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‘Switched’ Star Shines in Role As Deaf Teen

Actress Katie LeClerc’s career is on an upswing thanks to her role as Daphne Vasquez, a deaf teen, on the ABC Family TV show ‘Switched at Birth.’ (Sept. 14)

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