Marlee Matlin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 24 August 1965 · 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.
Known for
Acting 52
- 2026Run as Holly
- 2025Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie as Self
- 2025Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore as Self
- 2024Family Guy: Gift of the White Guy as Stella (voice)
- 2024The Making of 'The Linguini Incident' as Self
- 2021Multiverse as Dierdre
- 2021A Night at the Academy Museum as Self
- 2021CODA as Jackie Rossi
- 2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote as Self
- 2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as Self
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self · 3 episodes
- 2018CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self · 1 episode
- 2014Some Kind of Beautiful as Cindy
- 2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2013No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie as Herself
- 20134Closed as Ally Turner
- 2012Excision as Amber
- 2011Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade as Self
- 2011Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump as Self
- 2009Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show as Self
- 2008Sweet Nothing in My Ear as Laura Miller
- 2008Dispatches from Nicaragua
- 2007Through Deaf Eyes as Self - Actress
- 2006What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole as Amanda
- 2005Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
- 2005Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant · 11 episodes
- 2004What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? as Amanda
- 2001Askari as Paula McKinley
- 2001Kiss My Act as Casey
- 2000Two Shades of Blue as Beth McDaniels
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Julia Holden · 1 episode
- 1999Where the Truth Lies as Dana Sue Lacey
- 1999When Justice Fails as Katy Wesson
- 1999In Her Defense as Jane Claire
- 1999Freak City as Cass
- 1999Family Guy as Stella (voice) · 6 episodes
- 1997Dead Silence as Melanie Charrol
- 1997The View as Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 1996It's My Party as Daphne Stark
- 1996The Daily Show as Self · 1 episode
- 1994Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story as Carrie Buck
- 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
- 1993Hear No Evil as Jillian Shanahan
- 1992The Player as Marlee Matlin
- 1991The Linguini Incident as Jeanette
- 1991L'homme au masque d'or as Sœur Maria
- 1989Bridge to Silence as Peggy Lawrence
- 1987Walker as Ellen Martin
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986Children of a Lesser God as Sarah Norman
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 1 episode
Production 5
- 2025Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie · producer
- 2019Feeling Through · executive producer
- 2019Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through · executive producer
- 2003Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off · executive producer
- 1999Where the Truth Lies · executive producer