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Dominique Jackson
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Jackson at World AIDS Day 2018
Born (1975-03-20) March 20, 1975 (age 49)
Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Other names Tyra Allure Ross
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • author
  • television personality
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Spouse(s)
Al Jackson
(m. 2016; div. 2018)

Dominique Brebnor (born March 20, 1975), known professionally as Dominique Jackson and Tyra Allure Ross, is a Tobagonian-American actress, author, model, and reality television personality. As an actress, she is best known for her leading role of Elektra Abundance on the FX television series Pose. As a model, she has appeared in Vogue España.

Early life

Dominique Jackson was born on March 20, 1975, in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. Jackson grew up with her grandmother. ..... Her family and community in Tobago did not accept her as transgender, and she was regularly reprimanded for displaying her natural feminine characteristics. At age 15, she moved to the United States and lived with her mother.

..... It was in 1993, while living in Baltimore, Maryland, that Jackson was introduced to the ballroom scene. She then lived in various houses, including Revlon and Allure, before settling in the House of Sinclair in New York City.

Career

Modeling

So that she could develop the right opportunities, Jackson did most of her early modeling work for free. In 2009, she became a resident model for fashion designer Adrian Alicea and walked for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. She has also modeled for Vogue España. She walked for the 2021 Mugler show, along with another trans model, Hunter Schafer.

Television and film

Jackson has appeared in My TRUTH, My STORY, a Caribbean LGBTQ oral history and storytelling documentary series produced by the Caribbean Equality Project, the documentary Visible: The LGBTQ Caribbean Diaspora and the Oxygen reality television series Strut (2016). Her work on Strut earned her a GLAAD Media Award nomination.

In 2018, Jackson began appearing in the leading role of Elektra Abundance on the FX series Pose, set in the ballroom subculture scene in late-1980s New York City. The series premiered on June 3, 2018, and attracted critical acclaim. The first season boasted the largest cast of transgender actors for a scripted network series, with over 50 transgender characters/actors. She continued her role as Elektra Wintour in Pose's second and third seasons.

In 2021, Jackson starred alongside Dionne Warwick and others in the short film Passage, created by Solange Knowles.

Writing and community service

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Jackson as Grand Marshal of the 2019 NYC Pride March

Jackson has been open about her mental health struggles. After a thirteen-year writing process, she released her autobiography The Transsexual from Tobago. She has worked for several nonprofit organizations, such as Destination Tomorrow in the Bronx, that provide outreach and services to the LGBTQ+ community.

In 2020, Jackson appeared in a series of public service announcements created by the Human Rights Campaign in cooperation with WarnerMedia, to support trans and non-binary communities.

Personal life

Jackson grew up very religious and was an active member of the church from a young age. When she was a child her family moved to New York, but she remained living with her grandmother in Trinidad and Tobago. .....

At 15 years old, she moved to Baltimore with her mother. During that time, she came in contact with the trans community for the first time.

She obtained her green card in 2015, and also underwent gender-affirming surgery the same year.

She married Al Jackson at a courthouse in 2016 after dating for about 18 years. The wedding ceremony was held during an episode of Strut.

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In 2020, Jackson revealed on her social media that she had separated from her husband in late 2018.

On an episode of House Hunters that aired on June 1, 2021, it was presented that Jackson was engaged to her personal manager, Edwin Torres.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Christopher Street: The Series Health Specialist Film debut, TV movie
2015 MY TRUTH, MY STORY: A Caribbean LGBTQ+ Oral History Project Herself Documentary
2020 Chick Fight Noami
TBR Visible: The LGBTQ Caribbean Diaspora Herself Documentary

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Call Me Nicolette Episode: "Pilot"
2016 Strut Herself 6 episodes
2018–21 Pose Elektra 25 episodes
2020 Legendary Herself Episode: "Circus Bezerkus"
2021 American Gods Ms. World 3 episodes
2022 Legendary Herself Episode: "Slayground Playground Ball"
2022 American Horror Stories Bloody Mary Episode: "Bloody Mary"
2024 Fantasmas Algorithm Episode: "Valued Customer to table"

See also

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  • LGBT culture in New York City
  • List of LGBT people from New York City
  • NYC Pride March
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