Christine Firkins | |
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Born | Canada | July 6, 1983
Occupation | Teacher |
Christine Lynn Firkins (born July 6, 1983) is a Canadian teacher and former actress who starred in the 1997 film Speed 2: Cruise Control as Drew.[1][2][3] She also made a guest appearance in The X-Files series as Thea Sprecher in the 8th season two-part premiere, "Within" and "Without". She is deaf and attended California State University, Northridge. She currently teaches American Sign Language.
Youngsters at her old school used to tease Christine Firkins because she was deaf, but at George Washington Elementary School things are different. The 10-year-old is in the Burbank Unified School District's "tripod" programs that teach about 107 deaf and hard of hearing youngsters in combined classes with hearing pupils, Christine has been accepted for who she is."I like to talk to hearing people and here they will talk to me