Actor profile

Marlee Matlin

24th August 1965 Morton Grove, Illinois, USA Acting

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.

41 Movies 45 TV Shows 86 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore poster

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore 20th June 2025 as Self

The Making of 'The Linguini Incident' 23rd July 2024 as Self

Multiverse poster

Multiverse 12th November 2021 as Dierdre

A Night at the Academy Museum poster

A Night at the Academy Museum 12th October 2021 as Self

CODA poster

CODA 13th August 2021 as Jackie Rossi

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote poster

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote 15th October 2020 as Self

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU poster

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU 2nd January 2020 as Self

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion poster

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion 5th October 2018 as Self

Some Kind of Beautiful poster

Some Kind of Beautiful 16th July 2015 as Cindy

No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie poster

No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie 1st October 2013 as Herself

4Closed poster

4Closed 30th August 2013 as Ally Turner

Excision poster

Excision 12th September 2012 as Amber

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade poster

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade 25th December 2011 as Self

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump poster

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump 15th March 2011 as Self

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

Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show 8th November 2009 as Self

Sweet Nothing in My Ear poster

Sweet Nothing in My Ear 20th April 2008 as Laura Miller

Dispatches from Nicaragua poster

Dispatches from Nicaragua 19th February 2008

Through Deaf Eyes 21st March 2007 as Self - Actress

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole poster

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole 3rd February 2006 as Amanda

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

Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House 19th July 2005

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

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? 23rd April 2004 as Amanda

Askari poster

Askari 1st December 2001 as Paula McKinley

Kiss My Act poster

Kiss My Act 23rd April 2001 as Casey

Two Shades of Blue poster

Two Shades of Blue 6th June 2000 as Beth McDaniels

Where the Truth Lies poster

Where the Truth Lies 13th September 1999 as Dana Sue Lacey

When Justice Fails poster

When Justice Fails 7th September 1999 as Katy Wesson

In Her Defense poster

In Her Defense 23rd April 1999 as Jane Claire

Freak City poster

Freak City 16th January 1999 as Cass

Dead Silence poster

Dead Silence 22nd September 1997 as Melanie Charrol

It's My Party poster

It's My Party 22nd March 1996 as Daphne Stark

Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story poster

Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story 5th October 1994 as Carrie Buck

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

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 18th May 1994 as Self (archive footage)

Hear No Evil poster

Hear No Evil 26th March 1993 as Jillian Shanahan

The Player poster

The Player 8th May 1992 as Marlee Matlin

The Linguini Incident poster

The Linguini Incident 1st May 1991 as Jeanette

L'homme au masque d'or poster

L'homme au masque d'or 2nd January 1991 as Sœur Maria

Bridge to Silence poster

Bridge to Silence 9th April 1989 as Peggy Lawrence

Walker poster

Walker 4th December 1987 as Ellen Martin

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood poster

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 18th May 1987 as Self

Children of a Lesser God poster

Children of a Lesser God 13th September 1986 as Sarah Norman

Run as Holly

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show 9th September 2019 as Self

This Close poster

This Close 14th February 2018 as Annie

Gone poster

Gone 23rd January 2018

The Magicians poster

The Magicians 16th December 2015 as Harriet

Quantico poster

Quantico 27th September 2015 as Jocelyn Turner

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 21st December 2014 as Self

Cosmos poster

Cosmos 9th March 2014 as Annie Jump Cannon (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Switched at Birth poster

Switched at Birth 6th June 2011 as Melody Bledsoe

Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories 3rd October 2009 as Self

Glee poster

Glee 19th May 2009 as Marlee Matlin

My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl 20th September 2005 as Ruby Whitlow

Dancing with the Stars poster

Dancing with the Stars 1st June 2005 as Self - Audience Member

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 30th May 2005 as Self - Restaurant Patron

Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives 3rd October 2004 as Alisa Stevens

CSI: NY poster

CSI: NY 22nd September 2004 as Gina Mitchum

The L Word poster

The L Word 18th January 2004 as Jodi Lerner

I'm with Her poster

I'm with Her 23rd September 2003

Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts 10th August 2003 as Self

Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck 22nd July 2003 as Barbara Shapiro

The Division poster

The Division 7th January 2001 as Ann Polton

Gideon's Crossing poster

Gideon's Crossing 10th October 2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Julia Holden

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Joey Lucas

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Dr. Amy Solwey

Judging Amy poster

Judging Amy 19th September 1999 as Eliza Spears

Chicken Soup for the Soul 24th August 1999

Family Guy poster

Family Guy 31st January 1999 as Stella (voice)

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self - Guest

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Sally Berg

Spin City poster

Spin City 17th September 1996 as Sarah

Blue's Clues poster

Blue's Clues 8th September 1996

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 26th March 1995 as Jennifer Winter

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Sign Language Instructor

Sweet Justice 15th September 1994 as Brianna Holland

Picket Fences poster

Picket Fences 18th September 1992 as Laurie Bey

The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show 15th August 1992 as Marlee Matlin

Adventures in Wonderland poster

Adventures in Wonderland 23rd March 1992 as April Hare

Reasonable Doubts poster

Reasonable Doubts 26th September 1991 as ADA Tess Kaufman

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld 5th July 1989 as Laura

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self