Who is Lauren Ridloff?
She is a deaf American actress is known for her role as Connie on the TV series The Walking Dead. In 2018, she got her breakthrough role in on counsellor the Broadway to play Children of a Lesser God, for which she was nominated several awards, including a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. She was cast in “The Walking Dead” for its ninth season. She has started her Bollywood journey a few years ago in 2017. In this short period, she has become a renowned & famous actress of her type in the industry.
Quick Facts
Titles | Description |
Real Name | Lauren Ridloff |
Birth Place | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Date of Birth | 6th April 1978. |
Nationality | American |
Religion | Christianity. |
Source of Income | Professional Actress. |
Age | 43 years (As of 2021) |
Father’s name | Hugo Ridloff |
Star sign | Aries |
School | Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Washington, D.C. |
College | Hunter College |
University | California State University, Northridge. |
Educational qualification | She majored in English with an emphasis on creative writing. |
Height | 5 feet 3 inches /163 Cm. |
Hair Color | Brown |
Eye Color | Brown |
Marital Status | Married. |
Husband | Douglas Ridloff. |
Children | Two children |
Profession | Professional Actress. |
Become Professional | 2017 |
Twitter/Lauren Ridloff | |
Instagram /Lauren Ridloff | |
Net Worth | $ 800,000 (Rs 5.93 Cr). |
Last Updated | October 2021. |
Early Life
She was born on 6th April 1978 in Chicago, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, United States.
Her Mexican-American father and an African-American mother. Her father Hugo was a counsellor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who was also a musician, and her mother was an artist. She grew up in the Chicago community area of Hyde Park.
Her parents sent her to the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in Washington, DC, where she was among deaf and hard-of-hearing peers. She started learning the arts, starting with ceramics and becoming involved with drama.
After graduating from CSUN, she went to Hunter College in New York to study education to become a children’s author. After completing her Master’s Degree in Education in 2005. She was also involved with deaf community theatre and film work for friends. For taking care of her children, she left her teaching job.
Career
She joined the production of the 2017 American mystery drama film directed by Todd Haynes “Wonderstruck” as a consultant and was ultimately cast in a small role.
She was a fan of the TV series The Walking Dead and submitted an audition tape to be cast in the series. She was cast as Connie and started her role in the show’s ninth season, which premiered in October 2018.
In 2018, she played the character of Sarah Norman in the movie ‘Children of a Lesser God’. In the same year, she has given an audition to be a part of the series ‘The Walking Dead’.
She has also appeared in other television shows like ‘Legacies’, ‘New Amsterdam’, and ‘Sound of Metal’. She will be playing the character of Makkari in the 2021 upcoming movie ‘Eternals’.
In 2020, she received the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award at the 41st Media Access Awards. In the same year, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts was selected as a 2020 Breakthrough performer along with 33 other talents in film, television, and games.
She will also star in the 2021 Marvel Studios film “Eternals” The other star cast of the movie is English actress Gemma Chan as Sersi. 100 most influential by Time of 2018 achiever Scottish actor Richard Madden performed as Ikaris. American actress Lia McHugh perform the character of Sprite in the movie.
BAFTA Award-winning Irish actor Barry Keoghan as Druig. Gallup Korea’s Film Actor of the Year in 2018 Korean–American actor Don Lee as Gilgames. Indian actor Harish Patel as Karun: Kingo’s manager. English actor Harington played the character of Dane Whitman. Time magazine 25 Most Influential in 2005 actress Salma Hayek stars as Ajak & Angelina Jolie as Thena. American actor Brian Tyree Henry also would perform in the movie.
Social Media Portfolio
She has 24.1k followers on Twitter and on Instagram, she has 322k followers as of October 2021.
FAQ
Q. Are Lauren Ridloff kids deaf?
Ans:- She married Douglas Ridloff in 2006, and they had two children, both boys and both deaf.
Q. How old is Lauren Ridloff?
And:- 43 years (As of 2021).
Q. Was Lauren Ridloff in legacies?
And:- Lauren Ridloff portrays a dragon in the first season of Legacies.
Q . What is the Lauren Ridloff Instagram?
Ans:- https://www.instagram.com/laurenridloff/
Q. What is Lauren Ridloff’s husband?
Ans:- Douglas Ridloff.