Geri Jewell
Geraldine Ann "Geri" Jewell (born September 13, 1956) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, diversity consultant, and motivational speaker, noted for roles on the 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life and the mid-2000s western Deadwood. She is known as being one of the first people on a TV sitcom with cerebral palsy, and she has helped advocate for people with disabilities throughout her career. She has also been an advocate for the LGBTQ community since publicly coming out as lesbian in her 2011 autobiography.
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| Born | Geraldine Ann Jewell September 13, 1956 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse | Richard Pimentel (m. 1992, sep. 1999, div. 2002) |
| Website | www |
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