deaf actors
Vogue model and 'Wonder Woman 1984' actress reveals she is deaf: 'Disability doesn’t have a certain look'
May 8, 2024 | 1:30pm"Hiding my disability has been one of the most draining things I've ever done," Georgia Meacham, 30, said.
'Lion King' interpreter fired for being white settles case after backlash
November 26, 2022 | 1:18pmThe white sign-language interpreter booted from Broadway's "Lion King" for his skin color quietly settled his federal discrimination case against the theatre company that fired him.
'The Simpsons' to feature first deaf voice actor, use sign language in new episode
April 8, 2022 | 6:03pm"The Simpsons" fans will soon learn to say "Doh!" in sign language.
Oscar winner 'CODA' gets theater re-release with open captions
March 30, 2022 | 2:26pmThe three-statue winner will make its way back into more than 600 movie theaters starting this Friday, April 1, for a limited engagement.
'Coda' star Troy Kotsur is second deaf performer to win an Oscar
March 27, 2022 | 9:52pm“This is dedicated to the deaf community, the CODA community and the disabled community; this is our moment!” Kotsur said in his emotional speech.
Oscar-nominated 'CODA' in the works as a stage musical
March 23, 2022 | 4:48pmThe film — starring Marlee Matlin, Daniel Durant and Troy Kotsur — is about a singing teenage daughter in a deaf family.
Sandra Mae Frank, who's deaf, blazes a trail in 'New Amsterdam'
February 21, 2022 | 7:00pmSandra Mae Frank, an actor who's deaf, co-stars in the NBC hospital drama "New Amsterdam" as fiery surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Wilder.
Marlee Matlin's sign language snub at Oscars outrages fans
April 26, 2021 | 10:06amIt was a festival of faux pas. As if Chadwick Boseman's Best Actor snub wasn't bad enough, the Academy stepped in it yet again after panning away from a sign...
Deaf college students shine in Netflix's new series 'Deaf U'
October 8, 2020 | 7:40pmMove over, “Tiger King” and “Cheer” — Netflix’s latest binge-worthy dramatic docuseries is “Deaf U.”
Jack in the Box jerk fired for mocking deaf woman
September 11, 2019 | 1:57pmA deaf woman was refused service by a Jack in the Box employee in Campbell, California. Watch as the worker, who has since been fired, mocks customer ReVae Arnaud-Jensen with...
'This Close' marks a first: A show created by deaf people
September 9, 2019 | 6:54pmA gay man and his best female pal navigate their twenties together in a city — that’s the premise of a slew of sitcoms from NBC’s “Will & Grace” to...