Marlee Matlin
Birthday: 1965-08-24
Place of Birth: Morton Grove, Illinois, USA
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.
Movies
Children of a Lesser God
Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah ...
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The Player
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but ...
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A Night at the Academy Museum
Exclusive look at the movies' 120-year history as well as an insight into the largest institution in...
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What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda ...
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What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
Interviews with scientists and authors, animated bits, and a storyline involving a deaf photographer...
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Walker
William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to...
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Hear No Evil
Deaf Jillian Shanahan becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a sto...
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Excision
An outcast teenager, Pauline, practices surgical skills and harbors increasingly violent psychosexua...
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Bridge to Silence
A hearing impaired woman suffers a mental breakdown when a drunk-driving accident kills her husband ...
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Two Shades of Blue
Susan Price has written a #1 bestseller, a steamy novel about a woman's search for the ultimate sexu...
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When Justice Fails
A detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a beautif...
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L'homme au masque d'or
In San Luis de la Paz, a small and and very poor town in northern Mexico, the priest Father Victorio...
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Where the Truth Lies
Courtroom drama where an ambitious but inexperienced young lawyer defends a deaf political campaign ...
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Askari
Set on a game reserve in Africa. Askari is an angry old elephant, the only survivor of the "A' famil...
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Freak City
After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a rebellious young woman is disease-stricken. Upon be...
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In Her Defense
A lawyer has to defend his lover who's accused of a murder he has committed himself. Now he has to d...
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4Closed
When a young family moves into a foreclosed house, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidat...
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Family drama about a deaf and hearing couple who struggle to decide whether or not to give their dea...
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The Linguini Incident
A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob the New York restaurant where two of them ...
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Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
It's Donald Trump's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Come...
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Some Kind of Beautiful
By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity Colleg...
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It's My Party
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparation...
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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the s...
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No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
A deaf actor who plays a superhero on a TV show must look beyond the cape to inspire a deaf boy to b...
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Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
Carrie Buck is a young intellectually disabled woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts fo...
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Dispatches from Nicaragua
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alex Cox's 1987 film WALKER....
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Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Award-winning singer Cee Lo Green is one of several stars set to perform in this year’s “Disney Park...
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CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabiliti...
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Multiverse
Four brilliant university students are forced to confront themselves in terrifying ways when their Q...
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Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
A playful introduction to words and sign language!As their communication skills continue to develop,...
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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Taped at Los Angeles’ iconic Orpheum Theatre, this staged presentation of The West Wing’s “Hartsfiel...
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CODA
As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the famil...
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Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
A commercial-free variety special starring Seth MacFarlane and his "Family Guy" co-star Alex Borstei...
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Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ...
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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes foot...
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Run
A lonely rural mechanic battles for survival after a tragic accident robs him of the life he's known...
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film....
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Kiss My Act
A modern retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story among stand-up comics, with a bartender helping h...
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