Is Lauren Ridloff African-American?

Ridloff also appears in the Palme D’Or nominated film Wonderstruck. She can be seen in John Legend’s music video, “Love Me Now.” As the first Miss Deaf America of African-American and Mexican descent, Lauren is a Chicago native, currently residing in Brooklyn.

Is Lauren Ridloff mute in real life?

Born deaf to hearing parents, Lauren Ridloff was 8 years old when she saw Children of a Lesser God in theaters. The 1986 drama, long considered a breakthrough for the deaf community and for Marlee Matlin, who won an Oscar, a first for a deaf actor, impressed the young girl.

Does Lauren Ridloff have an interpreter?

She was trying to yell directions to everybody, but nobody could hear her until my interpreter started interpreting what Chloé was saying. My castmates were like, wow, Lauren’s interpreter has super hearing.