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Christine Lynn Firkins ( born July 6, 1983 in Canada ) is a deaf actress who starred in the 1997 film Speed 2: Cruise Control as Drew .< Ref name =" deaftwo ">( 25 October 1993 ).

VALLEY PROGRAM INTEGRATES DEAF, HEARING PUPIL, Daily News ( Los Angeles ) (" Youngsters at her old school used to tease Christine Firkins because she was deaf, but at George Washington Elementary School things are different.

The 10-year-old is in the Burbank Unified School District's " tripod " programs that teach about 107 deaf and hard of hearing youngsters in combined classes with hearing pupils, Christine has been accepted for who she is.

" I like to talk to hearing people and here they will talk to me ")</ ref > She also made a guest appearance in The X-Files series as Thea Sprecher in the 8th season two-part premiere, " Within " and " Without.

" She attended California State University, Northridge.