arlee lost much of her hearing at the age of eighteen months. That did not stop her from acting in a children's theater company at age seven; she was Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." Her deafness never held her back. As an adult she said it so eloquently: "I have always resisted putting limitations on myself, both professionally and personally." Marlee studied criminal justice at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, and maintained her passion for acting after graduating. While performing on stage throughout Chicago and the Midwest, Marlee attracted notice for her performance in a production of the Tony Award-winning play "Children of a Lesser God" and was cast in the movie version, Gottes vergessene Kinder (1986). Although this was her film debut, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. While shooting her next movie, Walker (1987), in Nicaragua, big-hearted Marlee took time to visit both hearing and hearing-impaired children. She continued this tradition of visiting local children throughout her travels to Germany, England, Italy, Australia, Mexico, Canada, etc.

Her interest in the criminal justice field played a part in her on screen career; she portrayed an assistant D.A. in the TV series Die Staatsanwältin und der Cop (1991), while off screen she married police officer Kevin Grandalski on August 29, 1993. The couple has four children. Marlee was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1994 for her performance as Laurie Bey in the Picket Fences: Tatort Gartenzaun (1992) episode "Dancing Bandit." Marlee is also a spokeswoman for the National Captioning Institute. In 1995, she testified at a congressional hearing and helped get a law passed that requires all TV sets 13 inches or larger to be manufactured with built-in chips to provide closed captioning on their screens; this was a godsend for deaf viewers.

Marlee serves as the national spokeswoman for the largest provider of TV closed captioning, and has spoken on behalf of CC in countries such as Australia, England, France, and Italy. She also serves on the boards of a number of charitable organizations, including Very Special Arts, the Starlight Foundation, and other charities that primarily benefit children. As someone who loves children so much, it is only fitting that she has four of her own. Professionally, Marlee has even tried producing, being the executive producer for Wenn die Wahrheit lügt (1999).

She is an actress, known for Retour à la vie (1999), Jenseits der Stille (1996) and Stille Liebe (2001).

. She has since made a full recovery and has returned to surfing. MTV Books published Hamilton's Book, 'Soul Surfer' from which the major motion picture is based.

Her acting career began in 1992 when she starred as Vanessa Lockhead in the short-lived BBC soap opera Eldorado.[4] She went on to play Sean Maguire's girlfriend in BBC1 drama Dangerfield before landing the role of Brenda in The Office.

In 2004, Fernandez formed a television production company called The Wheelie Good Company and has spent the time since working on new programme ideas. The company was set up by Fernandez to improve the representation of disabled people in the media but no longer focus on disability-related material.

She appeared as a regular guest on the quiz show HeadJam.

Fernandez also runs an arts and craft small business in Cambridgeshire, Bee Crafty, specialising in patchwork and quilting

Burnell's mother is a dance teacher, and her father is a telecoms manager.[1] She has one younger brother.[2] She was originally named "Claire" but started asking people to call her "Cerrie" at the age of 10.[1] Burnell grew up in the south-east London suburb of Petts Wood.[6]

Burnell was born with her right arm ending slightly below the elbow.[3] Her parents encouraged her to wear a prosthetic arm, but she resisted from the start and stopped wearing one entirely when she was nine.[7] Burnell also suffered from dyslexia, which left her unable to read until the age of 10. She learned with extra tuition and the Letterland system.[8]

Burnell has a daughter, Amelie, born in 2008.[7][9][10]

She played the character Denny in Grange Hill[1] between 1994–1996. Hammond did not star in any major roles again until 2004 when she played Tina in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere. However, she had minor appearances in television programmes such as Holby City, Where the Heart Is and Casualty, and in the film Quills. Hammond also played the major role of the herald in the Royal Shakespeare Company revival of Marat/Sade in 2011. In 2005, she played Harriet in the BBC TV mini series, Bleak House, whilst in 2009 and 2011 Hammond played Kerry in the first and second series of TV comedy Psychoville.

