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Lauren Ridloff is a deaf American actress who starred in Broadway's Children of a Lesser God and Marvel's Eternals. Learn about her early life, education, acting career, and achievements in this comprehensive biography.
Lauren Ridloff is an American actress and former teacher who was Miss Deaf America in 2000. She has starred in Broadway, TV and film, including Eternals, The Walking Dead and Sound of Metal.
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Lauren Ridloff is an American actress and former teacher who was Miss Deaf America in 2000-2002. She has starred in Broadway, TV and film, including Eternals, The Walking Dead and Children of a Lesser God.
- Actress, Additional Crew
- April 6, 1978
- Lauren was raised in a supportive family. Growing up in Chicago, Ridloff was born into a hearing family. Her father is of Mexican descent and her mother is Black.
- Lauren was a teacher before she became an actress. After she graduated from Hunter College in New York, Ridloff pursued a teaching career — having always had a passion for English and writing.
- Lauren tutored her Broadway director in American Sign Language (ASL). It wasn't just the students at Public School 347 who learned from Ridloff. She tutored the director of Broadway's Children of a Lesser God (a story about the relationship between a deaf student and her former teacher) in ASL.
- Lauren has TV experience, too! Ridloff was cast as Connie in season 8 of The Walking Dead, marking her first-ever TV experience. Her performance in this role left her in high demand, and soon after, she was cast in the upcoming Marvel movie.
Sep 15, 2021 · She plays Makkari, the first deaf superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in “ Eternals,” which is due in theaters on Nov. 5. “I really did feel like a superhero at that moment,” she ...
- Sarah Bahr
May 11, 2018 · But Lauren Ridloff, starring on Broadway in “Children of a Lesser God,” is so new to the theater world that she’s not sure what to make of it. On the day she was nominated for a Drama...
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Oct 20, 2021 · 'Eternals' boasts the most diverse cast in Marvel history — including Lauren Ridloff, a Deaf actor who plays the franchise's first Deaf superhero.
