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*[http://www.gerijewell.com/| Official Website]
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Revision as of 21:17, 13 February 2007

Geri Jewell (born September 13, 1956) is an actor and comedian 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. Geri is currently working on an autobiography and developing a screenplay from it.

Today, Geri does motivational speaking to Fortune 500 companies as well as various government organizations to promote understanding of disabilities and diversity, incorporating her wonderful humor into her message. In 2006, she was the recipient of the Victory Award in Washington, D.C.