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Ana Maria Belo. Actress: Apples Never Fall. Ana Maria Belo is one of Australia's most versatile performers. She is the first of her Portuguese family to be born in Australia. Ana Maria is deaf and began singing and acting at a very young age.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- A Quiet Kid from A Big Family
- Singing on Deaf Ears
- Lights Down on Musicals
- Turning Point
- Embracing Auslan
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One of three kids to a dressmaker and a "pebble-crete" installer (think: the pebbled concrete linings typically found in swimming pools), Belo grew up in Dulwich Hill in Sydney's Inner West, where her family has lived for more than 40 years. "We've got Everybody Loves Raymond happening over there," she quips. Her elderly parents are still in the sa...
All through her primary and secondary schooling, Belo had kept her deafness a secret. "Mum always said, 'Don't say anything because they'll treat you differently,' and I'm kind of glad she did that because I wasn't treated any differently. "My teachers at school, my music teachers — none of them knew. We'd have to write out intervals and separate i...
After years of performing on deaf ears, her mother's words of caution started to ring true. Belo asked her agent at the time whether the inclusion of the question constituted discrimination — a question that remains unanswered given it's still common practice now, she says. "It felt personal, like they were saying to me, 'You're not wanted here.'" ...
As part of adjusting to her hearing aids, Belo also had to relearn how to talk and sing. "Everyone kept saying to me, 'It's fine, you'll be fine,' but I didn't feel fine," she says. A laryngoscopy revealed that her epiglottis (the flap at the entrance of your larynx and lungs that folds over your vocal cords to protect them when you swallow food) w...
When director Stef Smith cast Belo in It's Fine, I'm Fine, she also approached her to be a story producer for the final episode, in which Joanne squabbles with a patient, who turns out to be her lover (spoiler: it's a break-up scene). The scene is performed in Auslan but it was originally written in English. "When she (Smith) gave it to me, I said,...
Ana Maria Belo is a deaf performer who uses hearing aids and lip-reads to communicate. She talks about her career, her challenges and her role in the acclaimed drama It's Fine, I'm Fine, which premiered at Cannes.
Ana Maria Belo is a deaf Australian actress, singer, writer, director and producer. She has performed on various stages and screens, and won a TROPFEST award for her short film Things to Do.
- December 17, 1976
Jul 27, 2023 · Aussie actor, writer and disability advocate Ana Maria Belo tells CelebrityKind about her career and shares advice for aspiring deaf stars.
Oct 11, 2022 · Ana Maria Belo plays Joanne, a deaf psychologist, in the short-form series It's Fine, I'm Fine. She talks about her role, her advocacy for deaf actors and writers, and her upcoming projects.
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May 12, 2022 · Ana Maria Belo is more than happy to be working overtime on Dolly Parton’s 9to5 musical revealing she’s been a fan of the legendary country crooner since she was a tot.
Jan 15, 2019 · One of the best things about being a teacher is watching students grow into confident young people. Ana Maria Belo loves bringing out the best in her student...
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