Deanne Bray

Deanne Bray (born 14 May 1971)^[1] is an American actress. Bray was born deaf and considers herself bilingual in American Sign Language and English. She is best known for her role as Sue Thomas in the show Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye. She is also known for her recurring role as Emma Coolidge on Heroes.

Personal life

Bray was born in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California and has spent most of her life in southern California, although she lived 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. She lives with her family in North Hollywood, a district of Los Angeles.^[2]

Bray’s parents made certain their daughter was instructed from an early age 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

• "The Pretender" (1996) playing deaf woman in episode: "Flyer" October 19, 1996
• "Ellen" (1997) playing Juliet in episode: "Ellen's Deaf Comedy Jam" April 12, 1997
• "Diagnosis: Murder" (1997) playing Jan Curran in episode: "Murder, Country Style" April 20, 1997
• "CSI" (2000) playing Dr. Gilbert in episode: "Sounds of Silence" April 19, 2001
• "Strong Medicine" (2000) playing Sonny in episode: "Fix" January 7, 2001
• "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye" (2002-2005) She was the main character.
• "Rescue Me" (2004) playing Rosemary in episode: "Hell" March 22, 2004
• "The L Word" (2004) playing Amy in episode: "200"
• "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" (2006)
• "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2007) playing Jean in episode: "The Rat Dog" October 14, 2007
• "Sweet nothing in my ear" (2008) as Dr Walters.
• "Heroes" (2009) playing Emma Coolidge in episodes "Ink" September 28, 2009, "Hysterical Blindness" October 12, 2009, "Tabula Rasa" October 19, 2009, "Shadowboxing" November 9, 2009, "Upon This Rock" January 4, 2010, "Close to You" January 11, 2010, "The Art of Deception" January 25, 2010
• "Two Broke Girls" (2013) playing Joanne Mors in "And Not-So-Sweet Charity" {Season 2 - Episode 18}

External links

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

References