He also said she had been unable to speak for the past year due to the disease.

The show was the first major series to feature not one, but two characters with Down syndrome.

I think the word is sarcasm.

Actress, Andrea Fay Friedman attend the International Film Festival and Forum

Andrea Fay Friedman.Chris Hatcher/Getty Images

My parents raised me to have a sense of humor and to live a normal life.

She is survived by her sister, her brother-in-law, her two nephews, and her father.

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