Next Big Thing: ‘Eternals’ Star Lauren Ridloff on Becoming Marvel’s First Deaf Superhero

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Next Big Thing: ‘Eternals’ Star Lauren Ridloff on Becoming Marvel’s First Deaf Superhero
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The actress talks about how she learned to advocate for herself on-set and the significance of her MCU character: 'We need a superhero that represents us.'

star wanted to be a children’s book author before an American Sign Language tutoring gig for the director of Broadway’sTheater, she says, is a “much more natural and inviting medium for Deaf actors,” and the production came fully staffed with a toolbox ready to support

its deaf and hearing artists. But coming off that critically praised performance in 2018, Ridloff wasn’t sure she wanted to keep acting. TV and movies weren’t a place she had seen herself represented growing up, instilling the idea that it couldn’t be part of her dream.

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