In April 2015, Hammond appeared in detective television series, Vera, as Helen, a police intelligence officer. She left Vera in April 2017.

In June 2015 Hammond appeared in BBC crime drama The Interceptor as a rental car salesperson.

Early life[edit]

Toolis was born and raised in London. Her father journalist Kevin Toolis was born in Edinburgh, his parents originated from Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland.[2] Her mother is Dea Birkett, is a British television and print journalist from Surrey; she has a younger brother and a younger sister.[3] Toolis spent seven years as an aspiring actress at the Ovalhouse.[4]

Career[edit]

She first appeared on film in Channel 4's The Inbetweeners as an extra, and then as a minor character in The Inbetweeners Movie, based on the earlier television series, subsequently joining the cast of New Tricks as Holly Griffin in August 2013 in Series 10 Episode 5, "Cry Me a River", of the show.

Toolis has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.[5][6] She is an advocate of the rights of disabled actors to play disabled roles.[7]

For her role in New Tricks, Toolis was described as "one of the few disabled actors in Britain, and across the world, to play a minor role in a mainstream drama where the disability of her character is not a feature of the plot, and her role has been compared to Walt Jr in the US Breaking Bad series."[8]

Toolis also partook in the Malteser series of adverts for the Paralympics. The advert was praised for its portrayal of people with disabilities.[9]

Toolis was the first disabled actress to take on the title role of Josephine in the West End version of the play A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.[10]

Career[edit]

In 2012, Madeley wrote and starred in the Lime Pictures TV movie Scrims.[15] Madeley has had several supporting roles in television, including in Fresh Meat and The Level.[16]

Madeley starred as Anna in the TV movie Don't Take My Baby which was about a disabled couple's fight to prevent their baby from being taken away.[2] Madeley was nominated for a Best Actress TV BAFTA for her portrayal of Anna.[17] The next year, Madeley was listed as one of BAFTA's 18 Breakthrough Brits.[18]

In Russel T. Davies' HBO miniseries, Years and Years, Madeley plays Rosie Lyons. The role of Rosie was not originally written for a wheelchair user, but after Madeley's audition Davies decided to work with Madeley to reshape the role around Madeley's spina bifida.[14] Madeley plays Ingrid Woodhouse in the television adaptation of Daniel O'Malley's The Rook.[19][20]

Madeley's first theatre role was in The Greatest Wealth at the Old Vic. The Greatest Wealth consisted of seven monologues and was put together in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the NHS. Madeley's monologue, "Choice & Control" was written by Matilda Ibini.[21] In late 2019 and early 2020, Madeley played Barbara 'Buck' Buckingham in Teenage Dick at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Michael Longhurst. The play, written by Mike Lew, was inspired by Shakespeare's Richard III and the character of Buck was based on the character of the Duke of Buckingham. The role of Buck is explicitly written to be played by a disabled actor.[22]

In 2019, Madeley signed an open letter urging Hollywood executives to normalize disability by casting disabled actors to play disabled characters.[23] She appeared in the 2020 Christmas special episode of Would I Lie to You?.[24] In 2021, Madeley competed on Celebrity Best Home Cook.[25]

Madeley has been cast as Throat in the upcoming television adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, The Watch.[26][21] She has also been cast as Laura in the upcoming disaster drama The Light.[27][28] Madeley will appear in BBC America's upcoming collection of short films, Disability Monologues (working title), curated by Mat Fraser.[29]

Zayid started her acting career by appearing on the popular soap opera As the World Turns for two years, as well as guests appearances on Law & Order, NBC Nightly News and ABC's 20/20.[4]

During her early acting experiences, she found her disability and ethnicity repeatedly limiting to her advancement.[1] Zayid then turned to stand-up and began appearing at New York's top clubs, including Caroline's, Gotham, and Stand Up NY, where she takes on serious topics such as the Israel-Palestine conflict.[5]

She co-founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival in 2003 with comedian Dean Obeidallah.[6] It is held annually in New York City and showcases Arab-American comics, actors, playwrights and filmmakers.

