STRUGGLING ACTRESS DETERMINED SINCE AGE 5 TO STICK IT OUT.Byline: GIDEON RUBIN Special to the Daily News PALMDALE Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. -- Jennifer Jennifer became a common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century. The name Jennifer is a Cornish variant of Guinevere, deriving ultimately from Proto-Celtic *windo-seibaro- "white ghost", via Brythonic *wino-hibirā (cf. Ross Ross , Sir Ronald 1857-1932. British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for proving that malaria is transmitted to humans by the bite of the mosquito. got the acting bug when she was 5 years old. And although she has had several moments of doubt, she still hasn't developed a Plan B. ``I really don't remember wanting to do anything else,'' she said. ``It's just something I haven't been able to shake.'' Ross, a Palmdale resident, has appeared as an extra in several Hollywood productions, including ``Coyote Ugly'' and ``Charlie's Angels,'' both in 2000, and in the television series ``Felicity'' in the late 1990s. Ross was cast in a leading role of a full-length feature film for the first time in her career in ``A Fine Line,'' an independent production that will debut Sept. 2 at California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is a campus of the California State University system. It is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. . In ``A Fine Line,'' Ross portrays a drug-addicted teenage mother whose boyfriend becomes involved in a murder. The story is loosely based on director and screenwriter Amber Dragoo's experience as a juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. in a murder trial. Dragoo is hoping entries into contests such as the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Film Festival will bring recognition to all involved in the production. ``It would be really exciting if this takes off,'' Ross said. ``It started out small, but it seems like it's getting bigger.'' Dragoo said Ross stood out in auditions for a complicated and challenging part. ``Generally the roles she's had are `good girl' roles because she does have that wholesome whole·some adj. whole·som·er, whole·som·est 1. Conducive to sound health or well-being; salutary: simple, wholesome food; a wholesome climate. 2. look,'' Dragoo said. ``She creates this organic feeling of reality that makes you feel like you're there.'' Ross said she became interested in acting as a child watching her mother, Wendie, appear in theatrical productions Noun 1. theatrical production - the production of a drama on the stage staging production - a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" near their home in Silverton, Ore. She and her mother moved to Vancouver, Wash., where she finished high school. At 19, Ross moved to Burbank, where she lived with her father and started getting some bit parts in movies and television programs. Some of the down periods have been difficult, she said. Ross was living on her own in Portland, Ore., when she nearly gave up on acting. ``I just remember I was so broke ... at that moment, and I just freaked out,'' Ross said. ``I just thought this wasn't going to work out.'' Ross has had to work in nonrelated fields to support herself. She now works at Starbucks. ``You have to pay your dues,'' she said. ``That's the thing about this business. You can't just go to college for four years. ... It's just one of those things where you have to really love it to pursue it. If you don't, there's no point.'' gideon.rubin(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) ROSS |
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