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Alaqua Cox
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Is deaf and is an amputee with a prosthetic lower leg.
Grew up on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin.
Only acting role before being cast in the Marvel Universe was a background part in a high school play.
Her casting in
Echo (2023)
made her the first disabled actress to play a titular leading character in a Marvel Studios production.
She was bitten in the face by a dog as a child, which left a scar on her upper lip. Despite that incident, she is a huge dog lover.
After high school she worked at a nursing home and for Amazon and FedEx.
During her time at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, she was in the school's basketball team. She also participated in volleyball.
Has three siblings.
She is very recurring on her Instagram account and usually interacts kindly with her fans.
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