Marlee Matlin

Q: What was Marlee Matlin's first film?

Marlee Matlin made her film debut in 'Children of a Lesser God' (1986), which brought her widespread acclaim and recognition in Hollywood.

Q: What are some of Marlee Matlin's most successful films?

Some of Marlee Matlin's most successful films include 'Children of a Lesser God,' 'The Peanut Butter Falcon,' and 'CODA,' which earned her critical acclaim and multiple award nominations.

Q: How has Marlee Matlin contributed to the deaf community?

Marlee Matlin has been a strong advocate for the deaf community, using her platform to raise awareness about deaf issues and promote accessibility in the entertainment industry.

Q: Is Marlee Matlin involved in television?

Yes, Marlee Matlin has appeared in various television shows, including notable roles in 'The West Wing,' 'Switched at Birth,' and reality TV on 'Dancing with the Stars.'

Q: What is Marlee Matlin's estimated net worth?

Marlee Matlin's estimated net worth is approximately $10 million, attributed to her successful acting career and various endorsements.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Marlee Matlin's acting style?

Marlee Matlin's acting style is characterized by her emotional depth and authenticity, often conveying powerful messages about communication and understanding through her performances.

Q: What impact did 'CODA' have on Marlee Matlin's career?

'CODA' significantly impacted Marlee Matlin's career, earning her critical acclaim and introducing her to a new generation of audiences, reaffirming her status as a leading actress.

Known for

Coda (2019)

IMDb 6 / 10

2019 / Drama, Music / 97mins

Nina is a rat-girl who lives with her kind in an underground village, which is ruled by a harsh tyranny. But she will discover...

Name

Marlee Matlin

Height

5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Born

24 August 1965, Morton Grove, Illinois, USA

Spouses

Kevin Grandalski (1993–present)

Children

3 (Sarah, Brandon, and Tyler)

