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Geri Jewell (born 1956) is an actress and comedienne born with cerebral palsy.

She is most famous for her role as Cousin Geri on the television program The Facts of Life. She also plays Jewell, the cleaning woman, on HBO's Deadwood. She also wrote an autobiography entitled Geri.

Jewell was the first person with cerebral palsy, and one of the first people with disabilities, to have a recurring role on television. Despite her success, she tearfully confessed on a 1999 E! True Hollywood Story about The Facts of Life, that she was "the most recognizable person with a disability in America and living out of my car".

Geri suffered an unfortunate event in 2001. While she was sunbathing in Huntington Beach, a lifeguard vehicle accidentally drove over her, leaving her in a coma that lasted nearly a month. She has completely recovered except for a slight tilt to her head that, due to her condition, is not noticeable.

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 '''Geri Jewell''' (born [[1956]]) is an [[actress]] and [[comedienne]] born with [[cerebral palsy]].
-She is most famous for her role as Cousin Geri on the [[television]] program ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]].''  She also plays Jewell, the cleaning woman, on [[HBO]]'s ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]''.  She also wrote an autobiography entitled "Geri."
+She is most famous for her role as Cousin Geri on the [[television]] program ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]].''  She also plays Jewell, the cleaning woman, on [[HBO]]'s ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]''.  She also wrote an autobiography entitled ''Geri.
-Jewell was the first person with cerebral palsy, and one of the first people with disabilities, to have a recurring role on television. Despite her success, she tearfully confessed on a [[1999]] ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]'' about ''The Facts of Life'', that she was "the most recognizable person with a disability in America and living out of my car".
+''Jewell was the first person with cerebral palsy, and one of the first people with disabilities, to have a recurring role on television. Despite her success, she tearfully confessed on a [[1999]] ''[[E! True Hollywood Story]]'' about ''The Facts of Life'', that she was "the most recognizable person with a disability in America and living out of my car".
 Geri suffered an unfortunate event in 2001. While she was sunbathing in [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]], a lifeguard vehicle accidentally drove over her, leaving her in a coma that lasted nearly a month. She has completely recovered except for a slight tilt to her head that, due to her condition, is not noticeable.