Cookie Notice 'A very good family man': Loved ones mourn Jeremy Michaud of Troy, Guerrilla Grill moving to downtown Keene in full-scale restaurant format, Keene woman sentenced to 18 months in prison for crypto operation, Keene food festival to return for its third season. I hope this really opens up the field and it makes it so blind people are getting looked at as characters that can play roles, instead of sighted people playing roles as blind people.". Calle Walton of Peterborough is making her television debut Thursday night in the CW Network's new show "In The Dark." The 19-year-old said in a phone interview Friday, while the part is a "dream come true" she was hesitant to follow that dream and audition due to her blindness. 'Learn from my mistake': Woman who lost forehead in car crash issues var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; Is Perry Mattfeld Actually Blind? Meet the 'In the Dark' Star - Distractify However, details about her weight and her body measurements are not made available. And I do want to go to school at some point and get my teaching degree, but as long as acting keeps going, Im going to roll with it all the way, she said. I just think hes really awesome. Pandemic project leads to donation for MCH Birthing Suite of March, 2000, in New Hampshire. Todays biggest stories, from pop culture to politicsdelivered straight to your inbox. THE SHOW "IN THE DARK" WAS BEING FILMED IN TORONTO. They wanted to hire me for the part of Chloe on In The Dark.. The drama also boasts the talents of blind actress Calle Walton, who plays the precocious, scene-stealing daughter of the detective (GLOW's Rich Sommer) investigating Tyson's case. I LEARNED -- REALLY THAT SCHOOL , HELPED ME LEARN THAT EVEN THOUGH IM BLIND, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS I CAN DO. Still, her instructor summoned the ski patrol to transport her to the bottom of the hill in accordance with the resort's safety policies. Calle Walton; How She Got Blind And Everything To Know About Her She had featured as the lead role in some of the stage plays during her kindergarten. Good Night, Olivia - The Washington Post Executive Producer Corinne Kingsbury and actor Calle Walton discuss her character including her favorite scenes as . All Rights Reserved. The series is about a blind woman in her twenties who suffers a lot due to her vision. Calle Walton stars in "in the Dark" as a teenager who has gone blind, and in real life, she lost her sight in high school Audrey Cox shows us why Calle is such a positive role model and shares her big plans for the future. Murphy had to fill in as a guide for her and also stood as a mother figure to her. In the Dark Cast Chat With Calle Walton! So, when I lost my sight, all my career goals went down the toilet.. I could teach them that, Yes, Im blind but Im still a person. Ewing Arts Awards | Submit your Nomination! In this series, she finds out about her friend's murder and tries to solve this mystery alone without help. `REAL' MARY ELLEN REALLY IN WILLIAMSBURG - Daily Press The whole crew was so amazing and helpful with getting around, understanding my location on set, what the set looked like, says Walton. Jenny Pendleton | The Waltons Wiki | Fandom Murphy is trying to figure out what happened and shes trying to get my dad, the detective, to help her figure it out and he notices how confident she is and independent she is, so he hooks me and her up, Walton said. 1. AUDREY: CALLE RECENTLY FINISHED FOUR SEASONS ON THE CW SERIES "IN THE DARK," A DRAMA THAT CENTERS AROUND A BLIND CHARACTER NAMED MURPHY MASON. I DIDNT KNOW IF I STILL HAD THAT IN ME, IF I WAS STILL CAPABLE OF BEING AN ACTRESS. Despite being fat, she is highly admired by US people for her fantastic body. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. This experience has just been amazing: getting me back on my feet, getting me back into my love for acting. All rights reserved. From kindergarten to 8th grade, at SMS, I just loved acting. She enrolled in the W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind in Brantford, Ontario in Canada to complete high school as well as to take life skills classes to prepare to live independently. He's also opened up a gallery next to the family dental practice where artists are given a chance to shine and the community a space to gather. [But] Ive been proud of what the creators have done to surround the project with a lot of people who havent even gotten the opportunity to be on that kind of set before.". Since then, she has been living a painful life without vision. Calle Walton is an American actor best known for her role as Chloe Riley in the famous television series In the Dark. CALLE LOST HER SIGHT WHEN SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. As of now, Walton has not inked any tattoos on her body. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. THATS WHERE I THINK MY BRAIN EXPLODED, OH, MY GOD. 2019 The CW Network, LLC. Calle Walton - IMDb Murphy, played by sighted actress Perry Mattfield, helps bring Chloe out of her shell. tag_id.innerHTML = ' Buy this Image'; TV Shows. 352-1234, extension 1404, or mmcintyre@keenesentinel.com. The series did hire Calle, who is blind, in another role on the series as well as a blind writer. Baseball: Concord wraps up eventful week with seesaw battle against Trinity Christopher Rosa is the Glamour entertainment staff writer. Calle Walton Net Worth 2023, Bio, Age, Career, Family, Rumors When I was littler, I would dress up in different outfits, Id put on a British accent or anything and just go around town as a different character, she said. ", She said she was "most proud" that the project had that kind of authenticity "not only staffing the writer's room that way, but by adding [actors who are blind.]". var sellablestring = "STAFF PHOTO"; Distractify is a registered trademark. In the Dark airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on The CW Network. Murphy is also blind and she is pretty confident and independent, so Chloe just looks up to her and Murphy helps bring Chloe out of her shell and make her a bit more confident and kind of helps her embrace her blindness..
