Liz Carr is an English actress, comedian, broadcaster, and international disability rights activist.
Carr was born on 21 April 1972 in Port Sunlight and grew up in Bebington, Merseyside. She attended Upton Hall School FCJ in Upton, Merseyside, and Birkenhead High School in Birkenhead. She studied law at the University of Nottingham.
Carr has used a wheelchair since the age of seven owing to arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and frequently refers to her condition in her stand-up as “meus thronus kaputus”.
She is frank about her life as a disabled person and the inherent comedy it brings: “I’ve had some tuts, which is fantastic… I look quite frail to some people, so it’s like, ‘She’s talking about sex, she’s swearing.’ Every stereotype you didn’t expect. People generally look terrified. ‘Oh my God, is she going to be funny? Can we laugh at this?’”
Carr became involved in politics, disabled rights, and activism while studying at the University of Nottingham. Following her graduation, she left law to work as a disability equality trainer. She has been a disability rights campaigner in the UK and has spoken at many rallies.
What disability does the actress in Silent Witness have?
Carr has used a wheelchair since the age of seven owing to arthrogryposis multiplex congenital and frequently refers to her condition in her stand-up as “meus thronus kaputus”.