Exclusive: Yolonda Ross talks The Chi Season 5 and Terror Lake Drive Single Black Female
For actress Yolonda Ross, who has starred in Netflix’s The Get Down, ABC’s How To Get Away With Murder, Lifetime’s Whitney, Denzel Washington’s Antwone Fisher, and indie drama Go For Sisters, the Omaha, NE native is having a blast right now on the small screen. Now only is she back for a fifth season on Showtime’s The Chi, but she’s also starring opposite Pascale Armand in ALLBLK’s Terror Lake Drive: Single Black Female.
This season on THE CHI delves deeply into the many joys and complications of Black love: relationships, children, career, community and self. Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Tiff (Hannaha Hall) forge ahead as co-parents, while Tiff grows closer with Rob (Iman Shumpert). Kevin (Alex Hibbert) finds new love in an unexpected place, while Jake (Michael V. Epps) and Papa (Shamon Brown Jr.) try to resolve things with Jemma (Judae’a Brown) and Maisha (Genesis Denise Hale). New mom Kiesha (Birgundi Baker) works to build her life with baby Ronnie, while Nina (Tyla Abercrumbie) and Dre (Miriam A. Hyman) work at rebuilding their union as they support Lynae (Zara Primer). Jada (Yolonda Ross) assesses her life post-cancer and where Suede (Bernard Gilbert) fits, while Darnell (Rolando Boyce) considers the past for guidance on his future with Dom (La La Anthony). Roselyn’s (Kandi Burruss) new pet project places her at odds with Tracy (Tai Davis). Meanwhile, with a push from Douda (Curtiss Cook) and a helping hand from Shaad (Jason Weaver), Trig (Luke James) considers a political run that might help his city, but at what cost to him and his family?
In ALLBLK’s Terror Lake Drive: Single Black Female, season two follows Deja (Pascale Armand), a traveling nurse, who recently completed an assignment in Austin, Texas. Much to the dismay of her friends and colleagues, Deja accepts a position at the newly constructed Atlanta University Hospital. Amid her housing quest, she meets an awkwardly shy and eclectic Doula named Shana (Yolonda Ross, a nursing student at the university who is seeking a roommate – single Black female preferred. Oblivious to its checkered past, Deja makes herself at home with Shana at Freeman Lake, while unknowingly becoming a target of the latest eerie coincidences to inhabit the troubled apartment complex.
In Season 4 of The Chi, Ross’ character went through an emotional ordeal as Jada was diagnosed with breast cancer last season. Yolonda famously shaved her long hair on camera as her character embarked on her breast cancer journey last season. The new season delves deeply in the many joys and complications of Black love and Jada assesses her life post-cancer.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales caught up with Ross as she spoke about the upcoming fifth season and what to expect from her in Terror Lake Drive.