Acting

Marlee Matlin

Born 1965-08-24 · 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.

Credits

Newest first

Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie
as Self
2025
Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie
Producer
2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
as Self
2025
The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'
as Self
2024
Accused
Director
2023
Multiverse
as Dierdre
2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021
CODA
as Jackie Rossi
2021
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
as Self
2020
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020
Feeling Through
Executive Producer
2019
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through
Executive Producer
2019
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
as Self
2018
This Close
as Annie
2018
Gone
2018
The Magicians
as Harriet
2015
Quantico
as Jocelyn Turner
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Some Kind of Beautiful
as Cindy
2014
Cosmos
as Annie Jump Cannon (voice)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
as Herself
2013
4Closed
as Ally Turner
2013
Excision
as Amber
2012
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
as Self
2011
Switched at Birth
as Melody Bledsoe
2011
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
as Self
2011
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
as Self
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
Glee
as Marlee Matlin
2009
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Laura Miller
2008
Dispatches from Nicaragua
2008
Through Deaf Eyes
as Self - Actress
2007
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
as Amanda
2006
My Name Is Earl
as Ruby Whitlow
2005
Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
2005
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2005
Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant Patron
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Alisa Stevens
2004
CSI: NY
as Gina Mitchum
2004
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
as Amanda
2004
The L Word
as Jodi Lerner
2004
I'm with Her
as Marlee Matlin
2003
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2003
Nip/Tuck
as Barbara Shapiro
2003
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off
Executive Producer
2003
Askari
as Paula McKinley
2001
Kiss My Act
as Casey
2001
The Division
as Ann Polton
2001
Gideon's Crossing
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Julia Holden
2000
Two Shades of Blue
as Beth McDaniels
2000
The West Wing
as Joey Lucas
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Amy Solwey
1999
Judging Amy
as Eliza Spears
1999
Where the Truth Lies
as Dana Sue Lacey
1999
Where the Truth Lies
Executive Producer
1999
When Justice Fails
as Katy Wesson
1999
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1999
In Her Defense
as Jane Claire
1999
Family Guy
as Stella (voice)
1999
Freak City
as Cass
1999
Dead Silence
as Melanie Charrol
1997
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
The Practice
as Sally Berg
1997
Spin City
as Sarah
1996
Blue's Clues
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
It's My Party
as Daphne Stark
1996
The Outer Limits
as Jennifer Winter
1995
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
as Carrie Buck
1994
ER
as Sign Language Instructor
1994
Sweet Justice
as Brianna Holland
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Hear No Evil
as Jillian Shanahan
1993
Picket Fences
as Mayor Laurie Bey
1992