Andrea Fay Friedman - wikipedia Andrea Fay Friedman Andrea Fay Friedman ( 1970 - 06 - 01 ) June 1, 1970 ( age 47 ) California, U.S. Other names Andrea F. Friedman Education West Los Angeles Baptist High School Alma mater Santa Monica College Occupation Actress, public speaker Years active 1992 -- present Andrea Fay Friedman ( born June 1, 1970 ) is an American film and television actress, who was born with Down Syndrome. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links Early life Friedman attended West Los Angeles Baptist High School and Santa Monica College. In 1992, she portrayed Amanda, the girlfriend of the character Charles `` Corky '' Thacher, on the TV show Life Goes On for two seasons. In 1993 she appeared in an episode of Baywatch, in which Mary Lou Retton organizes a Special Olympics - like event. She starred in the 1997 film Smudge as Cindy, a girl in a group home for people with disabilities who attempts to hide her puppy, Smudge. The film won the 1998 Humanitas Prize in the Children 's Live Action category. Career Friedman voiced Ellen, a character with Down syndrome, in the Family Guy episode `` Extra Large Medium '', her first role as a voice actress. In the episode, Friedman 's character stated `` My dad 's an accountant and my mom is the former Governor of Alaska '', referencing Sarah Palin 's son, Trig, who has Down syndrome. However, per Friedman, `` Sarah Palin said that was insensitive and cruel '' and Friedman felt `` it was only a joke. '' In an email concerning Palin 's criticism of the episode, she said, `` I guess former Governor Palin does not have a sense of humor. '' She concluded, `` In my family we think laughing is good. My parents raised me to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life. '' Friedman also had main roles in episodes of Law and Order : SVU, `` Competence '', playing a pregnant young woman named Katie. and Walker, Texas Ranger, `` Special Witness '', where she played a young woman in the Special Olympics who witnessed Trent Malloy being stabbed. Personal life A 48 minute documentary about her life, A Possible Dream : The Andrea Friedman Story with narration by Joanne Woodward premiered in 2009. As of 2010, Friedman had been working at a law firm, in the accounting department, for 20 years. She also occasionally works as an assistant teacher for the Pathway program in UCLA, where she helps teach students how to live independently. She has traveled to India and Japan, and speaks some Japanese. She also enjoys bowling and skiing. References Jump up ^ Brooks, Tim ; Earle Marsh ( 2007 ). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946 - Present. Ballantine Books. p. 789. ISBN 978 - 0 - 345 - 49773 - 4. Jump up ^ Hasselhoff, David ; Peter Thompson ( 2007 ). Do n't Hassel the Hoff : The Autobiography. Thomas Dunne Books. pp. 166 -- 167. ISBN 0 - 312 - 37129 - 2. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Smudge ( 1997 ) ''. Premiere.com. 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Past Winners ''. The HUMANITAS Prize. Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2010. Jump up ^ Itzkoff, Dave ( February 19, 2010 ). `` ' Family Guy, ' Palin and the Limits of Laughter ''. The New York Times. ^ Jump up to : Andrea Friedman -- Sarah Palin and the Family Guy Feud, ABILITY Magazine, Regina Hall Issue, April / May 2010. Jump up ^ Linkins, Jason ( February 18, 2010 ). `` ' Family Guy ' Actress Responds To Sarah Palin 's Criticism ''. huffingtonpost.com. ^ Jump up to : Itzkoff, Dave ( February 18, 2010 ). `` ' Family Guy ' Voice Actor Says Palin ' Does Not Have a Sense of Humor ' ''. nytimes.com. Jump up ^ TV.com. `` Law & Order : Special Victims Unit : Competence ''. TV.com. Jump up ^ `` 858 - PTF - 2007 A Possible Dream : The Andrea Friedman Story ''. Picture This... Film Festival. April 23, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2010. Jump up ^ `` A Possible Dream ''. Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2010. External links Andrea Fay Friedman on IMDb Andrea Friedman, Actress with Down Syndrome, is Asked About the R word ABILITY Magazine Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrea_Fay_Friedman&oldid=800502754 '' Categories : People with Down syndrome American television actresses 1970 births Living people Santa Monica College alumni American film actresses Actors with disabilities Actresses from California Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2016 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2010 Use mdy dates from May 2012 Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 13 September 2017, at 23 : 30. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who played katie on law and order svu
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