Abby Ross

{{Short description|Canadian actress (born 1997)}}

Abby Ross is a Canadian actress, known for her roles as Midge Klump in the seventh season of Riverdale and as young Emma Swan in the show Once Upon a Time (TV series).

Ross began attending theatre camps when she was 8,{{cite web |last1=Bement |first1=Colleen |title=Interview with Supernatural guest actress Abby Ross |url=https://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2017/03/interview-with-supernatural-guest-actress-abby-ross-001544817.html |website=Blasting News |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=March 29, 2017}} In 2013, she landed her first prominent role in the Canadian sitcom Seed, which ran for two seasons before being cancelled in 2014.{{cite web |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title=The CW Pushes Into Comedy With Canadian Sperm Donor Comedy Seed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/cw-pushes-comedy-canadian-sperm-625473/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=September 10, 2013}}{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Joanna |title=Seed Cancelled: CityTV Pulls Plug On Adam Korson Comedy After Two Seasons |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/seed-cancelled-citytv-pulls-plug-on-adam-korson-comedy-after_n_5698650 |website=HuffPost |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=August 22, 2014}} In 2015, she starred as Tori Spelling in Lifetime's The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story.{{cite web |last1=Pedersen |first1=Erik |title=Lifetime Greenlights 'Unauthorized' Pics About Beverly Hills 90210 & Melrose Place |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/unauthorized-beverly-hills-90210-melrose-place-lifetine-1201483783/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=July 22, 2015}}

Ross joined the cast of Riverdale when actress Emilija Baranac, who originated the role for the first two seasons, was unable to reprise her role. Ross previously made a guest appearance in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina created by Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who extended an invitation to Ross to audition for the role of Klump.{{cite web |last1=Zalben |first1=Alex |title=Riverdale: Meet The New Midge, Abby Ross |url=https://decider.com/2023/04/27/riverdale-abby-ross-interview-midge-klump/ |website=Decider |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=April 27, 2023}}