Lauren Potter

Lauren Elizabeth Potter She graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School in Riverside, California, and was studying at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California, as of late 2011.

Career At the age of 16, Potter obtained her first acting role, starring in the film, Mr. Blue Sky.

From 2009 to 2015, Potter portrayed the recurring character Becky Jackson, a cheerleader with Down syndrome, in all six seasons of the TV show Glee. She also received the SAG/AFTRA Harold Russell Award at the 2012 Media Access Awards.

In 2015, Potter appeared as Jenny in the short film Guest Room, which premiered at SXSW. Potter played a young woman with Down syndrome, who dealt with the difficulties of an unplanned pregnancy.

Bullied as a young child, Potter has partnered with AbilityPath to put an end to bullying. Additionally, she works with Special Olympics to help promote the Spread the Word to End the Word campaign. Her efforts include starring in a 2011 PSA commercial with co-star Jane Lynch. The commercial, "Not Acceptable", advocates to end the use of the R-word in everyday language.

As of 2016, Potter continues to give speeches across the United States to stand up for these causes.

Filmography

+Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Poisoned Child 2009–2015 Glee Rebecca "Becky" Jackson Recurring role 2012 Leader of the Pack Jenny Episode: "Pilot" 2016 Veep Polly Episode: "Congressional Ball" 2017 Switched at Birth Nina Episode: "Long Live Love" Born This Way Herself 2018 Drunk History Ventilator Woman Episode: "Civil Rights" 2019 Chicago Med Barbara Duncan Episode: "The Thing We Do"