She is the first actress who uses a mobility device to win a Tony Award; she won for her role as Ado in the most recent Broadway revival of Oklahoma!
Tony winner Ali Stroker is in talks to star in the upcoming film adaptation of Judy Heumann's memoir Being Heumann.
The film will be directed by Siân Heder, whose feature CODA swept Sundance last year. It will be released August 13th on Apple TV Plus.
From the time she contracted polio in 1949 in Brooklyn which confined her to a wheelchair, and was deemed a fire hazard at age five and told to stay home, Heumann has been a crusader for the rights of the disabled, according to Deadline.
Groundbreaking performer Ali Stroker made history as the first actress in a wheelchair to appear on Broadway when she originated the role of Anna in Deaf West's acclaimed 2015 revival of Spring Awakening.
She is the first actress who uses a mobility device to win a Tony Award; she won for her role as Ado in the most recent Broadway revival of Oklahoma!
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