Yolanda T. Ross

Yolanda T. Ross is an accomplished multi-hyphenate award-winning socially driven storytelling Actress, Writer, Producer, and Filmmaker. Helming from the deep southern state of Mississippi, she knows how to use expression and control to bring the audience along on the journey with her from the beginning of the story to the end. She made her film debut in 2007 in a lead role in the independent short, Switch. Other lead roles quickly followed in various plays, shorts and feature-length films while building her resume in Atlanta. In 2010, after grounding herself in film and stage in Georgia, she decided to take the leap to Los Angeles, the land of television and film, to pursue her career full- time. Since landing in Los Angeles, she has starred in her own award-winning written and produced works titled The Last Day and Victus. Her previous works also include the films TIFF, Circle, Vitality, Between The Miles, Vicious, and Love Triangle. She landed a recurring role in the CW hit TV Show Black Lightning where she plays the hard working mother of the character Khalil Payne (a.k.a. Pain Killer). These are just a few of the amazing projects that reflect the qualities of this quickly rising star. You can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.