 19.<ref name=":0" /> Upon discovering that she was transitioning, her parents threw her out and Ross moved in with her biological father (who was slightly more accepting of her) in [[Roanoke, Virginia]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="cosmo-jul2016" /> Although Ross and her parents were estranged for a time, she states that their relationship has since been mended.<ref name="cosmo-jul2016"/> During the six years that she lived in Roanoke, Ross worked as a waitress at Applebee's so that she could earn enough money to pay rent and attend cosmetology school. She was let go from her waitress job due to discrimination.<ref name=":0" /> Ross then moved to [[Hollywood, Florida]] and worked as a model and escort, then web manager, until 2003.<ref name="cosmo-jul2016" /> She started a web development and graphic design business and began taking acting classes.<ref name="cosmo-jul2016" /> She later moved to [[Chicago]] to become the employment coordinator for the Trans Life Center.<ref name="cosmo-jul2016" />

Revision as of 13:35, 24 November 2019

Angelica Ross
Born1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)[1]
Kenosha, Wisconsin[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur
Actress
Years active2005-present
OrganizationTransTech Social Enterprises
Websitemissross.com

Angelica Ross (born November 28, 1980) is an American businesswoman, actress, and transgender rights advocate. After becoming a self-taught computer coder, she went on to become the founder and CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises, a firm that helps employ transgender people in the tech industry. Ross began her acting career in the web series Her Story and starred in FX's series Pose and American Horror Story.[2][1]

Early life

Angelica Ross was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, then raised to the north in nearby Racine.[3] Ross, a trans woman, has said she was perceived as feminine from a young age.[1][4] In 1998, when she was seventeen, she came out as gay to her mother, an evangelical Christian. Her mother did not receive the news well as, according to Ross, "she told me I should commit suicide or she would, because she couldn't have someone like me as her child."[1][5] Ross considered ending her own life and overdosed on medication but survived.[1][4]

Upon graduating high school at 17, Ross briefly attended the University of Wisconsin–Parkside before dropping out after one semester.[3] Ross decided to join the U.S. Navy (after her parents signed a waiver so that she could join as a minor) in order to qualify for the G.I. Bill. Ross initially moved to Rochester, New York, before being stationed in Yokosuka, Kanagawa.[3] After six months of service, she requested and received an "uncharacterized" discharge under the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy (which was then in force) due to being harassed by enlisted men who coerced her into saying she was gay.[4][5] Ross moved back home, and made friends with a drag queen called Traci Ross who helped her begin her gender transition at the age of 19.[3] Upon discovering that she was transitioning, her parents threw her out and Ross moved in with her biological father (who was slightly more accepting of her) in Roanoke, Virginia.[3][5] Although Ross and her parents were estranged for a time, she states that their relationship has since been mended.[5] During the six years that she lived in Roanoke, Ross worked as a waitress at Applebee's so that she could earn enough money to pay rent and attend cosmetology school. She was let go from her waitress job due to discrimination.[3] Ross then moved to Hollywood, Florida and worked as a model and escort, then web manager, until 2003.[5] She started a web development and graphic design business and began taking acting classes.[5] She later moved to Chicago to become the employment coordinator for the Trans Life Center.[5]

Career

In 2016, Ross began acting in Her Story, a web series about trans women in Los Angeles.[1][6] The series was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama.[7][8] She also made a guest appearance that year on the TV series Transparent[9] and is also the star and executive producer of the short film Missed Connections, which went on to be an official selection at Outfest 2017, Baltimore International Black Film Festival 2017, La Femme International Film Festival 2017 and Outflix Film Festival 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. In June 2017, Ross began providing voice work for the Amazon Video animated series Danger & Eggs.[10][11]

Her portrayal of the character Candy Ferocity in Ryan Murphy's Pose served as her breakthrough.[12] She currently stars as psychologist Donna Chambers in American Horror Story: 1984, which makes her the first female transgender actress to secure two series regular roles and which marks her second collaboration with Murphy.[13]

Activism

Ross launched TransTech Social Enterprises in Chicago in 2014.[2] The nonprofit creative design firm trains and contracts transgender and other workers.[2][14] Melissa Harris-Perry brought more attention to the firm in 2015, choosing Ross as her show's first "Foot Soldier" of the year.[2][15] Ross was a featured speaker at the 2015 White House LGBTQ Tech and Innovation Summit.[16] She was also a celebrity ambassador to the 50th Anniversary Stonewall celebration that took place in June 2019 during Pride.[17] On September 20, 2019, Ross hosted the 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum on LGBTQ Issues.[18][19] This made her the first openly transgender person to host an American presidential forum.[20] On September 28, 2019, Ross was a featured speaker at the National Trans Visibility March in Washington D.C.[21][22]

