Vilma Jackson
Vilma Jackson is an English actor and performer. She is known for portraying the role of Charlie in Coronation Street. She is Deaf and a British Sign Language user. In 2020 Jackson wrote, produced, and performed in a short film, "Triple Oppression", which deals with the challenges she faces as Black, Deaf, and a woman. The short won for Best Inspirational Film at the New York Film Awards, the FilmCon Awards, the Festigious International Film Festival, and the Los Angeles Film Awards. In 2021 she launched her own chat show, available online.