In late 2006, Zayid debuted her one-woman show Little American Whore (LAW) at Los Angeles's Comedy Central stage; it was produced and directed by Kathy Najimy. In 2008, LAW's screenplay was chosen for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. Production began with Zayid as the lead in the fall of 2009.

Zayid had a role in the 2008 Adam Sandler film, You Don't Mess with the Zohan.

She usually tours by herself or as a special guest on the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour.[7] She also co-hosts the radio show Fann Majnoon (Arabic: فن مجنون‎) (Crazy Art) with Obeidallah.

Zayid can be seen in the 2013 documentary The Muslims Are Coming!, which features a group of Muslim American stand up comedians touring the United States in an effort to counter Islamophobia, as well as various celebrities including Jon Stewart, David Cross, Janeane Garofalo and Rachel Maddow.[8] In December that same year she appeared on the Melissa Harris-Perry show on December 30, 2013 as part of a panel of comedian commentators. She has also presented at the TED annual conference,[9] and her TED Talk has been viewed approximately 1 billion times.[10]

In June 2016 it was announced that Zayid would be developing a series about her life with Lindsey Beer.[11]

Zayid has said repeatedly that she wants to appear on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital,[10][12][13] and in June 2019 she debuted in the recurring role of Zahra Amir in the series.

Stroker has had solo performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and New York's Town Hall in addition to concert performances at Lincoln Center in New York City.[7]

Stroker starred in the Paper Mill Playhouse's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She later reprised her role in this show at Philadelphia Theatre Company, and that performance earned her a Barrymore Award nomination.[8]

In 2011 Stroker made an appearance in the short film I Was a Mermaid and Now I'm a Pop Star.[9] In 2012 she auditioned for The Glee Project and was cast for the 12-episode series. She made it to the final episode and placed second, earning a guest role on Glee, playing Betty Pillsbury, Ms. Pillsbury's niece, in Season 4, Episode 14: "I Do".

In 2014 she had a role in the film Cotton, also known as "Everyday Miracles". In 2014 and 2015 Stroker had a three-episode role playing Wendy in the MTV series Faking It.

In 2015 she made history by becoming the first actress who uses a wheelchair to appear on a Broadway stage. She originated the role of Anna in Deaf West Theatre's 2015 revival of Spring Awakening.[10]

In 2017 Stroker was cast as Tamara in the ABC show Ten Days in the Valley.[11]

In 2018 she played Ado Annie in St. Ann's Warehouse's critically acclaimed revival of Oklahoma![3] The production transferred to Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre in 2019, earning Stroker a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, making her the first person with a disability to be nominated for and to receive that award.[12][13]

In 2020 she was in Lifetime's Christmas Ever After, airing on December 6, 2020.

In 2014, Allen appeared in the short film Ethan & Skye.[5] She featured in Bekah Brunstetter's off-Broadway show, Girl #2 in 2017.[6] She made her film debut in the Hulu thriller Run with Sarah Paulson, which became the most-watched original film on the streaming service.[7][8] She is the second female wheelchair-using actress to star in a suspense film, following Susan Peters doing the same in 1948.[9]

In 2020, Allen appeared as a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Chelsie Hill is a professional dancer, community leader, content creator, and Founder/CEO of Rollettes, a Los Angeles based wheelchair dance team that’s committed to education, disability representation, and female empowerment. Chelsie's story has been featured across major media platforms, including Good Morning America, Today Show, Ellen, Cosmopolitan, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Forbes, People, Women’s Health, and more.

