They said she didn’t have a future in acting because she was deaf(The Washington Post). Upon graduating in 1967 she went out to start her acting career. She met Mark Medoff who was”fascinated with learning sign language”(The Washington Post). After meeting Phyllis, Mark wrote the broadway play “Children of a lesser God”.Phyllis was the the first deaf person Mark Medoff had befriended(The Washington Post). Phyllis was one of the leading roles in this play. She was nominated and won a Tony award for best actress in 1980. The Tony award got started in 1947 to celebrate excellence in theatre(‘An award for excellence”). The play also won a tony award. After this play she performed in more plays written by Medoff, Tv series, and movies. Phyllis was the first deaf actress to win a tony award. She was also nominated for an emmy. An emmy is the same as a tony but for excellence in the television industry. It really raised awareness for the deaf
They said she didn’t have a future in acting because she was deaf(The Washington Post). Upon graduating in 1967 she went out to start her acting career. She met Mark Medoff who was”fascinated with learning sign language”(The Washington Post). After meeting Phyllis, Mark wrote the broadway play “Children of a lesser God”.Phyllis was the the first deaf person Mark Medoff had befriended(The Washington Post). Phyllis was one of the leading roles in this play. She was nominated and won a Tony award for best actress in 1980. The Tony award got started in 1947 to celebrate excellence in theatre(‘An award for excellence”). The play also won a tony award. After this play she performed in more plays written by Medoff, Tv series, and movies. Phyllis was the first deaf actress to win a tony award. She was also nominated for an emmy. An emmy is the same as a tony but for excellence in the television industry. It really raised awareness for the deaf