# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lauren-ridloff
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:17:28.293Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lauren-ridloff"
name: "Lauren Ridloff"
slug: "lauren-ridloff"
description: "Lauren Ridloff is a deaf American actress known for her roles in the TV series The Walking Dead and the film Eternals. She gained prominence in 2018 with a lead role in the Broadway revival of Children of a Lesser God, earning her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. Ridloff was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended California State University, Northridge and later earned a master's degree in education from Hunter College. She initially worked as a teacher before pursuing acting, and she was also crowned Miss Deaf America."
tagline: "American deaf actress and teacher (born 1978)"
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gender: "female"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1978-04-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump