She insists they tell the truth instead of paraphrasing Pamela's press release, but her editor warns Connie to toe the line. At Hilltop, everyone runs inside as Michonne and Siddiq arrive with Magna and her group. Pamela orders her men to shoot Gabriel as he reaches the gates and one of them points a gun at his head. Taking a knife from Kelly, Magna stabs Luke in the head to prevent him from reanimating and the group sobs over his corpse. However, Yumiko's attempts to follow the man fail. In Alexandria, everyone enjoys a celebration and feast, joined by Mercer, Max and Tomi. Grabbing Rick's Colt Python from Judith, Daryl shoots the fire extinguisher, creating a smokescreen. In the episode "Omega", after discovering in the wood the horses that belonged to Luke and Alden who were missing, Connie and her friends were surprised by several walkers who emerged from the woods and without further choice were forced to return to Hilltop for their safety, except for Kelly, who in tears opposed the idea and remembering the time Luke rescued them in Coalport and was later comforted by his sister, who ordered Magna and Yumiko to move forward without them while helping Kelly to recover. Noticing Rosita's somber mood, Gabriel joins her, and Rosita tells him that she just wants to remember this perfect moment. Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia: 9780593199107 | PenguinRandomHouse.com Magna was unable to find Connie afterwards and doesn't know if she made it out or not. To be honest, I don't know much about how they made that decision. Daryl watches the train leave with a conflicted look on his face. The council then decided that newcomers will be allowed to stay in the community for one night in order to rest and leave the next day; and while they settled in their temporary home, Connie criticized Magna's way of thinking about her guests and strongly opposed her plan to take all the supplies of the community before leaving. She watches as Carol screams in anger and later as Magna tries to climb a wall in vain. help them finish the journey. In the episode "Who Are You Now? Racing down a clear hallway, the group grabs Judith's stretcher while Magna radios the others to warn them that the hospital has been breached and they're leaving out the back. As Ezekiel and Jerry methodically release walkers from a shipwrecked boat, Connie and the other militia work together as a unit to take out the walker threat. In front of the windmill, Rosita passes the corpses of Sanborn and the Warden, grabbing an extra clip for her gun off of Sanborn's belt. In the middle of the chaos, Connie and Daryl grab Henry, who grabs Lydia, and together they escape. This angers them, and Michonne also announces she's returning to Alexandria in the morning while Siddiq and D.J. In Union Square, Yumiko and Max observe the heavily guarded doors to Union Station from across the street. Connie also mentioned that she was a journalist, while her sister remarks that she was being humble. After walkers breach the hospital, Daryl begins wheeling Judith's stretcher out, but stops after seeing walkers pounding on the glass at the front doors of the hospital. In "For Blood," Connie joins Carol's group in defending Alexandria as the residents split up when the massive storm causes part of the damaged wall to fall and a herd to get in. She decides to search the house again. Danai Gurira - Wikipedia Sonequa Martin-Green. Connie then walks to the dock to deliver Dog to Daryl with a note saying, "Think you lost something." However, he doesn't intend to stay and they will instead keep moving on. Approaching the gates, Pamela notices a zombified Lance Hornsby, Carol's arrow still in his neck, at the front of the herd, reaching through the gates. However, as a herd overruns the Commonwealth, the group is both reunited with and loses Luke who dies from a walker bite. Connie thanks her for everyone. But. She then helps the other residents rescue the trapped injured from the rubble. Despite her ordeal, Connie volunteers shortly thereafter to help deal with the situation in Alexandria and shows no animosity towards Carol for what happened to her. A feral sneaks up on Virgil and attacks him. Lizzie Samuels (TV Series) | Walking Dead Wiki | Fandom That night, Connie finds Daryl as he is preparing to head back to Alexandria and apologizes for involving him with Kelly and Magna's lie. Season 1, was in 3 episodes as Eliza Morales. Connie pushes the front door open, and they hide inside. Who Plays The Deaf Girl In Twd - ICPHS He wonders if Connie was hallucinating. The group runs out of water as a herd of walkers approaches the group. They are directed into a wagon by the logistics officer while Mercer hops into a military truck. Actress: Star Trek: Discovery. Commonwealth vehicles drive up and block their path in multiple directions, forcing them to fall back. In the fair, Connie apologizes to Kelly for leaving in a rush and confess she saved the baby because she still hasn't moved on from a past trauma. Loudly yelling and firing their guns in the air, Commonwealth soldiers lead the herd in their direction before closing the barricades, penning the herd and the Coalition in. Nothing is known about Connie's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that she has a sister named Kelly. They find them and help them escape but encounter more Whisperers coming from behind. Suddenly, Dog runs over with Daryl following behind. Wilson explains that his family lives at a nearby outpost and if the Warden finds out that he helped them, Wilson will end up just like their friends. First Appearance The next day, Connie, Daryl, Henry, and Lydia encounter Michonne and Judith in the woods and join them on their way towards the Kingdom. Connie notices something nearby, confusing the group, but tells them it's nothing. Complying with his orders, the guards move out. When the group later arrives back at Hilltop, Connie informs Yumiko of the recent events. Daryl states that they're running out of time and Carol decides to head around and try to find another way to slip in. The two were separated, however, when some walkers got between them. She also asks if Tyler is being punished for the fact that his hostage at the masquerade, Max, was Mercer's sister. She also says goodbye to Daryl and promises him to watch after his dog until he returns. Connie volunteers to help which Magna argues against as she just got back, but Connie insists that she's fine and can go and Aaron agrees that they could use Connie's help if she's up for it. Yumiko tells Michonne she's just upset about their lost friend, Bernie. Sometime later, the group manages to find an exhausted Kelly lying under a tree. Status Later on, Connie helps the Oceanside residents pull some fishing nets from the sea. Later that day, Connie and Daryl search for Kelly around the woods. She is then escorted inside Hilltop. During the gunfight on the train, Jones emerge with Connie as a hostage. At the safe house, suddenly, there's shouts outside and two gunshots. While the soldier is distracted by Daryl, Connie breaks free and Jones takes off running through the train, chased by Daryl after he makes sure that Connie's alright. Kelly (TV Series) | Walking Dead Wiki | Fandom In the woods, Magna's group take on a herd of walkers. Connie refuses to stay in the house and leaves the room. Connie finds a note that someone slipped under the door. Pre-ApocalypseInvestigative JournalistPost-ApocalypseFormer Soldier for the CoalitionJournalist at the Commonwealth Tribune She will be cast in a major role as Connie, a new survivor to the series, appearing across a number of episodes during the ninth season. When cornered, Connie come up with the idea of covering herself in walker guts and letting a herd in to deal with her enemies while keeping herself and Virgil safe at the same time. She then helps out Eugene scrap the fallen satellite for any valuable part. Tara realizes that Lydia lied about it just being her mother out there and decides they should go back to Hilltop until they find out what this is. In the fair, Connie apologizes to Kelly for leaving in a rush and confess she saved the baby because she still hasn't moved on from a past trauma. For other pages with the same name, see: Beth Beth Greene Actor Emily Kinney Gender Female Hair Blonde Age 16 ("Bloodletting") 17 ("Seed") 18 ("Alone") Occupation Pre-Apocalypse High School Student Farmhand on the Greene Family Farm Post-Apocalypse The Walking Dead - Connie Surviving the Apocalypse The Paley Center for Media 194K subscribers Subscribe 16K views 2 years ago #paleycenter At PaleyFest LA on March 22, 2019, deaf actor Lauren. That was the fuckin' problem." Later, Connie watches as a herd arrives and Alpha instructs her people to draw them away. Carol, Maggie, Gabriel and Rosita lead Wilson into the building where he refuses to help, stating that he's dead if he helps them. If she was born deaf, learning the feel of speaking would likely be much more difficult. They find Negan, who tells them that Rick and his people are animals that torture him and begs them to release him, but Magna refused as she knew that Negan was lying. The Walking Dead - Lizzie kills her sister - YouTube Sliding his motorcycle under a fallen tree, Daryl hits Jones, sending him to the ground and knocking the man's helmet off. Some use water while others dig a means to prevent the fire from spreading until the morning arrives. In the episode "Walk With Us," Magna makes her way back to Hilltop and reveals that she and Connie had escaped by using walker guts to hide among the herd. Connie helps serve food to the residents as she notices Daryl and Siddiq arriving at the Hilltop. Later, Connie says goodbye to Yumiko and Magna as they prepare to leave the Kingdom to go to Hilltop and leave some soldiers in case of a possible attack. "I decided," Judith tells her. Carol realizes that the soldiers aren't following them as they begin to erect barricades in the streets. They kill some walkers and Daryl orders his dog to bring him the bolt back, but he refuses. Gender "Milton has underestimated us since day one. #deaftalent:"The Walking Dead" casts deaf actress Lauren Ridloff They decide to find shelter for the night. Making their way through the wood, Connie and her group went into the forest and discovered a little girl who had rescued them; she later introduced herself as Judith Grimes. Hearing twigs snapping, Yumiko spots a hooded Eugene sneaking around a train car, armed with Brooks' rifle and she tells Max that they are going to go around. He explains he is going in search of Henry and she writes him a note, claiming that she wants to tag along. The walkers devour the ferals while ignoring Connie, who is blocking Virgil in a corner with her own body, and Virgil due to the walker guts. Carol Hil blew up Alpha's cave trapping trapping Connie (Lauren Ridloff) and Magna (Nadiaker) in Season 10's episodeSqueeze. Is 'The Walking Dead' Star Angel Theory Who Plays Kelly Deaf? - Distractify Daryl passes on the news to Connie who looks for reassurance that this will work. However, walkers swarm the couple from behind with one tackling Luke to the ground and biting him in the leg as Jules is dragged down and devoured. At home, Kelly tries to cheer up Connie, who is unhappy about having to write a puff piece about Mercer. Wilson is terrified that the Warden will kill his wife and two sons if he helps them. Magna finally breaks through the doors, and everyone is reunited with Eugene, Yumiko and Max before quickly making their escape. Despite Carol's efforts to talk him down, Wilson drives the tool through his neck, killing himself in order to spare his family from the Warden's vengeance. Suddenly, a Whisperer's baby starts crying, which attracts the walkers over. Judith begs Pamela not to go through with it as it's never too late and they have to help everyone still out there. Inside Father Gabriel's church, Connie and her group were questioned with questions about their profession before the outbreak began and the things they did to survive; and despite making good impressions to the council members with their responses, the story told by Magna questioned Michonne, who showed that the woman had spent a long time in prison for the tattoos she had on her hand and if was not enough, she forced her to deliver the knife she had hidden in her belt. Both Maggie and Rosita are concerned by this with Rosita wanting to go in immediately. As a result, the group lays an ambush for the train, killing the guarding soldiers and rescuing Connie. As walkers close in from multiple directions, Luke and Jules emerge from the herd, causing Kelly to nearly shoot them before Connie stops her sister. That night, Connie and the others decide to cross Alpha's border to put out the fire and avoid it burning down Oceanside. Stream it on AMC+.#TWD #TheWalkingDead #AMCSubscribe to The Walking De. When Carol arrives on a boat, Connie greets her with a hug. Connie pounds on the wall, momentarily distracting the feral. Vickers threatens to shoot him, but Carol warns her that they will fire back if she does. The group then falls below a cave into a trap where they find themselves surrounded by most of the horde. While aiding the Alexandria community in attempting to defeat Alpha and The Whisperers, Kelly has been fighting a battle of her own. She is best known for her television role as Sasha Williams on The Walking Dead, a role she played from 2012 to 2017. However, Daryl and Connie come up from behind the Warden and Daryl stabs the Warden in the back, incapacitating him and retaking Alexandria from the Commonwealth. Deaf actor Lauren Ridloff on why representation matters on The Walking Dead In season 4 episode 14 Lizzie decides to kill her own sister, because she belive that Mika is the same after she turns. TWD Franchise Siblings : r/thewalkingdead - Reddit When Amelia Mara helps a lost girl in the woods. [3], Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly praised Connie's character and said: "Connie has been described as 'a seasoned survivor deft at using her senses to read people, situations, and trouble.' When Aaron holds a meeting in the kitchen of his house and reports that the storm blew a panel off the wall and that a fire in the windmill is drawing walkers, he proposes that they split up into teams to fix the wall and stop the fire. In a conversation with Daryl, Carol and Kelly, it is revealed that Connie had interviewed Pamela before the world fell, and got her uncle kicked out of Congress, having exposed him for corruption. The group runs out of water as a herd of walkers approaches the group. Connie and Kelly show up for a military ride along for a newspaper story. Magna reports that they've diverted the walkers and its clear as it's going to get, ordering them to move out. Kelly gives Connie a look suggesting she and Daryl are into each other, but Connie just rolls her eyes. Maggie Rhee (TV Series) | Walking Dead Wiki | Fandom There, they are ambushed throughout the house by feral cannibalistic survivors who attempt to feed upon them. Allison Norlian Former Contributor I write about women impacting disability and vulnerable communities. When the hunting group returns, Connie expresses concern about Kelly's whereabouts. Tyler notes that it's weird that the two of them are ending up in a place like this again and apologizes for his previous actions. Michonne: That's one word for it. Noticing Rosita's behavior and crying, Judith realizes that something's wrong with her and becomes upset, apparently deducing the truth. Kelly gives Connie a look suggesting she and Daryl are into each other, but Connie just rolls her eyes. Rosita walks away, leaving Sanborn to eat the Warden as her friends, the soldiers and former prisoners watch in shock and horror at the brutal death. Connie smiles as Daryl calls him a bad dog. Lauren Ridloff, a deaf actress, well known for her role in "Children of a Lesser God" will star in Season 9 of "The Walking Dead" as a deaf character Ridloff is the first deaf actress to join the zombie show. Hearing loud noise and shouting, Carol and the others leave to sweep the hospital for walkers and to make sure that the others are okay while Daryl remains with Judith. In the episode "Stradivarius", as they made their way to the Hilltop, Connie and the rest of her group made a stop at the place where they were attacked by the herd of walkers and took advantage of the moment to collect all their stuff that they had left behind when they escaped from the herd - among them Bernie's belongings - with which Yumiko tried to convince Magna to take them as a souvenir to her late friend. Gabriel is furious that Pamela had turned their home into a prison after promising to give it back, but Maggie realizes that Pamela had never actually intended to give it back. The Walking Dead showrunner Angela Kang essentially admitted to Insider that because Lauren Ridloff, who plays Connie, has a hectic filming schedule in relation to the upcoming Marvel movie The Eternals, the writers did their best to accommodate that. The variant breaks through the glass and is immediately stabbed in the head by Carol, but more walkers break in from the other side and drag a man outside and devour him. Despite their differences, Pamela goes so far as to call Connie the Commonwealth's best reporter. After one month into their stay at the Commonwealth, Connie has been assigned the role of a journalist for the Commonwealth Tribune. Connie asks Daryl if they don't know which way to go which he confirms. [volume&issueneeded], During the war against the Whisperers, like Magna, Connie was a very important member of the militia, helping them win the war against the Whisperers. Suddenly, Dog finds the remains of a boar. When Ezekiel introduces Mercer as his lieutenant governor, Princess loudly cheers for her boyfriend, much to the amusement of Ezekiel, Mercer and the crowd. Carol reassures her friend that they will follow the train to the others and bust them out all at once. Female She is a member of Magna's group and Kelly's sister. Connie, played by Ridloff, is the series' first deaf character, and her sister Kelly, portrayed by Theory, is hard of hearing. In the episode "Evolution", after arriving at the Hilltop and reluctantly surrendering their weapons to enter, the fate of Connie and her group within the walls was put on hold by Tara, who informed the newcomers that they could settle in their facilities while they waited for the Jesus' arrival to make a final decision regarding if they could stay