Lauren Ridloff
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How I Fight
I could tell you about myself, that I was born in Chicago to hearing parents and now have two children, but I don’t think that really tells you much about me. I’d rather tell you about how I fight. How I fight as a deaf black and Latina woman. This speech touches on a few principles of fighting, inspired by Thanh Nich Hahn’s How To Fight book: Show Up. Grieve. Share. Celebrate.
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It
One of the most oft asked questions I get asked is “How did you do it?” I share my life story by sharing the big ideas of my journey: taking risks and making tons of mistakes, learning how to communicate, finding my community and…yes, coming from a place of love.
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The first deaf superhero doesn’t want to be the last.
Lauren began her meteoric rise as an actor just five years ago. Prior to that, she won the title of Miss Deaf America and was a kindergarten teacher in Manhattan for a decade. After leaving that job to take care of her two young children, she was hired in 2016 to tutor director Kenny Leon in American Sign Language as he readied the Broadway revival of Children of A Lesser God. After working together for months, Kenny and the producers concluded that Lauren was the ideal and only choice for the lead. She pulled it off with resounding success, including multiple rave reviews from the New York Times and a Tony nomination. She soon became a series regular on the longrunning AMC series, The Walking Dead. She then became the first Deaf superhero opposite Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjani in Marvel’s worldwide hit, Eternals. Next, she’s set to executive produce and star in an untitled series opposite Joshua Jackson. Lauren received a 2020 BAFTA Breakthrough award recognizing the most promising stars of film and television.
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Actress Lauren Ridloff Shares Insight on Representation in Kean President’s Distinguished LectureTony-nominated actress Lauren Ridloff, the first Deaf superhero in the Marvel film universe, shared a message about inclusion and representation during the Kean University President’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
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Lauren Ridloff Is Making Space for More Deaf Actors, One Enlightening Conversation at a TimeShe broke ground as Marvel’s first deaf superhero in “Eternals,” but Hollywood has more work to do. The actress has some ideas.
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Ava DuVernay Romantic Drama Lands Three-Year Script-To-Series At Starz; EPs Lauren Ridloff & Joshua Jackson To StarAva DuVernay has landed a three-year script-to-series commitment from Starz on a romantic drama series with fellow executive producers Lauren Ridloff (Eternals, The Walking Dead) and Joshua Jackson (When They…
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Actress Lauren Ridloff, Journalist John Dickerson to Give Kean University Commencement AddressesLauren Ridloff, a Tony-nominated actress, known for roles in The Walking Dead and as Marvel’s first Deaf superhero (Eternals), and John Dickerson, the award-winning CBS News chief political analyst and…
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Lauren Ridloff, Marlee Matlin, Tim Cook speak at Gallaudet’s 152nd CommencementGallaudet’s 152nd Commencement Speakers
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Eternals Star Lauren Ridloff Receives IMDb STARmeter Award for Black History MonthIMDb is honoring Black History Month by presenting Eternals and The Walking Dead star Lauren Ridloff with its "Fan Favorite" STARmeter Award.
"Lauren Ridloff raised the bar. She gave a powerful, thought provoking and uplifting speech centered around intersectionality, identity development, and the power of being seen."
