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3Alaqua Cox (born February 13, 1997) is an American actress.
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5She was born and raised in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, UsefulNotes/{{Wisconsin}}, being of both the Menominee and Mohican nations. She's also deaf and an amputee with a prosthetic leg. Her first acting credit, which brought her much attention pretty much instantly, is the Creator/MarvelComics character of Maya Lopez/Echo (who's been a supporting character of ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}), first appearing in the Creator/DisneyPlus show ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}''. Echo also received her own SpinOff [[Series/Echo2024 show in 2024]].
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7On Mother's Day 2023, Cox announced she was expecting a son with her fiance. She gave birth in October that year.
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9!!Works on TV Tropes
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11* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Maya Lopez/Echo
12** ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}'' (2021)
13** ''Series/{{Echo|2024}}'' (2024)
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15!!Tropes & Trivia about her works in general:
16* DisabledCharacterDisabledActor: She was born deaf, and one of her legs was amputated. Both traits are shared with Echo in ''Hawkeye'', who also communicates with UsefulNotes/SignedLanguage like she does. Additionally, the character being an amputee [[WrittenInInfirmity is original to the series rather than from the comics]].

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