Morgan was born near Crowborough,[citation needed] East Sussex, in 1985. Her father is a wine broker and her mother held various positions as a nurse, gundog trainer and air stewardess.[4] Morgan was educated at Cumnor House School, Danehill, East Sussex. "Having been chucked out of school in England, Sophie was sent to Gordonstoun School" in Moray, Scotland.[5][6][7]

Morgan was left paralysed from the chest down after a road accident when she was 18 years old.[2][4][8]

Prior to the accident, Morgan had planned to study Law at the University of Manchester.[9][4][10] Having returned to live with her parents in Brighton, she instead opted to study art at the City College Brighton & Hove[11] After completing her art foundation course, she started a bachelor of arts degree in fine arts[12] at Goldsmiths, University of London.[1][10][9][13][14] She later obtained a diploma in arts therapy from the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education.[12]

 competitive swimmer at the time, Schaikewitz became paralyzed from the waist down "over the course of a half-day"[3] after an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) ruptured in her spinal cord when she was 15.[4][5] She went on to graduate with a degree from the University of Florida and then moved to Los Angeles where she developed a career in graphic design and branding.[6][7] In 2012, she decided to return to the sport of competitive swimming after 17 years, as documented in Season 1 of the show Push Girls.[8]

A girl named Zhi Hua lost both of her arms because of a high voltage electric shock. She could do nothing, not even going to school, because she couldn't write her homework. This sudden blow caused her mother to suffer from spasmodic schizophrenia. Through long time hard training, Zhi Hua not only learned to write with her feet and won back her opportunity to go to school, but also learned to eat, wash her face, brush her teeth and put on her clothes, among other things, with her feet. So the school finally accepted her as a boarding student. Zhi Hua passed the university entrance examination and applied for a medical school. Because she was armless, she wasn't admitted. The bad news rendered her mother insane again, who wandered away home and got lost. After hard training, Zhi Hua was qualified to participate in the National Swimming Tournament for the Disabled and won a champion. As a result of her good performance in the game, she was admitted as a student to the Provincial University of Physical Education, thus realizing her mother's dream for her. However her mother never came back.

Cox was born Deaf[4] to Elena and Bill Cox. She was born and raised in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin and is of the Menominee and Mohican nation.[1] She has three siblings: Will, Jordan and Katie. She attended the Wisconsin School for the Deaf and played on the girls' basketball team from 2014 to 2015 in addition to taking part in their volleyball team.[5][6]

Cox is also an amputee with a prosthetic leg[7] but has not publicly revealed how she was injured.

She was cast in Hawkeye on December 3, 2020.[9] Her casting in Hawkeye marks her debut acting role. Following the news of her involvement as Echo, her casting received an overwhelming positive response from Twitter users as a role model in the Deaf community with deaf activist Nyle DiMarco giving her support.[10] In June 2021, Echo co-creator David W. Mack reacted to the news of the Echo television series by expressing gratitude to Cox for being a representative for deaf and indigenous youth, commenting:, "I taught at the School for the Deaf in Africa, Asia, [and] Europe, in my work for the U.S. State Department, [and] the students love Echo [and] will be happy about this."[11]

Cox herself was on the red carpet for Marvel's Hawkeye premiere, expressing gratitude towards Marvel for allowing her to flourish in the MCU as a Hollywood newcomer. "It's just so crazy that I'm getting my own show after Hawkeye. That was like my first acting role, ever," Cox told a reporter from Variety. She added, "I don't know why they're giving me this opportunity, but I'm just grateful. I'm excited for the support and being able to advocate for the Deaf community. We want to have that equality and get more people involved. I'm just so grateful for all of the opportunities I've been given."[12] In an interview with Disney's D23 magazine, Cox spoke about how Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld both made efforts to learn some American Sign Language so that they could communicate more easily with her, saying "I thought it was sweet of them putting in efforts to learn basic ASL to communicate with me. It means a lot to me as a Deaf person."

Zyra Gorecki revels in the historic ‘La Brea’ role as a teen with a disability

The NBC series, which begins on Wednesday, will make the Michigan native one of the few real-life amputee series regulars and leads on broadcast television.

Zyra Gorecki understands the historical significance of her first series regular role on NBC’s “La Brea.”

