Marlee Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award, and four Primetime Emmy Awards.

Marlee Matlin. Actress: CODA. Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24, 1965 in Morton Grove, Illinois, to Libby (Hammer) and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer. She has two older brothers. Her family is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent. Marlee lost much of her hearing at the age of eighteen months.

Jul 17, 2024 · Marlee Matlin is an Academy Award-winning actress, author, and activist. She has been deaf since she was 18 months old.

5 days ago · Marlee Matlin (born August 24, 1965, Morton Grove, Illinois, U.S.) is an American actress and activist who was the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award, for best actress for her debut film performance, in Children of a Lesser God (1986).

5 days ago · Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences as a deaf actor in the funny and revelatory documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.”

6 days ago · Premiering in the U.S. Documentary Competitionat the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is a stunning, intimate portrait of one of Hollywood’s most groundbreaking artists. Directed by Shoshannah Stern in her feature debut, the film begins with a tender conversation between Stern and Marlee Matlin, who are bound by shared experience …

Marlee Matlin and documentary director Shoshannah Stern on capturing the authenticity of the deaf experience and elevating the film's captions.

5 days ago · Shoshannah Stern's doc features extensive interviews with Matlin and covers, among many things, the abuse she alleges she suffered at the hands of William Hurt.

Marlee Matlin. Actress: CODA. Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24, 1965 in Morton Grove, Illinois, to Libby (Hammer) and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer. She has two older brothers. Her family is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent. Marlee lost much of her hearing at the age of eighteen months.

6 days ago · When Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Oscar for “Children of a Lesser God,” back in 1986, she didn’t want to be the last. However, it took 35 years for another Deaf actor ...