Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

1965-08-24 Morton Grove, Illinois, USA 43 Credits

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.

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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

2025

as Self

Acting

In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life i...

Multiverse

Multiverse

2021

as Dierdre

6.6
Acting

Four brilliant university students are forced to confront themselves in terrifying ways when their Quantum Physics experiment leads to an entangled pa...

A Night at the Academy Museum

A Night at the Academy Museum

2021

as Self

7.0
Acting

Exclusive look at the movies' 120-year history as well as an insight into the largest institution in the U.S. dedicated to the arts, sciences and arti...

CODA

CODA

2021

as Jackie Rossi

7.9
Acting

As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's fishing business is threatened, Ruby finds her...

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

2020

as Self

8.0
Acting

Taped at Los Angeles’ iconic Orpheum Theatre, this staged presentation of The West Wing’s “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode stars core cast members along...

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

as Self

9.7
Acting

Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes footage, memorable scenes and exclusive interviews wit...

Feeling Through

Feeling Through

2019

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind man.

Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through

Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through

2019

Executive Producer

Producing

'Connecting the Dots' follows the journey of making the groundbreaking film 'Feeling Through'.

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

2018

as Self

5.2
Acting

An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.

Some Kind of Beautiful

Some Kind of Beautiful

2015

as Cindy

5.6
Acting

By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity College in Cambridge. By night, Richard indulges his ow...

No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie

No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie

2013

as Herself

5.3
Acting

A deaf actor who plays a superhero on a TV show must look beyond the cape to inspire a deaf boy to believe in himself.

4Closed

4Closed

2013

as Ally Turner

4.9
Acting

When a young family moves into a foreclosed house, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidation and terror. The deranged man will stop at noth...

Excision

Excision

2012

as Amber

6.2
Acting

A misunderstood teenager Pauline, struggles with her abrasive Christian mother, her chronically ill sister, her aspiration to become a surgeon, and he...

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

2011

as Self

5.5
Acting

Award-winning singer Cee Lo Green is one of several stars set to perform in this year’s “Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” on ABC.

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

2011

as Self

6.8
Acting

It's Donald Trump's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central Roast.

Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show

2009

as Self

5.8
Acting

A commercial-free variety special starring Seth MacFarlane and his "Family Guy" co-star Alex Borstein. The half-hour special will highlight the duo's ...

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

2008

as Laura Miller

6.3
Acting

Family drama about a deaf and hearing couple who struggle to decide whether or not to give their deaf son a cochlear implant.

Dispatches from Nicaragua

Dispatches from Nicaragua

2008

6.0
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alex Cox's 1987 film WALKER.

Through Deaf Eyes

2007

as Self - Actress

7.0
Acting

A look at deaf culture from the 19th century to the present.

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole

2006

as Amanda

5.7
Acting

Interviews with scientists and authors, animated bits, and a storyline involving a deaf photographer are used in this docudrama to illustrate the link...

Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House

Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House

2005

4.0
Acting

A playful introduction to words and sign language!As their communication skills continue to develop, little ones begin to recognize common words and m...

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?

2004

as Amanda

5.0
Acting

Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda begins to see the world in new and different ways ...

Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off

Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off

2003

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Eddie Ogden is his pa's pride and joy as well as the Groundhogs team's only asset as baseball talent. Then Eddie discovers a taste and talent for cuis...

Askari

Askari

2001

as Paula McKinley

5.5
Acting

Set on a game reserve in Africa. Askari is an angry old elephant, the only survivor of the "A' family group which has been anhilitated in a government...

Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies

1999

as Dana Sue Lacey

6.0
Acting

Courtroom drama where an ambitious but inexperienced young lawyer defends a deaf political campaign manager accused of murder. But is her client too b...

Where the Truth Lies

Where the Truth Lies

1999

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Courtroom drama where an ambitious but inexperienced young lawyer defends a deaf political campaign manager accused of murder. But is her client too b...

When Justice Fails

When Justice Fails

1999

as Katy Wesson

4.4
Acting

A detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a beautiful district attorney (Marlee Matlin) who becomes a...

In Her Defense

In Her Defense

1999

as Jane Claire

4.7
Acting

A lawyer has to defend his lover who's accused of a murder he has committed himself. Now he has to defend her in court without implicating himself.

Two Shades of Blue

Two Shades of Blue

1999

as Beth McDaniels

2.8
Acting

Susan Price has written a #1 bestseller, a steamy novel about a woman's search for the ultimate sexual experience entitled, "The Dark Side of Judith."...

Freak City

Freak City

1999

as Cass

5.0
Acting

After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a rebellious young woman is disease-stricken. Upon being admitted to a nursing home, she finds hope in ...

Dead Silence

Dead Silence

1997

as Melanie Charrol

5.8
Acting

Three escaped convicts take a group of deaf students hostage.

It's My Party

It's My Party

1996

as Daphne Stark

6.3
Acting

Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function ...

Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story

Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story

1994

as Carrie Buck

6.0
Acting

Carrie Buck is a young intellectually disabled woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after it's taken...

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

1994

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary....

Hear No Evil

Hear No Evil

1993

as Jillian Shanahan

4.6
Acting

Jillian Shanahan, a deaf woman, becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a stolen coin, which he plans to keep for him...

The Player

The Player

1992

as Marlee Matlin

7.2
Acting

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?

The Linguini Incident

The Linguini Incident

1991

as Jeanette

6.9
Acting

A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob the New York restaurant where two of them work.

L'homme au masque d'or

L'homme au masque d'or

1991

as Sœur Maria

4.6
Acting

In San Luis de la Paz, a small and and very poor town in northern Mexico, the priest Father Victorio manages an orphanage with nearly 50 children. He ...

Bridge to Silence

Bridge to Silence

1989

as Peggy Lawrence

6.5
Acting

A hearing impaired woman suffers a mental breakdown when a drunk-driving accident kills her husband and she finds herself in a struggle with her mothe...

Walker

Walker

1987

as Ellen Martin

6.4
Acting

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7
Acting

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

Children of a Lesser God

Children of a Lesser God

1986

as Sarah Norman

6.9
Acting

Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school...

Run

N/A

as Holly

Acting

A lonely rural mechanic battles for survival after a tragic accident robs him of the life he's known. As he learns to love himself, he finds in the wo...