1. What Accident Did 'La Brea' Star Zyra Gorecki Experience? - Distractify
1 nov 2022 · Zyra Gorecki lost her foot in an accident at the age of 14. Per People, Zyra has made history as one of the first limb-different actors to score ...
In NBC's drama series 'La Brea,' actress Zyra Gorecki portrays Izzy Harris, who lost her leg. Now, fans are wondering about her accident in real life.
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2. 10 Things to Know About Amputee TV Star Zyra Gorecki
1 nov 2021 · When Gorecki lost her leg in an accident at age 13, she became the seventh amputee in the small Michigan town where she grew up. The community's ...
Zyra Gorecki is the first amputee actor to land a major role on a network TV series. Here are some key things to know about the "La Brea" co-star.
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3. Actress Zyra Gorecki, Disability Advocate and Star of NBC's 'La ...
25 okt 2021 · At the age of 13, Gorecki lost her leg in a logging accident in rural Michigan. Trying to cut lumber for her home's woodstove, a large log ...
Actress and disability advocate Zyra Gorecki is igniting a conversation surrounding disability inclusion within the entertainment field and beyond.
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4. Zyra Gorecki - BELLO Mag
At the age of 13, she had an accident that led to having her left leg amputated, altering her life completely. Despite the shock and turn in her life, Zyra ...
Zyra Gorecki Lighting Up The Entertainment Industry
5. Everything to Know About La Brea's Zyra Gorecki, a.k.a Izzy | NBC Insider
9 aug 2022 · The actress lost her leg in a logging accident when she was 14 years old. "As an amputee, you bring a totally different mental state to a ...
Everything we know about Zyra Gorecki, who plays Izzy on NBC's "La Brea."
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6. Zyra Gorecki's Same Difference - Television Academy
27 jan 2023 · For the past seven years, Gorecki has worn a prosthetic left limb, after an accident when she was thirteen resulted in amputation. That ...
Zyra Gorecki's Same Difference
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7. 'La Brea' star Zyra Gorecki gives Hollywood a disability role model
20 okt 2021 · She lost the leg in a "lumbering accident” near her home. “I was not wearing boots because I was a 13 year-old child and co*cky: 'Good shoes, I ...
New NBC show finds success while depicting disability in a rare way, accurately.
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8. Meet Zyra Gorecki, the Actor Stealing Every Scene in NBC's La Brea
29 sep 2021 · After losing her leg in a logging accident at just 13 years old, Zyra Gorecki didn't see many people who looked like her on screen or in ...
The 19-year-old amputee actor didn't see many people like her on screen—so she decided to become a star herself. She opens up about confidence, anxiety, and doing her own stunts.
9. Zyra Gorecki on Being an Actress With Limb Difference - Amputee Store
7 jan 2022 · Gorecki lost her left leg when she was 13 due to trauma. She was physically strong at the time of her amputation, so it only took her one day of ...
Zyra Gorecki is an up-and-coming Hollywood actress to watch out for. She is the first actress to play a primary character on a network series with a limb difference.
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10. La Brea's Zyra Gorecki on Representing Fellow Amputees in ...
29 sep 2021 · Like her character, Gorecki is an amputee: She lost her foot in a logging accident when she was 14. (She received her prosthetic from Amputee ...
See AlsoShould I buy Vital Farms (VITL)Actress Zyra Gorecki, whose foot was crushed by a log when she was 14, plays Izzy Harris in NBC's La Brea
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11. La Brea Izzy LGBTQ Romance - Zyra Gorecki Interview - TVLine
23 jan 2024 · While on a boar hunt, Izzy opened up to Leyla about those who tried to put limits on her after the accident that lost her a leg. Leyla in ...
"La Brea" creator David Appelbaum, star Zyra Gorecki talk Izzy, final season, LGBTQ romance
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12. Zyra Gorecki shines in sci-fi thriller La Brea - her first major role and a first ...
14 feb 2022 · Q: I read it was a logging accident when you were 13 years old that led to your leg being amputated below the knee. How difficult was that ...
Actress Zyra Gorecki is the first amputee to play a leading role as an amputee in a network...
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13. Zyra Gorecki - Mike Hughes on TV
She's the Michigan actress who plays Izzy, a teen who spent the first season simply being a victim. Izzy had lost her leg in an accident … lost connection with ...
(Interesting little story about the amputee actress from Michigan who co-stars in “La Brea,” which starts its second season Tuesday, Sept. 27, on NBC. This works any time, print or Web. As with any of my stories, feel free to share it with other Gannett papers in Michigan.)
14. Zyra Gorecki, Amputee Actor, Goes Deep in La Brea | Amplitude
28 sep 2021 · I was a struck pedestrian. I was in an accident and my leg snapped sideways, and they had to have an amputee for the role. [The paramedics] ...
Zyra Gorecki's amputee character in La Brea is part of the emotional core of the series, making the role a true ground-breaker in representation of disability on network TV.
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15. Amputee actress Zyra Gorecki revels in historic NBC series role.
27 sep 2021 · Gorecki, who splits her time between Chicago and her native Michigan, lost her left leg below the knee at 13 in a lumber accident. She says ...
The NBC show, which premieres Wednesday, makes the Michigan native one of the few real-life amputee series regular/lead actors on broadcast television.
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16. La Brea Star Zyra Gorecki on Representing Fellow Amputees in ...
29 sep 2021 · Like her character, Gorecki is an amputee: She lost her foot in a logging accident when she was 14. (She received her prosthetic from Amputee ...
"To be a person that other amputees [and] other limb-different people can look up to ... is a completely indescribable feeling," she tells PEOPLE
17. THR Next Big Thing: Zyra Gorecki on Starring in NBC's 'La Brea'
18 sep 2021 · The 19-year-old newcomer uses her lived experience with limb differences to depict a unique yet universal take on adolescence.
The 19-year-old newcomer uses her lived experience with limb differences to depict a unique yet universal take on adolescence: "I know what it’s like to experience the pain, the emotion, the life that comes with being an amputee."
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18. Who is Zyra Gorecki? Everything To Know About La Brea's Izzy Actress
10 okt 2021 · Her prosthetic leg in La Brea is real; the Michigan-born actress needed an amputation in her early teens after her leg was injured in a logging ...
Zyra Gorecki plays Izzy in La Brea.
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19. La Brea Star Zyra Gorecki on Representing Fellow Amputees in ...
29 sep 2021 · ... accident when she was 14. (She received her prosthetic from Amputee Blade Runners.) ADVERTIsem*nT. Advertisem*nt. Gorecki's casting in La Brea ...
"To be a person that other amputees [and] other limb-different people can look up to ... is a completely indescribable feeling," she tells PEOPLE