Jameela Jamil, who was born partially deaf but regained her hearing, seems acutely aware of a problem involving representation in Hollywood that until recently has received little attention. “The Good Place” star revealed to the Press Association on Tuesday that she turned down an opportunity to play a deaf woman because she preferred that the role go to an actress who is actually deaf. “I said it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to take that role and they should find a brilliant deaf woman to play that role,” the 32-year-old actress said. “If I, as a straight, older person, and I’m wealthy, I’m very fortunate, does that mean I can’t play a person who is not wealthy? This knee-jerk reaction is reinforced by laughter in the audience when he brings up the subject in the clip.

Source: Huffington Post January 18, 2019 22:51 UTC