SHORT TAKES : ‘Life’ Teaches Kellie Martin
- Share via
NEW YORK — Teen-age actress Kellie Martin of the ABC series “Life Goes On” says playing opposite an actor who has Down’s syndrome has “opened my mind and made me a better person.”
The 14-year-old Martin, who portrays Becca in the weekly series, told Parade magazine for this Sunday’s issue that before she met actor Christopher Burke she was uncomfortable around disabled people.
“When I first knew that there was going to be a boy playing Corky who really had Down’s syndrome, I was very afraid. I was thinking, ‘Gosh, I wish they had an actor playing him. This is going to be very hard.’
“But once you’ve gotten to know someone like Chris, who is such a normal person and so great, everything changes.”
The complete guide to home viewing
Get Screen Gab for everything about the TV shows and streaming movies everyone’s talking about.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
