Terrylene

Terrylene Sacchetti (born February 5, 1967) is a deaf actress from Chicago, Illinois. She gained recognition for her roles in Natural Born Killers (1994), After Image (2001), and Listen Carefully (1991). Terrylene is a passionate advocate for sign language rights and early intervention for deaf infants. Coming from a fourth-generation deaf family, she has brought attention to the lack of access to mental health care for the deaf community following the death of her son Gio in 2014. Terrylene's activism extends beyond her acting career. In 1994, she sued Burger King for discrimination after a drive-up window refused to fulfill her written order. She later became a consultant to help implement electronic ordering devices for the company.More