Born deaf, she was a founding member of the National Theater of the Deaf in 1963. In 1974, she received the AMITA--the Italian-American Award for her work on television. Best known for playing Linda on Sesame Street (1969) for over 20 years--the longest-running role on American television for a person with a differing ability.
Bio:
Born deaf, she was a founding member of the National Theater of the Deaf in 1963. In 1974, she received the AMITA--the Italian-American Award for her work on television. Best known for playing Linda on Sesame Street (1969) for over 20 years--the longest-running role on American television for a person with a differing ability.
Tivia:
Her role as Linda on Sesame Street (1969) is currently the longest recurring role in television history for a person with differing abilities.Her last name rhymes with "glove".
Born deaf, she was a founding member of the National Theater of the Deaf in 1963. In 1974, she received the AMITA--the Italian-American Award for her work on television. Best known for playing Linda on Sesame Street (1969) for over 20 years--the long
Trivia:
Her role as Linda on Sesame Street (1969) is currently the longest recurring role in television history for a person with differing abilities.Her last name rhymes with "glove".
Job title:
Actress,Additional Crew
Others works:
"Sign Me a Story" - video of 2 children's fairy tales. Random House Video & Zink Entertainment 1987 Appeared as herself and as Red Riding Hood & Goldilocks characters.
Product