When Cox landed the role of Echo, the actor, who is of the Menominee and Mohican nations, became the first hard-of-hearing and Indigenous screen superhero.
“That was my first acting role ever,” Cox said, still in minor disbelief that it all went her way.
Cox said through a sign language interpreter during a recent press day for Echo.
Let’s bring it on!’ I hope I’ll be involved in more MCU projects — that would just be amazing.”