Connie is the series’ first deaf character, and communicates in sign language, and her presence led to some tricky and compelling new scenarios in the post-apocalypse.
In addition to her on-screen persona being hard of hearing, actress Lauren Ridloff is also deaf and lends her authentic experiences to her portrayal of the character.
Moreover, her on-screen sister Kelly is portrayed by Angel Theory, who also suffers from hearing loss, whose audition was so impressive her comic book counterpart was genderbent to accommodate the actress.
Tragically, Connie made her exit from the show when she was killed in Alpha’s (Samantha Morton) trap in season 10 episode Squeeze.