Deanne Bray

Deanne Bray (born 14 May 1971)^[1] is a deaf actress who is best known for her role as Sue Thomas in the show Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.

Personal life

Bray was born in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California. and has spent most of her life in southern California, although she did live in Seattle for a few years with her mother. She is married to Troy Kotsur, who is also a deaf actor. On 8 September 2005, she gave birth to daughter Kyra Monique Kotsur.

Bray’s parents made certain their daughter was instructed from an early age onward to speak and write English and learn American Sign Language as well, sending her through a variety of learning programs and centers to strengthen her language skills. A California native, Bray broke into the entertainment industry after she was discovered performing with a deaf dancing group called "Prism West" at a deaf festival at California State University, Northridge, where she earned a B.A. degree in Biology.

Filmography

Episode roles in TV series

• "Heroes" (2009) playing Emma in episodes "Ink" 28. September 2009, "Hysterical Blindness" October 12. 2009, and "Tabula Rasa" October 19. 2009
• "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2007) playing Jean in episode: "The Rat Dog" 14. October 2007
• "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" (2006)
• "The L Word" (2004) playing Amy in episode: ""200
• "Rescue Me" (2004) playing Rosemary in episode: "Hell" 22. March 2006
• "CSI" (2000) playing Dr. Gilbert in episode: "Sounds of Silence" 19. April 2001
• "Strong Medicine" (2000) playing Sonny in episode: "Fix" 7. January 2001
• "Diagnóza vražda" (1993) playing Jan Curran in episode: "Murder, Country Style" 20. April 1997
• "Ellen" (1994) playing Juliet in episode: "Ellen's Deaf Comedy Jam" 12. April 1997
• "The Pretender" (1996) playing deaf woman in episode: "Flyer" 19. October 1996

External links

• Official website
• A Deanne Bray Fansite
• Deanne Bray at the Internet Movie Database

References

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