
Sandra Mae Frank
She advocates for deaf actors to be cast on the same level as hearing actors. She acted as the first and, to this date, only deaf actor in Broadway's history to perform the lead role in a Broadway musical portraying Wendla in Spring Awakening. Frank expresses her view on deaf acting in an article for the Washington Post. In this article, she uses the hashtag DeafTalent and explains its background.
She starred in the NBC drama series New Amsterdam as Dr. Elizabeth Wilder, which began in September 2018 and concluded in January 2023; she joined the main cast in season 5 after entering the show as a recurring character in season 4. She was also cast in the film The Silent Hour, which was produced in 2023.
Frank works at the Deaf Austin Theatre in Austin, Texas as production manager.
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The Rookie
The Rookie is inspired by a true story. John Nolan is the oldest rookie in the LAPD. At an age where most are at the peak of their career, Nolan cast aside his comfortable, small town life and moved to L.A. to pursue his dream of being a cop. Now, surrounded by rookies twenty years his junior, Nolan must navigate the dangerous, humorous and unpredictable world of a "young" cop, determined to make his second shot at life count.

The Studio
As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting, and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes movies, it's the job Matt's been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.

True Detective
Touch darkness and darkness touches you back. True Detective centers on troubled cops and the investigations that drive them to the edge. Each season features a new cast and a new case.
True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto.

S.W.A.T.
Shemar Moore stars as a locally born and raised S.W.A.T. sergeant newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, former Marine Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson has everything it takes to be an excellent leader and bridge the divide between his two worlds.