Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

Known for
Acting
Born
August 24, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Movie · as Holly

2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore poster

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Movie · as Self

2025
Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie poster

Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie

Movie · as Self

2024
The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'

The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'

Movie · as Self

2021
A Night at the Academy Museum poster

A Night at the Academy Museum

Movie · as Self

2021
Multiverse poster

Multiverse

Movie · as Dierdre

2021
CODA poster

CODA

Movie · as Jackie Rossi

2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote poster

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Movie · as Self

2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU poster

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Movie · as Self

2020
Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion poster

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

Movie · as Self

2018
Gone poster

Gone

TV · 1 ep

2018
This Close poster

This Close

TV · as Annie · 4 eps

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Quantico poster

Quantico

TV · as Jocelyn Turner · 13 eps

2015
The Magicians poster

The Magicians

TV · as Harriet · 8 eps

2014
Some Kind of Beautiful poster

Some Kind of Beautiful

Movie · as Cindy

2014
Cosmos poster

Cosmos

TV · as Annie Jump Cannon (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
4Closed poster

4Closed

Movie · as Ally Turner

2013
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie poster

No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie

Movie · as Herself

2012
Excision poster

Excision

Movie · as Amber

2011
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump poster

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

Movie · as Self

2011
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade poster

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

Movie · as Self

2011
Switched at Birth poster

Switched at Birth

TV · as Melody Bledsoe · 41 eps

2009
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show poster

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

Movie · as Self

2009
Glee poster

Glee

TV · as Marlee Matlin · 1 ep

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear poster

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Movie · as Laura Miller

2008
Dispatches from Nicaragua poster

Dispatches from Nicaragua

Movie

2007
Through Deaf Eyes

Through Deaf Eyes

Movie · as Self - Actress

2006
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole poster

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole

Movie · as Amanda

2005
Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House poster

Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House

Movie

2005
My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl

TV · as Ruby Whitlow · 3 eps

2005
Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars

TV · as Self - Contestant · 11 eps

2005
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

TV · as Self - Restaurant Patron · 1 ep

2004
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? poster

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

Movie · as Amanda

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Alisa Stevens · 1 ep

2004
CSI: NY poster

CSI: NY

TV · as Gina Mitchum · 1 ep

2004
The L Word poster

The L Word

TV · as Jodi Lerner · 32 eps

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Barbara Shapiro · 1 ep

2003
I'm with Her poster

I'm with Her

TV · as Marlee Matlin · 1 ep

2003
Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Askari poster

Askari

Movie · as Paula McKinley

2001
Kiss My Act poster

Kiss My Act

Movie · as Casey

2001
The Division poster

The Division

TV · as Ann Polton · 1 ep

2000
Two Shades of Blue poster

Two Shades of Blue

Movie · as Beth McDaniels

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Julia Holden · 1 ep

2000
Gideon's Crossing poster

Gideon's Crossing

TV · 1 ep

1999
When Justice Fails poster

When Justice Fails

Movie · as Katy Wesson

1999
Where the Truth Lies poster

Where the Truth Lies

Movie · as Dana Sue Lacey

1999
Freak City poster

Freak City

Movie · as Cass

1999
In Her Defense poster

In Her Defense

Movie · as Jane Claire

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Joey Lucas · 17 eps

1999
Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy

TV · as Eliza Spears · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dr. Amy Solwey · 2 eps

1999
Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chicken Soup for the Soul

TV · 1 ep

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Stella (voice) · 6 eps

1997
Dead Silence poster

Dead Silence

Movie · as Melanie Charrol

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Sally Berg · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1996
It's My Party poster

It's My Party

Movie · as Daphne Stark

1996
Blue's Clues poster

Blue's Clues

TV · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Spin City poster

Spin City

TV · as Sarah · 1 ep

1995
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · as Jennifer Winter · 1 ep

1994
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story poster

Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story

Movie · as Carrie Buck

1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! poster

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

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Sign Language Instructor · 1 ep

1994
Sweet Justice

Sweet Justice

TV · as Brianna Holland · 22 eps

1993
Hear No Evil poster

Hear No Evil

Movie · as Jillian Shanahan

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Marlee Matlin

1992
Picket Fences poster

Picket Fences

TV · as Mayor Laurie Bey · 9 eps

1992
Adventures in Wonderland poster

Adventures in Wonderland

TV · as April Hare · 1 ep

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Marlee Matlin · 1 ep

1991
L'homme au masque d'or poster

L'homme au masque d'or

Movie · as Sœur Maria

1991
The Linguini Incident poster

The Linguini Incident

Movie · as Jeanette

1991
Reasonable Doubts poster

Reasonable Doubts

TV · as ADA Tess Kaufman · 44 eps

1989
Bridge to Silence poster

Bridge to Silence

Movie · as Peggy Lawrence

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Laura · 1 ep

1987
Walker poster

Walker

Movie · as Ellen Martin

1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1986
Children of a Lesser God poster

Children of a Lesser God

Movie · as Sarah Norman

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 2 eps