“There isn’t a lot of disability representation in media, so having a character played by an amputee actor is huge,” said Gorecki, who is one of the few real-life amputee series regulars/lead actors on a broadcast TV series. “Being an amputee affects your emotional state, as well as how you react to and experience things. And being able to bring that to an amputee character is something that a fully limbed person wouldn’t necessarily be used to since they haven’t experienced it.”

“La Brea,” which premieres on WMAQ-Channel 5 at 8 p.m. Wednesday, depicts how a gigantic Los Angeles sinkhole upends a family’s lives, separating them in the process. Izzy Harris, a teen whose mother and brother fall into the pit, is played by Gorecki.

“When I originally read the script, I thought it was incredibly good. “I thought to myself, ‘Oh, this is going to be great,’” Gorecki recalled. “Also, in my opinion, not being an extra character is already a significant step forward. You’ve got all of that, plus a fantastic plotline.

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The initial draft of the script was a lot of fun to read and film. The entire time I was reading it, I was simply sitting there thinking, “What’s next?”

Gorecki, who lives in Chicago and Michigan, lost her left leg below the knee in a lumber accident when she was 13 years old. When it comes to ableism, she believes some people lack understanding.

Zyra Gorecki Age, Date of Birth, Birthday, Family, what about her father, mother, where is she from? Early Life.

Zyra Gorecki is one of the series’ youngest painters, at the age of 19 years old.

She was born on July 4, 2002, in the state of Michigan in the United States, although she now calls Chicago home.

Unfortunately, Zyra Gorecki has not yet revealed the names of her parents to the media or the wider public.

In terms of her relationship, she is currently single and unattached.

She also looks to be a very happy person who enjoys partying and having a good time with her friends, as evidenced by the fact that she spends most of her free time with them.

Zyra Gorecki Net worth, how much did she earn?

Zyra Gorecki’s net worth is expected to be between $50,000 and $100,000 by 2021.

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Her involvement in a number of well-known companies must have paid off handsomely, as she looks to have earned substantial wealth.

Her Instagram handle is @zyra g, and she may be found there as well.

Zyra Gorecki Boyfriend, Her Relationship, What about Children?

As of now, there are no details about Zyra Gorecki’s partner available on the internet.

She must be living a single life right now, unattached to anyone else, or she could be a private person.

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Zyra also appears to be a very happy person who enjoys partying and socializing with her friends, thus she spends most of her free time with them.

She has the capacity to impress whomever she wants with her great beauty and charisma.

Zyra Gorecki Career

As of right now, Zyra Gorecki does not have a page on Wikipedia’s official website. However, because she is a rising celebrity, we expect to see her very soon.

Her love of acting moved her from a job as a trapped pedestrian in another TV show to the role that established her career.

Before becoming an actor, she was contracted to Bravo Talent Entertainment and has done a lot of modeling.

As a young and talented woman, she will definitely have a successful career. What occurred to her left leg, however, piqued the interest of the audience.

Furthermore, she has always felt empowered by her disability and has never allowed it to undermine her self-assurance in any setting or at any time.

She’s also a member of the non-profit Amputee Blade Runners, whose mission is to provide amputees with free-running prostheses.

In this upcoming drama series, Zyra Gorecki will play one of the crucial roles of a woman named Izzy Harris.

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On the television broadcasting network NBC, this sci-fi and family drama series is planned to begin on September 28th.

She has also had the opportunity to appear in the popular television series Chicago Fire.

Where she attended her High school and University? What was her major?

As we all know that she is from the USA. So, most probably she must have completed her education from her home town. But the exact fact of her education has not been unpublished yet.

Zyra Gorecki Social Media Reach

Zyra Gorecki has about 772 followers on Instagram, which indicates that she has a solid social media follower. She has posted 26 posts. On Instagram, she has followed 228 Media Personnel. Her Followers can follow her on Instagram.

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By looking into her social media mostly uses and always wants to interact with her fans. All the fans also admire her very closely and love her a lot.