Parents

Libby Matlin, Donald Matlin

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2024	Movie The Making of 'The Linguini Incident' Full length documentary about the making of the film featuring interviews with Richard Shepard, Tamar Brott, Rosanna Arquette, Eszter Balint....	Self	Not rated
2021	Movie Multiverse Four brilliant university students are forced to confront themselves in terrifying ways when their Quantum Physics experiment leads to an...	Dierdre	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2021	Movie A Night at the Academy Museum Exclusive look at the movies' 120-year history as well as an insight into the largest institution in the U.S. dedicated...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	Movie CODA As a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults), Ruby is the only hearing person in her deaf family. When the family's...	Jackie Rossi	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2020	Movie A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Taped at Los Angeles’ iconic Orpheum Theatre, this staged presentation of The West Wing’s “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode stars core cast...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2020	TV Stars in the House In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky...	Self	Not rated
2020	Movie The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes footage, memorable scenes and exclusive interviews with the...	Self	TMDB 9.7 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2018	Movie CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2018	TV This Close BFFs Kate and Michael, who are both deaf and live in Los Angeles, are about to face new challenges -...	Annie	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2018	TV Gone The survivor of a famous child-abduction case joins a special task force dedicated to solving abductions and missing person cases.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2015	TV The Magicians Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something...	Harriet	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2015	TV Quantico A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest...	Jocelyn Turner	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2015	TV The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late...	Self	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	Movie Some Kind of Beautiful By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity College in Cambridge. By night, Richard...	Cindy	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2014	TV Variety Studio: Actors on Actors PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations...	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2014	TV Cosmos Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with...	Annie Jump Cannon (voice)	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2013	Movie No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie A deaf actor who plays a superhero on a TV show must look beyond the cape to inspire a deaf...	Herself	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2013	Movie 4Closed When a young family moves into a foreclosed house, the previous owner begins a campaign of intimidation and terror. The...	Ally Turner	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2012	Movie Excision Pauline, a disturbed, outcast high school student, has a fascination with surgery and experiences violent, psychosexual fantasies, all while aspiring...	Amber	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2011	Movie Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Award-winning singer Cee Lo Green is one of several stars set to perform in this year’s “Disney Parks Christmas Day...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	TV Switched at Birth The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew...	Melody Bledsoe	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2011	Movie Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump It's Donald Trump's turn to step in to the celebrity hot seat for the latest installment of The Comedy Central...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2009	Movie Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show A commercial-free variety special starring Seth MacFarlane and his "Family Guy" co-star Alex Borstein. The half-hour special will highlight the...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2009	TV Celebrity Ghost Stories Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal in each one-hour special. From...	Self	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2009	TV Glee In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high...	Marlee Matlin	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2008	Movie Sweet Nothing in My Ear Family drama about a deaf and hearing couple who struggle to decide whether or not to give their deaf son...	Laura Miller	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2008	Movie Dispatches from Nicaragua A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Alex Cox's 1987 film WALKER.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2007	Movie Through Deaf Eyes A look at deaf culture from the 19th century to the present.	Self - Actress	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2006	Movie What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole Interviews with scientists and authors, animated bits, and a storyline involving a deaf photographer are used in this docudrama to...	Amanda	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2005	TV My Name Is Earl When petty criminal Earl Hickey wins the lottery, he sets off on a quest to repair his questionable karma.	Ruby Whitlow	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2005	Movie Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House A playful introduction to words and sign language!As their communication skills continue to develop, little ones begin to recognize common...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2005	TV Dancing with the Stars The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2005	TV Dancing with the Stars The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted...	Self - Audience Member	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2005	TV Hell's Kitchen Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the competitors through an intense culinary...	Self - Restaurant Patron	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	TV Desperate Housewives Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of...	Alisa Stevens	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2004	TV CSI: NY Follow the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers identified as "Crime Scene Investigators".	Gina Mitchum	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2004	Movie What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? Amanda is a divorced woman who makes a living as a photographer. During the Fall of the year Amanda begins...	Amanda	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2004	TV The L Word A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.	Jodi Lerner	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2003	TV I'm with Her When everyman Patrick Owen is bitten by the easily-excited puppy of movie star Alexandra Young, he becomes an overnight sensation....	Unknown character	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2003	TV Comedy Central Roasts Celebrities and comedians belt out good-natured insult comedy jokes at the expense of a guest of honour. The event is...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2003	TV Nip/Tuck Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and...	Barbara Shapiro	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2001	Movie Askari Set on a game reserve in Africa. Askari is an angry old elephant, the only survivor of the "A' family...	Paula McKinley	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2001	Movie Kiss My Act A modern retelling of the Cyrano de Bergerac story among stand-up comics, with a bartender helping her much better-looking friend...	Casey	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2001	TV The Division The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series...	Ann Polton	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2000	TV Gideon's Crossing Ben Gideon, a doctor of great skill and with a great bedside manner, heads the experimental oncology ward at a...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2000	TV CSI: Crime Scene Investigation A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable...	Julia Holden	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2000	Movie Two Shades of Blue When she is framed for the murder of her fiancee, Susan Price assumes a new identity to catch his killer....	Beth McDaniels	TMDB 3.2 / 10
1999	TV The West Wing The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the...	Joey Lucas	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1999	TV Law & Order: Special Victims Unit In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...	Dr. Amy Solwey	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1999	TV Judging Amy Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV....	Eliza Spears	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1999	Movie Where the Truth Lies Courtroom drama where an ambitious but inexperienced young lawyer defends a deaf political campaign manager accused of murder. But is...	Dana Sue Lacey	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1999	Movie When Justice Fails A detective (Jeff Fahey) investigating the murders of two sex offenders gets involved with a beautiful district attorney (Marlee Matlin)...	Katy Wesson	TMDB 5.1 / 10
1999	TV Chicken Soup for the Soul	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1999	Movie In Her Defense A lawyer has to defend his lover who's accused of a murder he has committed himself. Now he has to...	Jane Claire	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1999	TV Family Guy Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and...	Stella (voice)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1999	Movie Freak City After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a rebellious young woman is disease-stricken. Upon being admitted to a nursing home, she...	Cass	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1997	Movie Dead Silence Three escaped convicts take a group of deaf students hostage.	Melanie Charrol	TMDB 5.8 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	TV The Practice A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The...	Sally Berg	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1996	TV Spin City Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed...	Sarah	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1996	TV Blue's Clues Blue's Clues is a colorful and learning series that is targeted at the younger crowd, but can be enjoyed by...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1996	TV The Daily Show The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1996	Movie It's My Party Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he...	Daphne Stark	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1995	TV The Outer Limits Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story...	Jennifer Winter	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1994	Movie Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story Carrie Buck is a young intellectually disabled woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her...	Carrie Buck	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1994	TV ER ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and...	Sign Language Instructor	TMDB 7.8 / 10
1994	TV Sweet Justice Sweet Justice is an American legal drama television series starring Cicely Tyson and Melissa Gilbert. The hour-long series ran from...	Brianna Holland	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1994	Movie Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	Movie Hear No Evil Deaf Jillian Shanahan becomes the target of a ruthless and corrupt cop. The cop is looking for a stolen coin,...	Jillian Shanahan	TMDB 4.6 / 10
1992	TV Picket Fences An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.	Mayor Laurie Bey	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1992	TV Picket Fences An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.	Laurie Bey	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1992	TV The Larry Sanders Show Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure...	Marlee Matlin	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1992	Movie The Player A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?	Marlee Matlin	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1992	TV Adventures in Wonderland Adventures in Wonderland is a live-action musical television series based on Walt Disney's animated classic Alice in Wonderland. In the...	April Hare	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1991	TV Reasonable Doubts A police drama about the working relationship between Assistant DA Tess Kaufman, a prosecutor sensitive to the rights of the...	ADA Tess Kaufman	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1991	Movie The Linguini Incident A frustrated sorceress, a guy from the United Kingdom intimidated, a creative best friend.	Jeanette	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1991	Movie L'homme au masque d'or In San Luis de la Paz, a small and and very poor town in northern Mexico, the priest Father Victorio...	Sœur Maria	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1989	TV Seinfeld A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in...	Laura	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1989	Movie Bridge to Silence A hearing impaired woman suffers a mental breakdown when a drunk-driving accident kills her husband and she finds herself in...	Peggy Lawrence	TMDB 7.7 / 10
1987	Movie Walker William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a...	Ellen Martin	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1987	Movie Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1986	Movie Children of a Lesser God Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman,...	Sarah Norman	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie Run A lonely rural mechanic battles for survival after a tragic accident robs him of the life he's known. As he...	Holly	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2023	TV Accused In this crime anthology series, viewers discover how an ordinary person got caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	Movie Feeling Through A late-night encounter on a New York City street leads to a profound connection between a teen-in-need and a DeafBlind...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2019	Movie Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through 'Connecting the Dots' follows the journey of making the groundbreaking film 'Feeling Through'.	Executive Producer Production	Not rated
2003	Movie Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off Eddie Ogden is his pa's pride and joy as well as the Groundhogs team's only asset as baseball talent. Then...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1999	Movie Where the Truth Lies Courtroom drama where an ambitious but inexperienced young lawyer defends a deaf political campaign manager accused of murder. But is...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore

2025 / TMDB 7.3

The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'

2024

Multiverse

2021 / TMDB 6.6

A Night at the Academy Museum

2021 / TMDB 7.0

CODA

2021 / TMDB 7.9

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

2020 / TMDB 7.9

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Coda (2019)

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