American actress, author, and activist (born 1965)
Marlee Matlin
Matlin receiving a Motion Pictures Star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2009
Born
(1965-08-24) August 24, 1965 (age 58)
Morton Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
Actress
author
activist
Years active
1986–present
Spouse
Kevin Grandalski
(m. 1993)
Children
4
Awards
Full list
Website
www.marleematlin.net
Marlee Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress, author, and activist. 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.
Deaf since she was 18 months old,[1] Matlin made her acting debut playing Sarah Norman in the romantic drama film Children of a Lesser God (1986), winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. She is the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award, as well as the youngest winner in the Best Actress category.[2][3][4][5] Matlin starred in the police drama series Reasonable Doubts (1991–1993), which earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations, and her guest roles in Seinfeld (1993), Picket Fences (1993), The Practice (2000), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004–05) earned her four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. For her role in CODA (2021), she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Matlin is a prominent member of the National Association of the Deaf, and her interpreter is Jack Jason.[6][7] In 2009, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
^Matlin, Marlee (2009). I'll Scream Later. Simon and Schuster. p. 3. ISBN 9781439117637. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
^Renfro, Kim. "The 31 youngest Oscar nominees of all time". Insider. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^Evry, Max. "The 25 Youngest Oscar Nominees of All Time". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^"The 59th Academy Awards Memorable Moments". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
^"Oscars: Marlee Matlin on her Best Actress win". Entertainment Weekly. February 21, 2012. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
^"Marlee Matlin: 'Do What You Have To Do'" Archived June 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, NPR, August 11, 2010.
^Rick Rojas, "Jack Jason gives voice to, but doesn't talk over, Marlee Matlin" Archived December 7, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2011.
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