Terrylene Sacchetti
{{short description|American actress}}
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| birth_name = Terrylene Theriot{{cite web |title=Terrylene (Terrylene Theriot Sacchetti) |work=Gallaudet University Library Guide to Deaf Biographies and Index to Deaf Periodicals |url=https://liblists.wrlc.org/biographies/53018 |access-date=2022-12-30}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|02|05}}
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| nationality = American
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| occupation = Actress
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| known_for = Deaf Actress
| notable_works = Natural Born Killers (1994)
| children = 2
| website = {{Official URL}}
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Terrylene Sacchetti (born February 5, 1967) is a deaf actress from Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in 1985.{{cite web |url=http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/deaf_actress_terrylene_mssd_alumna_visits_mssd.html |title=Deaf Actress Terrylene, MSSD Alumna, Visits MSSD |accessdate=2014-07-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714162611/http://www.gallaudet.edu/clerc_center/deaf_actress_terrylene_mssd_alumna_visits_mssd.html |archivedate=2014-07-14 }}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newday.com/film/deaf-jam|title=Deaf Jam|date=Jul 16, 2014|website=New Day Films|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019}}
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 died in March 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://rememberinggio.wordpress.com/|title=Family site|website=Family site|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019}} In the wake of his death, she has been vocal about the lack of access to mental health care for deaf persons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArTC1ZIkZvA|title=Our Beautiful Son, Gianni Manganelli|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019|via=www.youtube.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-02-me-41195-story.html|title=LOS ANGELES : Deaf Woman Sues Burger King, Is Hired as Consultant|date=Apr 2, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-02-fi-41225-story.html|title=Burger King to Test Devices to Help Deaf People Order : Lawsuits: Settlement follows Santa Monica woman's charge that she was refused service because she could not hear.|date=Apr 2, 1994|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019}}
= Deaf education =
Terrylene launched "Clerc's Children". An online bilingual (English/ASL) educational website for families with deaf infants and toddlers.
{{Cite web |url=http://nad.org/louisville/workshop-presenter-bios |title=Workshop Presenter Bios | National Association of the Deaf |access-date=2014-07-03 |archive-date=2014-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702114849/http://nad.org/louisville/workshop-presenter-bios |url-status=dead }}
= Deaf art =
Terrylene is "co-founder and executive director of the Deaf Arts Council (DAC)".
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.{{Cite web|url=https://ehdimeeting.org/schedule/griddetails.cfm?aid=237&day=TUESDAY|title=EHDI Annual Meeting|website=ehdimeeting.org|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019}} She also received a grant to do a deaf film making summer camp.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9608/14/deaf.kids.film.camp/|title=CNN - Youngsters learn movie-making craft without hearing a word - August 14, 1996|website=www.cnn.com|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/worth-1000-words-39970/|title=Worth 1,000 Words|website=www.adweek.com|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-03-fi-39984-story.html|title=Companies Boost Number of Deaf Actors Appearing in Commercials|date=Dec 3, 1999|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=Oct 30, 2019}}
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2002
|Shadow Realm |Sandra McLennan |TV movie |
| 2001
|After Image |Laura | |
| 1998
|Legalese |Carol Appler |TV movie |
| 1994
|Julie | |
| 1991
|Listen Carefully |Christa | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2007
|Woman on Bench |Episode: "This is Way Too Normal for You" |
| 2005
|Mary Mooney |Episode: My Mother, the Fiend |
| 2003
|Deaf Woman |Episode: The Magic Bullet |
| 2002
|Sandra McClinnon |Episode: Voices |
| 1999
|Bookstore Woman |Episode: The Gingerbread House |
| 1999
|ER |Gwen's Mother |Episode: Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee |
| 1998
|Tara |Episode: Broken Dreams |
| 1992
|Julia Myatt |Episode: Doogie, Can You Hear Me? |
| 1987–1990
|Laura Williams |Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 1987
|Michelle Bennet |Episode: Right to Remain Silent |
Awards and recognition
- 2013, received a $2,500 grant from Deafhood Foundation for her educational website "Clerc's Children" {{Cite web |url=http://deafhoodfoundation.org/vlog/2013/10/dhfgrant2013awarded/ |title=Deafhood Foundation Awards Two Grants of $2,500 each to Clerc's Children and Deaf Spotlight | the Deafhood Foundation Vlog |access-date=2014-07-03 |archive-date=2014-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195902/http://deafhoodfoundation.org/vlog/2013/10/dhfgrant2013awarded/ |url-status=dead }}
- 1997, Best Performance, Dramalogue for Sweet Nothing in My Ear
- 1996, Christopher Reeve Scholarship, The Valdez Award (Drama)
- 1994, "Woman of the Year" in recognition of her achievements as an equal rights advocate by the city of Los Angeles
References
Further reading
See also
- {{official website}}
- {{IMDb name}}
- [http://www.clercschildren.com/ http://www.clercschildren.com/]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKtknyqlg1M ASL Oreo commercial on YouTube with Terrylene and her son]
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Category:Actresses from Chicago