Biography
A.C. Ross was born at a military hospital in Illinois. Her father was a photojournalist in the Army and her mother taught dance. For the first five years of her life, A.C. lived all over the east coast.
At the age of five, her parents moved back to their hometown of Kirkwood, Missouri. A.C. graduated from Kirkwood High School and attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa on theater and music scholarships her freshman year.
While in Iowa, A.C. received her first paid acting role as a featured extra in "My Father's Gun," which aired on the History Channel. Shortly thereafter, A.C. auditioned for and was accepted to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Craving warmer climates, A.C. requested and was granted a transfer to AADA - Los Angeles.
The summer after her first year at the Academy, A.C. received another paying role when she was cast in "Music Man" at the Glendale Centre Theatre. This disqualified A.C. from attending AADA for the second year of the program. Without hesitation, she enrolled in film school at Columbia College - Hollywood where she majored in Directing and minored in Screenwriting.
Before graduating with honors, A.C. obtained a paid internship at James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment. Once finished with her formal education, A.C. was hired as the Executive Assistant to the head of the Commercial/Music Video department, Gregg Dallesandro. Sheldon Prosnit Agency (now Artistry) is a below the line talent agency representing the top Directors of Photography and Production Designers in the entertainment industry.
A year and a half into the job, A.C. learned something very valuable; she didn't want to be an agent. A.C. had lived a very fulfilling and fairly idyllic life up until that point. She decided it was time for some life experience.
In 2007 A.C. moved to Dusseldorf, Germany to spend a year abroad. Life happened and one year turned into five. A.C. returned to Los Angeles in 2012 full of life experience and more stories than could fill a book. She executive assisted again, this time for a producer at a small integrated marketing company in the valley. A.C. often served as a Production Coordinator on the smaller spots.
Ready to be the master of her own destiny, A.C. left her full-time position to work as a freelance Assistant Director on two-time Oscar award-winning director Terry Sanders' feature film, "Liza, Liza, Skies are Grey." Additionally, A.C. produced alongside veteran music video producer Michelle Larkin on Michelle's directorial debut, the short film, "Lay It On Me." Shortly thereafter, A.C. was hired by the Goethe Institute of Los Angeles to write, produce and direct an original trailer for the German Currents Film Festival.
Going freelance has given A.C. the time and creative freedom to develop her screenplays and prepare to direct her first feature film. She is currently seeking representation.
