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Maxine "Max" Coleman, a deaf girl and Esther's adoptive younger sister in 2009 horror film Orphan. Hearthstone, a deaf elf and one of Magnus's friends from Rick Riordan's Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. Regan Abbott, a deaf daughter of Evelyn & Lee Abbott in 2018 horror film A Quiet Place. Jia Andrews, a deaf girl in 2021 film Godzilla vs ...
Glennie has been profoundly deaf since childhood, having started to lose her hearing at the age of 8. [11] This does not inhibit her ability to perform. She regularly plays barefoot during live performances and studio recordings to feel the music. [11] Glennie contends that deafness is largely misunderstood by the public.
Harvey is an ambassador for the nonprofit organization No Barriers, which helps disabled people overcome obstacles. [6] In May 2022, Harvey announced her pregnancy, something she and her husband initially kept a secret (due to uncertainties surrounding her EDS). [13] In June 2022, Harvey and her husband became parents of a boy named Louis.
Rose Lucinda Ayling-Ellis MBE (born 17 November 1994) is an English actress. Deaf since birth, she is a British Sign Language user. On television, she is best known for her role as Frankie Lewis in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2020–2022) and for winning the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing with Giovanni Pernice in 2021; she was the programme's first deaf contestant.
Henry Winter Syle, American cleric, first deaf person to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in the United States (1883). [12] [13] Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, South African politician, first deaf female Member of Parliament in the world [14] Heather Whitestone, first deaf woman to win the title of Miss America [citation needed]
She is the social media specialist and blogger for Deaf Women in Film, a resource that supports deaf women in the film industry. [ 22 ] Poynter also actively supports movements such as #DeafTalent, which aims to acknowledge Deaf individuals working in the media industry and stop the trend of casting hearing actors in Deaf roles.
Shaylee Mansfield was born deaf in Burbank, California in 2009. [2] [3] Her parents—former actor Sheena McFeely and Manny Johnson [4] —are also deaf and run ASL Nook, a website and YouTube channel that teaches American Sign Language (ASL). [2] Mansfield has a younger sister, Ivy, who is not deaf. [4] [5]
Jodie Ounsley (born 17 January 2001) [1] is an English former rugby union player who played for Premier 15s side Exeter Chiefs Women as a winger.In 2019 she became the first deaf female rugby player to play for a senior England side and the world's first-ever deaf female rugby sevens international.