I really am fortunate to have him in my life." Director Shoshanna Stern on whether Marlee Matlin has been given the chance to show the full range of her talents: "No… There’s one line in the ...

I thought, ‘Okay, fine, we're going to sit on the couch together,'" Matlin says. "I didn't know what Shoshana had in mind until I saw the movie ... Marlee, you advocated for closed captioning on ...

(CNN)-- Deaf actress Marlee Matlin has captivated millions with her ... And they saw me on TV dancing and they thought: Well, a deaf person can dance. Good for you. Wow! She can't hear the music.

In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign ...

Her work has previously appeared in digital publications like Paper Magazine and TV Insider. Alberto Rodriguez/Variety via Getty; Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Marlee Matlin is ...

"This validates the fact that we deaf actors can work just like anybody else," Marlee Matlin said while accepting the award for CODA Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE.

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(CNN)-- Deaf actress Marlee Matlin has captivated millions with her ... And they saw me on TV dancing and they thought: Well, a deaf person can dance. Good for you. Wow! She can't hear the music.