Lauren Ridloff played the first-ever deaf superhero and her character Makkari has garnered plaudits from fans the world over. Lauren, best known for playing Connie in 'The Walking Dead', communicates in Marvel's latest film using signs.

Lauren Ridloff was born in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. She was born deaf to hearing parents, a Mexican-American father and an African-American mother. ... Her parents thought their infant had a developmental delay, but by the time she was two years old, they learned that she was deaf.

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After her stint as Miss Deaf America, Lauren Ridloff graduated with a master's degree in education and became a kindergarten and first grade teacher in New York.

The 43-year-old actress was born in Chicago, Illinois and during her teen years, she attended Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, ...