Rachel Coleman
| Rachel Coleman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Rachel de Azevedo October 9, 1974 Van Nuys, California |
| Occupation | Producer, actress, musician |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | Aaron Coleman |
| Children | Leah Coleman, Lucy Coleman |
| Parent(s) | Lex de Azevedo |
| Family | Emilie de Azevedo Brown (sister) |
Rachel de Azevedo Coleman (born October 9, 1974) is an American musician and actress. With her sister Emilie de Azevedo Brown, she created the Signing Time! video series to teach children basic American Sign Language (ASL). She and her children, as well as Emilie's son star in the series.
Biography
Her father Lex de Azevedo is an American Mormon composer known primarily for his film scores. Lex's mother, and Rachel's grandmother is of Alyce King of The King Sisters. She and her father Lex de Azevedo won a Pearl Award in 2007 for songs they had done for children.[1]
As Rachel De Azevedo she has been credited in several episodes of Touched by an Angel.[2] Before moving out of the Los Angeles area, she performed with the band "We the Living" and appeared in the made-for-TV movie "Spring Fling".
In 1996, Rachel and her husband Aaron discovered that their daughter Leah was deaf.[3] In 2001, Rachel teamed up with her sister Emilie to create Signing Time! - a children's video series that teaches basic ASL to children of all abilities. Signing Time was inspired by Leah. From the beginning, they have found that teaching her 'hearing' peers even a few basic signs builds bonds of friendship and community that every child needs. In 2008, she was nominated for the "Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series," for the 35th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmys.[4]
Filmography
- Signing Time! Series 1 - Rachel (13 volumes)
- Signing Time! Series 2 - Rachel (13 volumes)
- Baby Signing Time! - Rachel (4 Volumes)
- Practice Time! - Rachel (2 Volumes)
- Potty Time! - Rachel (1 Volume)
- Rachel and the Treeschoolers (6 volumes complete; more currently in production)
- Signing Time Christmas Collection - Rachel (1 volume)
References
- ↑ "Women shine at 2007 Pearls Award". Deseret Morning News. October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ↑ Touched By an Angel at Hollywood.com
- ↑ Snyder, Tamar (August 2007). "How I Did It: Rachel Coleman, CEO, Two Little Hands Productions". Inc.com.
- ↑ "Daytime Emmy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. 2008-04-30.
External links
- Official website
- Rachel Coleman on Twitter
- Rachel Coleman at the Internet Movie Database
- Rachel Coleman at Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress