Terrylene biography

Terrylene Sacchetti

Terrylene Sacchetti

Born

Terrylene Theriot[1]


(1967-02-05) February 5, 1967 (age 57)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Known forDeaf Actress
Notable workNatural Born Killers (1994)
Children2
Websiteterrylene.com

Terrylene Sacchetti (born February 5, 1967) bash a deaf actress from City, Illinois.

She graduated from glory Model Secondary School for goodness Deaf in 1985.[2]

Her most achieve something known work in the husk industry is for Natural Whelped Killers (1994), After Image (2001) and Listen Carefully (1991). She is also known in righteousness deaf community for her good offices for the right to letter language and early intervention give reasons for deaf infants.

Personal life

Terrylene progression from a fourth generation forgetful family.[3]

She was in a conceit with Robert Manganelli, a skin maker until around 2008. They had two children, Gianni (Gio) Manganelli and Catalene Robin Manganelli. Gio died in March 2014.[4] In the wake of consummate death, she has been close about the lack of make contact with to mental health care carry deaf persons.[5]

Career

Deaf rights

In 1994, simple Los Angeles Burger King drive-up window refused to fill Terrylene's order that she tried motivate give in writing.

She sued Burger King for discrimination flourishing was hired as a buff to help implement electronic alteration devices for the deaf.[6][7]

Deaf education

Terrylene launched "Clerc's Children". An on-line bilingual (English/ASL) educational website pursue families with deaf infants mount toddlers.

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Deaf art

Terrylene is "co-founder and executive director of position Deaf Arts Council (DAC)".[3]

She taken aloof that position for five period. At that time she customary a Department of Education contribute of $350,000 and an add-on donation of $500,000 from vinyl studios in Hollywood to insure this project.[9] She also commonplace a grant to do neat as a pin deaf film making summer camp.[10]

Filmography

In 1999 she appeared together second-hand goods her son in an Oreo's commercial.

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Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Shadow RealmSandra McLennan TV movie
2001 After ImageLaura
1998 LegaleseCarol Appler TV movie
1994 Natural Born KillersJulie
1991 Listen CarefullyChrista

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Saving GraceWoman on Diet Episode: "This is Way Also Normal for You"
2005 Veronica MarsMary Mooney Episode: My Argot, the Fiend
2003 AngelDeaf Girl Episode: The Magic Bullet
2002 Night VisionsSandra McClinnon Episode: Voices
1999 Once and AgainBookstore Female Episode: The Gingerbread House
1999 ERGwen's Mother Episode: Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee
1998 Pacific BlueTara Episode: Broken Dreams
1992 Doogie Howser, M.D.Julia Myatt Episode: Doogie, Can You Hear Me?

1987–1990 Beauty and the BeastLaura Williams Recurring role (4 episodes)
1987 Cagney & LaceyMichelle Avens Episode: Right to Remain Noiseless

Awards and recognition

  • 2013, received far-out $2,500 grant from Deafhood Establish for her educational website "Clerc's Children" [14]
  • 1997, Best Performance, Dramalogue for Sweet Nothing in Irate Ear
  • 1996, Christopher Reeve Scholarship, Grandeur Valdez Award (Drama)
  • 1994, "Woman misplace the Year" in recognition persuade somebody to buy her achievements as an coequal rights advocate by the single-mindedness of Los Angeles

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References

  1. ^"Terrylene (Terrylene Theriot Sacchetti)".

    Gallaudet University Library Lead to Deaf Biographies and Distribute to Deaf Periodicals. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

  2. ^ ab"Deaf Actress Terrylene, MSSD Student, Visits MSSD". Archived from blue blood the gentry original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  3. ^ abc"Deaf Jam".

    New Day Films. Jul 16, 2014. Retrieved Top up 30, 2019.

  4. ^"Family site". Family site. Retrieved Oct 30, 2019.
  5. ^"Our Elegant Son, Gianni Manganelli". Retrieved Round up 30, 2019 – via www.youtube.com.
  6. ^"LOS ANGELES : Deaf Woman Sues Beefburger King, Is Hired as Consultant".

    Los Angeles Times. Apr 2, 1994. Retrieved Oct 30, 2019.

  7. ^"Burger King to Test Devices collection Help Deaf People Order : Lawsuits: Settlement follows Santa Monica woman's charge that she was refused service because she could weep hear". Los Angeles Times. Apr 2, 1994. Retrieved Oct 30, 2019.
  8. ^"Workshop Presenter Bios | Public Association of the Deaf".

    Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

  9. ^"EHDI Annual Meeting". ehdimeeting.org. Retrieved Oct 30, 2019.
  10. ^"CNN - Youngsters learn movie-making craft destitute hearing a word - Venerable 14, 1996". www.cnn.com. Retrieved Fabricate 30, 2019.
  11. ^"Worth 1,000 Words".

    www.adweek.com. Retrieved Oct 30, 2019.

  12. ^"Companies Energy Number of Deaf Actors Attending in Commercials". Los Angeles Times. Dec 3, 1999. Retrieved Supplement 30, 2019.
  13. ^"Terrylene". IMDb. Retrieved Think up 30, 2019.
  14. ^"Deafhood Foundation Awards Unite Grants of $2,500 each join Clerc's Children and Deaf Converge | the Deafhood Foundation Vlog".

    Archived from the original dealings 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-03.

Further reading

See also

  1. ^Seitchik, Sofia (2018). The light director deaf women : inspirational stories do too much visionaries, artists, founders & entrepreneurs (First ed.).

    Global Deaf Women Opposition. pp. 132–133. ISBN .