Terrylene Sacchetti

Terrylene Sacchetti is a deaf actress.

Terrylene was born February 5, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) in 1985.[1]

Her most well known work in the film industry is for Natural Born Killers (1994), After Image (2001) and Listen Carefully (1991). She is also known in the Deaf community for her advocacy for the right to sign language and early intervention for deaf infants.

Personal life

Terrylene is from a fourth generation deaf family.[2]

She was in a relationship with Robert Manganelli, a film maker until around 2008. They had two children, Gianni (Gio) Manganelli and Catalene Robin Manganelli. Gio lost his battle with depression in March 2014.[3] In the wake of this tragedy, she has been vocal about the lack of access to mental health care for deaf persons.[4]

Career

Deaf rights

In 1994, a Los Angeles Burger King drive-up window refused to fill Terrylene's order that she tried to give in writing. She sued Burger King for discrimination and was hired as a consultant to help implement electronic ordering devices for the deaf.[5][6]

Deaf education

Terrylene launched "Clerc's Children". An online bilingual (English/ASL) educational website for families with deaf infants and toddlers. [7][8]

Deaf art

Terrylene is "co-founder and executive director of the Deaf Arts Council (DAC)".[9]

She held that position for five years. At that time she received a Department of Education grant of $350,000 and an additional donation of $500,000 from film studios in Hollywood to fund this project.[10] She also received a grant to do a deaf film making summer camp.[11]

Filmography

In 1999 she appeared together with her son in an Oreo's commercial. The commercial shows the two of them discussing in ASL the various ways of eating an Oreo cookie.[12][13]

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Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Shadow Realm Sandra McLennan TV movie
2001 After Image Laura
1998 Legalese Carol Appler TV movie
1994 Natural Born Killers Julie
1991 Listen Carefully Christa

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Saving Grace Woman on Bench Episode: "This is Way Too Normal for You"
2005 Veronica Mars Mary Mooney Episode: My Mother, the Fiend
2003 Angel Deaf Women Episode: The Magic Bullet
2002 Night Visions Sandra McClinnon Episode: Voices
1999 Once and Again Bookstore Woman Episode: The Gingerbread House
1999 ER Gwen's Mother Episode: Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee
1998 Pacific Blue Tara Episode: Broken Dreams
1992 Doogie Howser, M.D. Julia Myatt Episode: Doogie, Can You Hear Me?
1987-1990 Beauty and the Beastd Laura Williams Recurring role (4 episodes)
1987 Cagney & Lacey Michelle Bennet Episode: Right to Remain Silent

Awards and recognition

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/deaf_actress_terrylene_mssd_alumna_visits_mssd.html
  2. ↑ http://www.deafjam.org/part_production.html
  3. ↑ http://rememberinggio.wordpress.com/
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArTC1ZIkZvA
  5. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-02/local/me-41195_1_burger-king
  6. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-02/business/fi-41225_1_burger-king
  7. ↑ http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/deaf_actress_terrylene_mssd_alumna_visits_mssd.html
  8. ↑ http://nad.org/louisville/workshop-presenter-bios
  9. ↑ http://www.deafjam.org/part_production.html
  10. ↑ http://ehdiconference.org/schedule/griddetails.cfm?aid=237&day=TUESDAY
  11. ↑ http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9608/14/deaf.kids.film.camp/
  12. ↑ http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising/worth-1000-words-39970
  13. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1999/dec/03/business/fi-39984
  14. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856105/
  15. ↑ http://deafhoodfoundation.org/vlog/2013/10/dhfgrant2013awarded/
  16. ↑ http://www.deafjam.org/part_production.html

See also

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