Marlee Matlin
Department: Acting
Biography
Marlee Bethany Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress. She is the youngest woman and the only deaf actress to date to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which she won at age 21 for Children of a Lesser God. Her work in film and television has resulted in a Golden Globe award, with two additional nominations, and four Emmy nominations. Deaf since she was 2 years old, she is also a prominent member of the National Association of the Deaf.
Known For
Children of a Lesser God
1986
The Player
1992
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
2004
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
2006
Walker
1987
Hear No Evil
1993
Excision
2012
Bridge to Silence
1989
Two Shades of Blue
1999
When Justice Fails
1999
L'homme au masque d'or
1991
Where the Truth Lies
1999
Askari
2001
Freak City
1999
In Her Defense
1999
4Closed
2013
Dead Silence
1997
Through Deaf Eyes
2007
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
The Linguini Incident
1991
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
2011
Some Kind of Beautiful
2015
It's My Party
1996
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
2025
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
2013
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
1994
Dispatches from Nicaragua
2008
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
Multiverse
2021
Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
2005
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
CODA
2021
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Run
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
Kiss My Act
2001
The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'
2024
Seinfeld
1989
The West Wing
1999
Desperate Housewives
2004
The Division
2001
Judging Amy
1999
My Name Is Earl
2005
Tamron Hall
2019
CSI: NY
2004
Nip/Tuck
2003
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The L Word
2004
The Practice
1997
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
I'm with Her
2003
ER
1994
Gideon's Crossing
2000
Blue's Clues
1996
Reasonable Doubts
1991
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999
Sweet Justice
1994
The Outer Limits
1995
Glee
2009
The Oscars
1953
The Daily Show
1996
Switched at Birth
2011
Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The View
1997
Spin City
1996
Hell's Kitchen
2005
Gone
2018
Quantico
2015
The Magicians
2015
This Close
2018
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Picket Fences
1992
Stars in the House
2020
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
Cosmos
2014
Family Guy
1999
Adventures in Wonderland
1992
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Picket Fences
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
1992