Marlee Matlin
Known for: Acting
Born: August 24, 1965
Place of birth: Morton Grove, Illinois, USA
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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Filmography
45 movies · 47 TV shows, newest first
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Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie
2025
7.3
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
2025NR
The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'
2024
6.8
Accused
2023
6.6
Multiverse
2021
7.0
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
7.9
CODA
2021
7.9
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
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Stars in the House
2020
9.7
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
7.1
Feeling Through
2019
4.5
Tamron Hall
2019
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
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Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through
2019
5.2
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
5.6
This Close
2018
7.2
Gone
2018
7.6
The Magicians
2015
6.5
Quantico
2015
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
5.6
Some Kind of Beautiful
2014
8.5
Cosmos
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.4
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
2013
4.8
4Closed
2013
6.2
Excision
2012
6.0
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011
7.5
Switched at Birth
2011
6.8
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
2011
5.6
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
6.8
Glee
2009
6.3
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
6.0
Dispatches from Nicaragua
20087.3
Through Deaf Eyes
2007
6.1
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
2006
7.6
My Name Is Earl
2005
4.0
Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
2005
6.1
Dancing with the Stars
2005
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
2005
7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
7.3
CSI: NY
2004
5.3
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
2004
7.7
The L Word
2004
6.8
I'm with Her
2003
7.2
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
7.2
Nip/Tuck
2003
6.1
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off
2003
7.0
Askari
2001
6.0
Kiss My Act
2001
7.1
The Division
2001
7.3
Gideon's Crossing
2000
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
3.2
Two Shades of Blue
2000
8.3
The West Wing
1999
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.5
Judging Amy
1999
7.0
Where the Truth Lies
1999
5.1
When Justice Fails
19996.0
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999
5.0
In Her Defense
1999
7.4
Family Guy
1999
5.7
Freak City
1999
5.9
Dead Silence
1997
4.3
The View
1997
7.6
The Practice
1997
7.0
Spin City
1996
7.7
Blue's Clues
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
6.3
It's My Party
1996
7.7
The Outer Limits
1995
7.5
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
1994
7.8
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19946.0
Sweet Justice
1994
7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
4.6
Hear No Evil
1993
7.4
Picket Fences
1992
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
7.2
The Player
1992
7.6
Adventures in Wonderland
1992
7.6
Reasonable Doubts
1991
6.6
The Linguini Incident
1991
5.3
L'homme au masque d'or
1991
8.3
Seinfeld
1989
7.7
Bridge to Silence
1989
6.4
Walker
1987
6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
6.9
Children of a Lesser God
1986
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
7.0
The Oscars
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