in the community. In the comics, Makkari is a hulking, hearing white dude. Age Daryl runs in and kills the walkers around her while Kelly, Tammy, and Earl step in to rescue her. Connie is shown to be incredibly resourceful, surviving and escaping from the collapse of Alpha's Cave and spending days walking with the Whisperers' massive herd before she could break free of it despite the lack of food, water and rest. Later, Magna questions to Yumiko why Hilltop is led by a guy named Jesus but Connie assures her it's probably just a nickname. He encourages everyone to remember the fallen. Later, she and Daryl watch from some bushes as some Whisperers draw a herd to devour some corpses. However, Wilson believes that the Warden will know that he lied, torture him once he does and then kill Wilson's family. Connie joins Daryl in sneaking into the community through the sewers where they are able to subdue the sadistic Warden who is using Kelly as a hostage. The next day, the residents realize that a small herd has arrived outside the community walls. Using Pamela's record player, the song "Cult of Personality" is blasted throughout the Commonwealth from the Estates, drawing all of the walkers overrunning the Commonwealth towards it. She races back to Virgil and tells him they're not alone. [2] However, Lauren Ridloff was promoted to a series regular starting the tenth season. As a herd approaches, Yumiko has second thoughts about leaving. Kelly explains that they've been looking for Tyler since the night of Pamela's party. Maggie Greene. Daryl returns and reunites with Connie, admitting in sign language that he was afraid that he wasn't going to see her again. Gabriel asks Tyler Davis if there's anything that he knows that can help them find the missing children and Tyler reveals that, when he was a soldier, kids without parents would end up at the Commonwealth Children's Home. In the middle of the group is Beta, who quietly instructs his people to spread out as Daryl shoots one of them with his crossbow. Come in to read, write, review, and interact with other fans. The character entered the recurring cast beginning with the episode "What Comes After" of the ninth season. Aaron immediately agrees, stating that they can do more than just save themselves and they need to. Connie (The Walking Dead) - Wikipedia When Rick is absent in Alexandria, Connie and the group discover a prison. The others reluctantly agree. At night, Connie and the rest scold Magna for ruining their chance to stay. She then says she considers him family too and smiles as he drives off, however, her smile quickly drops. 24 ("30 Days Without An Accident") 26 ("A New Beginning") 34 ("A Certain Doom") 35 ("Rest in Peace") Occupation Family Josephine Greene - Mother Hershel Greene - Father Annette Greene - Stepmother Glenn Rhee - Late Husband Hershel Rhee - Son Beth Greene - Half Sister Hearing screams in the distance, both men are determined to do more, but they need to take care of Judith first. Connie and the group take their formations and start fighting off the herd. Daryl and Connie enter the sewers and Carol informs them over the radio that they made it and are good which Daryl confirms is the same for him and Connie. Walkers swarm the front door. Michonne finally relents and orders D.J. Yumiko: Look, I'm sorry about Magna. Yumiko reassures her friend that she did the right thing as Connie would be in the same situation otherwise. Connie is a fictional character in the comic book series The Walking Dead and on the television series of the same name, where she is portrayed by Lauren Ridloff. Please be aware that spoilers are not allowed on the wiki and a violation of this policy may result in a ban. Later on, Connie helps the Oceanside residents pull some fishing nets from the sea. Once arrived to the community, Connie separated from her sister when she was captured and escorted by the guards, Connie saw the arrival of Alpha and her group at the gates of the community who demanded that they have to give her her daughter. Magna survived, but Connie had yet to be found. Connie continues pounding on the wall. At night, posing as Trooper 301, Rosita radios in to Outpost 22, claiming that the train was overtaken and she's lost in the woods with the group still looking for her and she needs to get back to the site. Daryl stabs Jones in the head, killing him. Negan prepares to kill the Warden with a rock, but he's stopped by Rosita. Carol offers that if Wilson helps them, they will injure him, nothing serious, just enough to make it look like the engineer had barely gotten away from them and Wilson can tell the Warden that he escaped.