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Francesca Martinez (born 1978) is an English comedian, writer and actress. She has cerebral palsy, but prefers to describe herself as "wobbly". Martinez first came to public attention in 1994, when she made her debut on the television series Grange Hill, where she went on to portray the role of Rachel Burns for a total of 55 episodes. Later turning her focus to stand-up comedy, she has performed at the Edinburgh Festival and internationally, including the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the Perth Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. In 2018 she completed a 140-date tour, and has had off-West End London runs at the Tricycle Theatre, the Hackney Empire, and the Soho Theatre. Martinez's debut play, All of Us, was scheduled to be performed at the Nati

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  • Francesca Martinez (born 1978) is an English comedian, writer and actress. She has cerebral palsy, but prefers to describe herself as "wobbly". Martinez first came to public attention in 1994, when she made her debut on the television series Grange Hill, where she went on to portray the role of Rachel Burns for a total of 55 episodes. Later turning her focus to stand-up comedy, she has performed at the Edinburgh Festival and internationally, including the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the Perth Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. In 2018 she completed a 140-date tour, and has had off-West End London runs at the Tricycle Theatre, the Hackney Empire, and the Soho Theatre. Martinez's debut play, All of Us, was scheduled to be performed at the National Theatre in 2020, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It opened in July 2022. (en)
  • Francesca Martinez (Londra, 6 agosto 1978) è un'attrice e scrittrice britannica, attivista per i diritti dei disabili.Di origine spagnola per parte paterna e svedese da parte materna, è affetta da paralisi cerebrale ma preferisce definire la sua condizione come "traballante". All'età di 14 anni ha iniziato la sua carriera di attrice recitando il ruolo di Rachel Burns nella serie tv , ed è così divenuta la prima persona disabile a far parte di una serie televisiva per bambini.Ha partecipato inoltre alle serie tv Extras e Casualty. Come attivista si fece notare a livello mondiale quando nell'aprile 2008 protestò contro il trattamento della Cina verso il Tibet e inoltre continua ad organizzare campagne a favore dell'assistenza ai disabili. (it)
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  • Francesca Martinez (born 1978) is an English comedian, writer and actress. She has cerebral palsy, but prefers to describe herself as "wobbly". Martinez first came to public attention in 1994, when she made her debut on the television series Grange Hill, where she went on to portray the role of Rachel Burns for a total of 55 episodes. Later turning her focus to stand-up comedy, she has performed at the Edinburgh Festival and internationally, including the Melbourne Comedy Festival, the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the Perth Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. In 2018 she completed a 140-date tour, and has had off-West End London runs at the Tricycle Theatre, the Hackney Empire, and the Soho Theatre. Martinez's debut play, All of Us, was scheduled to be performed at the Nati (en)
  • Francesca Martinez (Londra, 6 agosto 1978) è un'attrice e scrittrice britannica, attivista per i diritti dei disabili.Di origine spagnola per parte paterna e svedese da parte materna, è affetta da paralisi cerebrale ma preferisce definire la sua condizione come "traballante". All'età di 14 anni ha iniziato la sua carriera di attrice recitando il ruolo di Rachel Burns nella serie tv , ed è così divenuta la prima persona disabile a far parte di una serie televisiva per bambini.Ha partecipato inoltre alle serie tv Extras e Casualty. (it)
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  • Francesca Martinez (en)
  • Francesca Martinez (attrice britannica) (it)
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