The moment Marlee Matlin stepped onstage at the 1987 Academy Awards as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar for “Children of a Lesser God” appeared to be a joyous triumph. At 21, she rocketed to ...

Stern gives a lot of screentime to interviews with Matlin’s friends and family, such as her brothers, who tried to support her as best as they could in a family where Marlee was the only deaf ...

It’s shocking, now, to look back and realize that actress Marlee Matlin was just 21 when she ... She felt left out in her family, and lacked the community that other kids found in Deaf spaces.

This year’s Sundance Film Festival featured a number of women’s stories, especially among the documentaries. As one of the ...

Marlee Matlin gives ... some wiping tears away, greeted Matlin with a standing ovation when she took the stage. The film delves into all aspects of her life, personal and professional: Her childhood ...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest ... Her childhood and how her family handled learning she had become deaf at 18 months; her experience winning the best actress ...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Marlee ... Matlin with a standing ovation when she took the stage. The film delves into all aspects of her life, personal and professional: Her childhood and how her ...