Awards and recognition

Personal life

Ross was once engaged, but called off the engagement as her fiancé did not want others to know that Ross was transgender.[31] She is a practicing Buddhist.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Natale a Miami Sharon Cinepanettone
2010 Bella Maddo Party Guest Short film
2017 Missed Connections Jennifer Short film
2017 The Heart of a Woman Terri Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 I Am Cait Herself Guest; 2 episodes
2016 Her Story Paige Recurring role; 5 episodes
2017 Doubt Valentina Episode: "Clean Burn"
2017 Danger & Eggs Mayor (voice) Recurring role; 3 episodes
2017 Claws Relevance Recurring role; 3 episodes
2017 Transparent Diana Ross Diva Episode: "Born Again"
2018–2019 Pose Candy Ferocity Main role; 14 episodes
2019 American Horror Story: 1984 Donna Chambers / Rita [32] Main role; 9 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Dawn Ennis (November 17, 2015). "Meet the Vanguard: Trans Businesswoman Angelica Ross Tells All". The Advocate. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kate MacArthur (June 4, 2015). "Angelica Ross, TransTech and voice and value for transgender people". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "The World Wouldn't Make a Place for Angelica Ross. So She Made One for Herself". Magazine. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  4. ^ a b c Erin Bried (July 15, 2015). "Being Transgender Nearly Cost Me My Life". Self. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Heather Wood Rudulph (July 25, 2016). "How I'm Helping the Trans Community Get Great Jobs". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  6. ^ Evan Ross Katz (January 28, 2016). "Angelica Ross And Jen Richards Discuss Their Groundbreaking New Series, "Her Story"". Logo TV. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  7. ^ Mari Brighe (July 31, 2016). "The Emmy-Nominated Trans Web Series Her Story Could Change Everything". The Advocate. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  8. ^ Robin Roemer (July 17, 2016). "Women Behind 'Her Story' Talk Emmy Nomination". NBC News. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  9. ^ Brighe, Mari (September 26, 2016). "What's Next for Transgender Media After 'Transparent'?". Vice. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  10. ^ Mey (July 1, 2017). ""Danger & Eggs" Is The Greatest Weirdest Queer-and-Trans Inclusive Kids Show Ever". Autostraddle. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Bendix, Trish (July 3, 2017). ""Danger And Eggs" Is The Queer Cartoon We've Been Waiting For". NewNowNext. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  12. ^ Lawson, Richard (May 30, 2018). "Pose Is Bold, Necessary Melodrama". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (July 10, 2019). "'Pose' Star Angelica Ross Joins 'American Horror Story: 1984'". Deadline. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  14. ^ Andy Ambrosius (February 17, 2015). "How One Chicago Start-Up is Working to Close the Transgender Employment Gap". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  15. ^ Melissa Harris-Perry (January 3, 2015). "How one trans businesswoman is helping others". MSNBC. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  16. ^ Megan Rose Dickey (September 1, 2015). "TransTech Helps Transgender People Get Jobs In Tech And, Soon, The White House". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  17. ^ ""POSE" Star Angelica Ross' 2nd Annual TransTech Summit | Shine My Crown". shinemycrown.com. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  18. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 16, 2019). "'Pose' Actress Angelica Ross To Host Presidential Candidate Forum On LGBTQ Issues". Deadline. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  19. ^ Wheeler, André (September 21, 2019). "A huge misstep': Angelica Ross on Sanders' LGBTQ forum no-show". The Guardian. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  20. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/21/angelica-ross-lgbtq-presidential-forum-bernie-sanders
  21. ^ Chibbaro Jr., Lou (September 25, 2019). "Thousands expected in D.C. for National Trans Visibility March". Washington Blade. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  22. ^ Cummings, Moriba (September 27, 2019). "Angelica Ross To Speak At Trans Visibility March In D.C." BET. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  23. ^ "METRO GLAM Fundraising Event". Transgender National Alliance. October 28, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  24. ^ "About". Miss Ross. 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  25. ^ "2016 National Black Trans Advocacy Awards: Full List of Award Recipients". Black Trans Advocacy. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  26. ^ "2016 HRC Chicago Award Recipients & Special Guests". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  27. ^ Knapp, JD (2017-05-07). "28th GLAAD Media Awards: Complete List of Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  28. ^ "28th Annual GLAAD Media Award nominees recognize outstanding portrayals of trans stories #glaadawards". GLAAD. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  29. ^ "The OUTstanding lists 2018: LGBT+ leaders and allies". Financial Times. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  30. ^ "Queerty Pride50 2019 Honorees". Queerty. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  31. ^ Lori Grisham (July 24, 2015). "#InTheirWords: 'A lot of trans people feel like they will never be loved'". USA Today. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  32. ^ Harnick, Chris (September 18, 2019). "Meet the American Horror Story: 1984 Characters: Who's Who Among the Star-Studded Cast". E! News. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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