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 ...

Despite being happily married since 1993, Marlee Matlin ... in there would do me great.” After using up all of the cocaine and marijuana she had in her NYC apartment, Matlin checked herself ...

Marlee Martlin tells PEOPLE that she refers to longtime friend Henry Winkler as her 'fairy godfather' while promoting the new documentary, ‘Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,’ which premiered at the ...

Not Alone Anymore," the star continues to explore the at times lonesome space she has occupied since bursting on the scene in 1986: that of being a representative for deaf people, and being herself.

MARLEE MATLIN: When I was first approached by PBS and American Masters and they wanted to do a biography of my life, I was open to the idea. I was honored. I thought, “Sure, and that it needs to ...

Marlee Matlin believes William Hurt’s abuse dimmed her historic Oscar win. A new documentary about Matlin delves into her turbulent professional and romantic relationship with Hurt, who died at ...

Marlee Matlin and Shoshannah Stern talk about the documentary, “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” at the L.A. Times Studios @ Sundance Film Festival presented by Chase Sapphire Reserve.

Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly ... The film was directed by Shoshanna Stern, who also is deaf. Matlin specifically requested that Stern take on the project when American Masters approached her ...

Deaf actress and activist Marlee Matlin was born 58 years ago in Morton Grove, Illinois. When asked to do a PBS Masters biography of her life, she requested a d ...

PARK CITY, Utah — The moment Marlee Matlin stepped onstage at ... plays back that easily YouTube-able acceptance speech from Matlin’s perspective. She cuts out the sound.

The actors' 'Children of a Lesser God' director recalls seeing bruises on the actress’s skin in 'Marlee Matlin: Not Alone ... relationship with a hearing speech teacher. Hurt presented her ...

Hurt’s character is a speech teacher ... to forget to actively draw Marlee into family time. They do just that it in a noisy scene in which Matlin looks at the camera and signs her frustration.