JamesG
07-16-2018, 05:16 PM
"The Walking Dead" Casts Tony Nominee Lauren Ridloff for Season 9
by Dalton Ross
July 16, 2018
EW can exclusively report that AMC’s "The Walking Dead" has picked up one of Broadway’s most celebrated performers of the year to appear in season 9.
Lauren Ridloff, who is deaf and was nominated for a 2018 Tony in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play category for her role in "Children of a Lesser God", will be joining the show for a multi-episode arc as Connie.
Connie has been described as “a seasoned survivor deft at using her senses to read people, situations, and trouble. Her character is deaf and uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate.”
http://ew.com/tv/2018/07/16/walking-dead-lauren-ridloff-season-9/
by Dalton Ross
July 16, 2018
EW can exclusively report that AMC’s "The Walking Dead" has picked up one of Broadway’s most celebrated performers of the year to appear in season 9.
Lauren Ridloff, who is deaf and was nominated for a 2018 Tony in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play category for her role in "Children of a Lesser God", will be joining the show for a multi-episode arc as Connie.
Connie has been described as “a seasoned survivor deft at using her senses to read people, situations, and trouble. Her character is deaf and uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate.”
http://ew.com/tv/2018/07/16/walking-dead-lauren-ridloff-season-9/