Marlee Matlin

Person

Marlee Matlin

Born 24 August 1965 60 years old Morton Grove, Illinois, USA Who else is 60? → TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
21age in their first credit on record (1986)
35years on screen and counting
9credits in 1999, their busiest year
60dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster

Run

as Holly
Multiverse poster Age: 56

Multiverse

2021
as Dierdre
CODA poster Age: 55

CODA

2021
as Jackie Rossi
Some Kind of Beautiful poster Age: 49

Some Kind of Beautiful

2014
as Cindy
4Closed poster Age: 48

4Closed

2013
as Ally Turner
Excision poster Age: 47

Excision

2012
as Amber
Sweet Nothing in My Ear poster Age: 42

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

2008
as Laura Miller
Dispatches from Nicaragua poster Age: 42

Dispatches from Nicaragua

2008
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole poster Age: 40

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole

2006
as Amanda
Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House poster Age: 39

Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House

2005
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? poster Age: 38

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

2004
as Amanda
Askari poster Age: 36

Askari

2001
as Paula McKinley
Kiss My Act poster Age: 35

Kiss My Act

2001
as Casey
Two Shades of Blue poster Age: 34

Two Shades of Blue

2000
as Beth McDaniels
Where the Truth Lies poster Age: 34

Where the Truth Lies

1999
as Dana Sue Lacey
When Justice Fails poster Age: 34

When Justice Fails

1999
as Katy Wesson
In Her Defense poster Age: 33

In Her Defense

1999
as Jane Claire
Freak City poster Age: 33

Freak City

1999
as Cass
Dead Silence poster Age: 32

Dead Silence

1997
as Melanie Charrol
It's My Party poster Age: 30

It's My Party

1996
as Daphne Stark
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story poster Age: 29

Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story

1994
as Carrie Buck
Hear No Evil poster Age: 27

Hear No Evil

1993
as Jillian Shanahan
The Player poster Age: 26

The Player

1992
as Marlee Matlin
The Linguini Incident poster Age: 25

The Linguini Incident

1991
as Jeanette
L'homme au masque d'or poster Age: 25

L'homme au masque d'or

1991
as Sœur Maria
Bridge to Silence poster Age: 23

Bridge to Silence

1989
as Peggy Lawrence
Walker poster Age: 22

Walker

1987
as Ellen Martin
Children of a Lesser God poster Age: 21

Children of a Lesser God

1986
as Sarah Norman
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TV credits

Newest first
This Close poster Age: 52

This Close

2018
as Annie
Gone poster Age: 52

Gone

2018
The Magicians poster Age: 50

The Magicians

2015
as Harriet
Quantico poster Age: 50

Quantico

2015
as Jocelyn Turner
Cosmos poster Age: 48

Cosmos

2014
as Annie Jump Cannon (voice)
Switched at Birth poster Age: 45

Switched at Birth

2011
as Melody Bledsoe
Glee poster Age: 43

Glee

2009
as Marlee Matlin
My Name Is Earl poster Age: 40

My Name Is Earl

2005
as Ruby Whitlow
Desperate Housewives poster Age: 39

Desperate Housewives

2004
as Alisa Stevens
CSI: NY poster Age: 39

CSI: NY

2004
as Gina Mitchum
The L Word poster Age: 38

The L Word

2004
as Jodi Lerner
I'm with Her poster Age: 38

I'm with Her

2003
Nip/Tuck poster Age: 37

Nip/Tuck

2003
as Barbara Shapiro
The Division poster Age: 35

The Division

2001
as Ann Polton
Gideon's Crossing poster Age: 35

Gideon's Crossing

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster Age: 35

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000
as Julia Holden
The West Wing poster Age: 34

The West Wing

1999
as Joey Lucas
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster Age: 34

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
as Dr. Amy Solwey
Judging Amy poster Age: 34

Judging Amy

1999
as Eliza Spears
No poster
Age: 34

Chicken Soup for the Soul

1999
Family Guy poster Age: 33

Family Guy

1999
as Stella (voice)
The Practice poster Age: 31

The Practice

1997
as Sally Berg
Spin City poster Age: 31

Spin City

1996
as Sarah
Blue's Clues poster Age: 31

Blue's Clues

1996
The Outer Limits poster Age: 29

The Outer Limits

1995
as Jennifer Winter
ER poster Age: 29

ER

1994
as Sign Language Instructor
No poster
Age: 29

Sweet Justice

1994
as Brianna Holland
Picket Fences poster Age: 27

Picket Fences

1992
as Mayor Laurie Bey
Picket Fences poster Age: 27

Picket Fences

1992
as Laurie Bey
The Larry Sanders Show poster Age: 26

The Larry Sanders Show

1992
as Marlee Matlin
Adventures in Wonderland poster Age: 26

Adventures in Wonderland

1992
as April Hare
Reasonable Doubts poster Age: 26

Reasonable Doubts

1991
as ADA Tess Kaufman
Seinfeld poster Age: 23

Seinfeld

1989
as Laura
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