Marlee Matlin

Acting

Marlee Matlin

Born August 24, 1965Morton Grove, Illinois, USA89 credits

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

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
7.3

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

Movie

2025

The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'

Movie

2024

Accused
6.9

Accused

TV

2023

Multiverse
6.6

Multiverse

Movie

2021

A Night at the Academy Museum
7.0

A Night at the Academy Museum

Movie

2021

CODA
7.9

CODA

Movie

2021

Filmography

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
2025Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymoreas SelfMovie
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2024The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'as SelfMovie
Accused
2023AccusedDirectorTV
Multiverse
2021Multiverseas DierdreMovie
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021A Night at the Academy Museumas SelfMovie
CODA
2021CODAas Jackie RossiMovie
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Voteas SelfMovie
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUas SelfMovie
Feeling Through
2019Feeling ThroughExecutive ProducerMovie
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through
2019Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling ThroughExecutive ProducerMovie
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusionas SelfMovie
This Close
2018This Closeas AnnieTV
Gone
2018GoneTV
The Magicians
2015The Magiciansas HarrietTV
Quantico
2015Quanticoas Jocelyn TurnerTV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas SelfTV
Some Kind of Beautiful
2015Some Kind of Beautifulas CindyMovie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Cosmos
2014Cosmosas Annie Jump Cannon (voice)TV
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
2013No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movieas HerselfMovie
4Closed
20134Closedas Ally TurnerMovie
Excision
2012Excisionas AmberMovie
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011Disney Parks Christmas Day Paradeas SelfMovie
Switched at Birth
2011Switched at Birthas Melody BledsoeTV
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
2011Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trumpas SelfMovie
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
2009Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Showas SelfMovie
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
Glee
2009Gleeas Marlee MatlinTV
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008Sweet Nothing in My Earas Laura MillerMovie
Dispatches from Nicaragua
2008Dispatches from NicaraguaMovie
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2007Through Deaf Eyesas Self - ActressMovie
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
2006What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Holeas AmandaMovie
My Name Is Earl
2005My Name Is Earlas Ruby WhitlowTV
Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
2005Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The HouseMovie
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - ContestantTV
Hell's Kitchen
2005Hell's Kitchenas Self - Restaurant PatronTV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Alisa StevensTV
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Gina MitchumTV
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
2004What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?as AmandaMovie
The L Word
2004The L Wordas Jodi LernerTV
I'm with Her
2003I'm with HerTV
Comedy Central Roasts
2003Comedy Central Roastsas SelfTV
Nip/Tuck
2003Nip/Tuckas Barbara ShapiroTV
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off
2003Eddie's Million Dollar Cook OffExecutive ProducerMovie
Askari
2001Askarias Paula McKinleyMovie
Kiss My Act
2001Kiss My Actas CaseyMovie
The Division
2001The Divisionas Ann PoltonTV
Gideon's Crossing
2000Gideon's CrossingTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Julia HoldenTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wingas Joey LucasTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. Amy SolweyTV
Judging Amy
1999Judging Amyas Eliza SpearsTV
Where the Truth Lies
1999Where the Truth Liesas Dana Sue LaceyMovie
When Justice Fails
1999When Justice Failsas Katy WessonMovie
C
1999Chicken Soup for the SoulTV
In Her Defense
1999In Her Defenseas Jane ClaireMovie
Two Shades of Blue
1999Two Shades of Blueas Beth McDanielsMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Stella (voice)TV
Freak City
1999Freak Cityas CassMovie
Dead Silence
1997Dead Silenceas Melanie CharrolMovie
The View
1997The Viewas Self - GuestTV
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Sally BergTV
Spin City
1996Spin Cityas SarahTV
Blue's Clues
1996Blue's CluesTV
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
It's My Party
1996It's My Partyas Daphne StarkMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Jennifer WinterTV
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
1994Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Storyas Carrie BuckMovie
ER
1994ERas Sign Language InstructorTV
S
1994Sweet Justiceas Brianna HollandTV
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Self (archive footage)Movie
Hear No Evil
1993Hear No Evilas Jillian ShanahanMovie
Picket Fences
1992Picket Fencesas Mayor Laurie BeyTV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Marlee MatlinTV
The Player
1992The Playeras Marlee MatlinMovie
Adventures in Wonderland
1992Adventures in Wonderlandas April HareTV
Reasonable Doubts
1991Reasonable Doubtsas ADA Tess KaufmanTV
The Linguini Incident
1991The Linguini Incidentas JeanetteMovie
L'homme au masque d'or
1991L'homme au masque d'oras Sœur MariaMovie
Seinfeld
1989Seinfeldas LauraTV
Bridge to Silence
1989Bridge to Silenceas Peggy LawrenceMovie
Walker
1987Walkeras Ellen MartinMovie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
Children of a Lesser God
1986Children of a Lesser Godas Sarah NormanMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
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—Runas HollyMovie