Archive · 28 Sep 2025
Lauren Weedman Shares Bell's Palsy Experience During Filming
Actress Lauren Weedman had a tough time when she got Bell's palsy, which made part of her face freeze up.
Despite this, she kept working on TV shows like "Sirens," "Hacks," and "Abbott Elementary."
The creators of these shows supported her and found ways to include her condition in her character.
Weedman felt it was important to keep working.
Her son helped her see it as just a part of her life.
The shows' producers admired her ability to keep going.
Actress Lauren Weedman developed Bell's palsy in August 2024, causing facial paralysis.
Weedman continued working on Sirens, Hacks, and Abbott Elementary despite the condition.
The showrunners incorporated the condition into her character in Sirens.
Producers and showrunners praised her resilience.
Weedman's son encouraged her.
- Who
- Lauren Weedman, an actress
- What
- Shared her experience with Bell's palsy while filming TV shows.
- When
- Developed Bell's palsy in August 2024.
- Where
- While filming Netflix's Sirens, and on sets of Hacks and Abbott Elementary
- Why
- Weedman continued working despite the condition, which was incorporated into her role.
- Condition
- Bell's Palsy
- Symptoms
- Facial paralysis, inability to close right eye, headaches
- Series Filming
- Sirens, Hacks, Abbott Elementary
- Character Name (Sirens)
- Patrice
- Character Name (Abbott Elementary)
- Kristin Marie Schemmenti
- Character Name (Hacks)
- Jo Pezzimenti