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Dominique Brebnor (born March 20, 1975),[1] 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 most known for her leading role of Elektra Abundance on the FX television series Pose. As a model, she has appeared in Vogue España.

Dominique Jackson
Jackson at World AIDS Day 2018
Born	(1975-03-20) March 20, 1975 (age 47) Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Other names	Tyra Allure Ross
Occupation	Actress model author television personality
Spouse	Al Jackson ​ ​ (m. 2016; div. 2018)​

Early life

Dominique Jackson was born on March 20, 1975, in Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. Jackson grew up with her grandmother who had "station. She experienced a traumatic and unacceptable upbringing that included bullying and sexual abuse.[2] Being accepted as transgender by her family and community in Tobago was never a possibility, 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.[3][4][5][6]

During her time in the United States, Jackson experienced homelessness and turned to sex work and living off credit cards for survival.[7][8] 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.[9]

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.[7] She has also modeled for Vogue España. She walked for the 2021 Mugler show, along with another trans model Hunter Schafer.^{[citation needed]}

Television and film

Jackson has appeared in Call Me, Christopher Street: The Series, My Truth, My Story, a Caribbean LGBTQ oral history and storytelling documentary series produced by the Caribbean Equality Project,[10] the documentary Visible: The LGBTQ Caribbean Diaspora and the Oxygen reality television series Strut (2016).[11] Her work on Strut earned her a GLAAD Media Award nomination.[12]

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.[13][14] The first season boasted the largest cast of transgender actors for a scripted network series,[15] with over 50 transgender characters/actors.[16] She continued her role as Elektra Wintour in Pose's second and third seasons.

Writing and community service

Jackson has been open about her mental health struggles. After a thirteen-year writing process, she released her autobiography The Transsexual from Tobago.[17][18] She has worked for several nonprofit organizations, such as Destination Tomorrow in the Bronx, that provide outreach and services to the LGBTQ+ community.[2]

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. Jackson revealed that around 11 years old she was sexually abused by a member of her church.

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 had her sex reassignment surgery the same year.[8]

Jackson was previously married to Al Jackson. They married at a courthouse in 2016 after dating for about 18 years, and held their wedding ceremony during an episode of Strut.[18]

In 2018, while vacationing at a resort in Aruba with her then-husband, Jackson reported to the authorities that a man attempted to rape her.[19]

In 2020, Jackson revealed on her social media that she had separated from her husband Al in late 2018.[20]

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"

Bibliography

• The Transsexual from Tobago (Revised) (2013)

See also

• LGBT culture in New York City
• List of LGBT people from New York City

References

External links

• Dominique Jackson at IMDb
• Caribbean Equality Project's My Truth, My Story – Dominique Jackson

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[de] Dominique Jackson

Dominique Jackson (geboren 1964 – 1965 in Scarborough, bürgerlich Dominique Brebner), auch bekannt als Tyra Allure Ross, ist eine aus Trinidad und Tobago stammende, in den Vereinigten Staaten lebende Schauspielerin, Model und Autorin. Als Darstellerin wurde sie vor allem für ihre Hauptrolle Elektra Abundance in der FX-Fernsehserie Pose bekannt, als Model unter anderem durch Auftritte auf der Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week sowie in der The New York Times, Playbill und Vogue España.

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[es] Dominique Jackson

Dominique Brebner (20 de marzo de 1975), conocida profesionalmente como Dominique Jackson o Tyra Allure Ross, es una actriz, autora, modelo, y personalidad televisiva de origen trinitense. Como actriz, es más conocida por su papel protagónico de Elektra Abundance en la serie de televisión de FX, Pose. Como modelo, ha aparecido en Vogue España.

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