Dawn Jani Birley (born 30 November 1977) is a Canadian deaf actress, television anchor, educator and a popular taekwondo practitioner.
[1] Birley is a host and anchor for the H3 Network Media Alliance, a Canadian medium which broadcasts in International Sign across all parts of the world.
Birley was born on 30 November 1977 to deaf parents in an all-deaf family in Regina, Saskatchewan.
She spent 15 years in Finland where she was afforded more acting opportunities including a role in the world's first sign-language opera.
She was also honoured as the 2015 Riksteatern's Artist of the Year from the National Swedish Touring Theatre, a prestigious acting award in Sweden for her performance in the leading role of When Winter Stars Shine Here.