Clarinda Ross
- Actress
- Producer
Born in Georgia and raised in North Carolina. Daughter of two college
professors. Started her career at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta,
Georgia. Went on to become "locally famous" as a stage actress in
Atlanta and throughout the southeast, touring her one-woman show, "From
My Grandmother's Grandmother Unto Me," which was filmed for Public
Broadcasting by John D. Allen. Was appointed a Cultural Ambassador for
the state of Georgia by Gov. Zell Miller and
performed in the 1994 and 1996 Cultural Olympiads. After performing on
the last season of
In the Heat of the Night (1988),
Carroll O'Connor suggested she move to
Los Angeles; there she met and married longtime character actor
Googy Gress. They have three children and
split their time between California, and North Carolina.
