Marlee Matlin
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.
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Acting History
2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore 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
2020Stars in the House as Self
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2018CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self
2018This Close as Annie
2018Gone
2015The Magicians as Harriet
2015Quantico as Jocelyn Turner
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Some Kind of Beautiful as Cindy
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014Cosmos as Annie Jump Cannon (voice)
2013No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie as Herself
20134Closed as Ally Turner
2012Excision as Amber
2011Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade as Self
2011Switched at Birth as Melody Bledsoe
2011Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump as Self
2009Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show as Self
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009Glee as Marlee Matlin
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
2005My Name Is Earl as Ruby Whitlow
2005Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
2005Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
2005Dancing with the Stars as Self - Audience Member
2005Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
2004Desperate Housewives as Alisa Stevens
2004CSI: NY as Gina Mitchum
2004What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? as Amanda
2004The L Word as Jodi Lerner
2003I'm with Her
2003Comedy Central Roasts as Self
2003Nip/Tuck as Barbara Shapiro
2001Askari as Paula McKinley
2001Kiss My Act as Casey
2001The Division as Ann Polton
2000Gideon's Crossing
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Julia Holden
1999The West Wing as Joey Lucas
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Amy Solwey
1999Judging Amy as Eliza Spears
1999Where the Truth Lies as Dana Sue Lacey
1999When Justice Fails as Katy Wesson
1999Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999In Her Defense as Jane Claire
1999Two Shades of Blue as Beth McDaniels
1999Family Guy as Stella (voice)
1999Freak City as Cass
1997Dead Silence as Melanie Charrol
1997The View as Self - Guest
1997The Practice as Sally Berg
1996Spin City as Sarah
1996Blue's Clues
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996It's My Party as Daphne Stark
1995The Outer Limits as Jennifer Winter
1994Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story as Carrie Buck
1994ER as Sign Language Instructor
1994Sweet Justice as Brianna Holland
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Self (archive footage)
1993Hear No Evil as Jillian Shanahan
1992Picket Fences as Mayor Laurie Bey
1992Picket Fences as Laurie Bey
1992The Player as Marlee Matlin
1992Adventures in Wonderland as April Hare
1991Reasonable Doubts as ADA Tess Kaufman
1991The Linguini Incident as Jeanette
1991L'homme au masque d'or as Sœur Maria
1989Seinfeld as Laura
1989Bridge to Silence as Peggy Lawrence
1987Walker as Ellen Martin
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
1986Children of a Lesser God as Sarah Norman
1953The Oscars as Self
—Run as Holly