PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Marlee Matlin, the Academy Award-winning actress and advocate for the Deaf community, has been named the 2026 commencement speaker for the University of Oregon. At 21, Matlin ...
Discover What’s Streaming On: When Marlee Matlin was approached to be the subject of a documentary, she had one condition: that the film be directed by a deaf woman. As for who, one name immediately ...
It’s been nearly 40 years since a 19-year-old deaf actress, Marlee Matlin, was cast in the lead role in the film adaptation of Mark Medoff’s play Children of a Lesser God. In less than two years, the ...
Learn about Marlee Matlin, Oscar-winning actress and champion of the Deaf community. Learn about the life and career of 4-time Emmy nominee Marlee Matlin as she shares her story in her native American ...
Learn about the life and career of 4-time Emmy nominee Marlee Matlin as she shares her story in her native American Sign Language. Known for roles in THE WEST WING and CODA, at 21 years old, Matlin ...
Marlee Matlin is reflecting on the role Henry Winkler played in turning her life around after her tumultuous breakup from actor William Hurt. "It wouldn't have been the same if it weren't for you," ...
Marlee Matlin and Henry Winkler in a photograph from 1989 "You had too much inside of you, and I'm not talking about just drive, but whatever it is that shoots out of a human being and captures an ...
When Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin was approached about participating in a documentary about her life, she agreed, but with one vital stipulation: “I’ll only do it if it’s a Deaf director.” She ...
In 1987, at the age of just 21, Marlee Matlin shattered expectations as the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award for her groundbreaking performance in “Children of a Lesser God.” Catapulted into ...
In 1986, Marlee Matlin got her first movie role at the age of 20. She'd been doing mostly community theater before and the role she got wasn't just any role. It was the lead part in a big Hollywood ...
In 1986, Marlee Matlin got her first movie role at the age of 20. She'd been doing mostly community theater before and the role she got wasn't just any role. It was the lead part in a big Hollywood ...
Earlier this year, Marlee Matlin was the subject of the documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore. The film chronicles her life and career as a... Marlee Matlin In 1986, Marlee Matlin got her first ...