Famous actress with aspergers ?

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31 Jan 2011, 5:00 pm

Are there any famous actress that have aspergers/autism if yes please list them?

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31 Jan 2011, 5:13 pm

I only know of Daryl Hannah.

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31 Jan 2011, 5:36 pm

Darryl Hannah? Really?

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31 Jan 2011, 5:43 pm

thechadmaster wrote:

Darryl Hannah? Really?

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt119418.html

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Actress Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill) claims that at the beginning of her career she was "blacklisted" by Hollywood studios because she suffered from Asperger's Syndrome.

The illness limited social interaction and made it very difficult for her to do film promotions since it required talking to lots of people.

She said: "I never went on talk shows, never went to premieres. Going to the Academy Awards was so painful for me. I'd almost faint just walking down the red carpet. I was so socially awkward and uncomfortable that I eventually got blacklisted."

"Studio executives would call me but I'd be too shy to call them back. So after a while a couple of studios literally told my manager that I was blacklisted."

Despite first starring in films like "Splash," "Roxanne," "Wall Street" and "Steel Magnolias," she eventually had to settle for many straight to video projects.

Source: PA Entertainment

Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.p ... z0fW69XY9u

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31 Jan 2011, 5:46 pm

Wow... I never knew this about Daryl Hannah either.

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31 Jan 2011, 8:29 pm

Lizzy Clark also has Asperger's and is a disability rights activist.

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31 Jan 2011, 11:25 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qQkozkn8Cc[/youtube]

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31 Jan 2011, 11:31 pm

Whoa. Daryl Hannah? I just watched Blade Runner last night; she played Pris.

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01 Feb 2011, 4:38 am

What only Daryl Hannah ?
How come there are more aspie actors than aspie actress ?

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01 Feb 2011, 8:43 am

crazycrazyjohn wrote:

What only Daryl Hannah ?
How come there are more aspie actors than aspie actress ?

1. I posted a link to another actress with Asperger's.
2. More men than women have Asperger's.

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01 Feb 2011, 8:44 am

There are some female singers that definitely have Asperger's.

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01 Feb 2011, 11:11 am

thechadmaster wrote:

Darryl Hannah? Really?

Seriously??? I Know her... She and her husband are big into the Diesel car scene and veggie oil conversions. I'll look into that...

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01 Feb 2011, 2:05 pm

Kiseki wrote:

There are some female singers that definitely have Asperger's.

Care to name a few ?

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01 Feb 2011, 10:26 pm

crazycrazyjohn wrote:

Kiseki wrote:

There are some female singers that definitely have Asperger's.

Care to name a few ?

I'm pretty new to her work, but I know Ladyhawke has it.

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01 Feb 2011, 10:54 pm

Xeno wrote:

crazycrazyjohn wrote:

Kiseki wrote:

There are some female singers that definitely have Asperger's.

Care to name a few ?

I'm pretty new to her work, but I know Ladyhawke has it.

I was gonna say Ladyhawke, and I've also heard Joanna Newsom has it.

Kate Bush is speculated.

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02 Feb 2011, 8:53 am

Kiseki wrote:

Xeno wrote:

crazycrazyjohn wrote:

Kiseki wrote:

There are some female singers that definitely have Asperger's.

Care to name a few ?

I'm pretty new to her work, but I know Ladyhawke has it.

I was gonna say Ladyhawke, and I've also heard Joanna Newsom has it.

Kate Bush is speculated.

Is there a source for Joanna Newsom?

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