Marlee Matlin talks about her abusive relationship with ex William Hurt, and her friendship with Henry Winkler in a new Sundance documentary.

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 ...

Marlee Matlin (left) and William Hurt (right) in the 1986 romantic drama “Children of a Lesser God.” Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection Hurt, who died in 2022 at age 71, was 35, and the ...

Not Alone Anymore delves into the fame and hardship behind the Oscar-winning actor, and her representation of the deaf ...

When Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Oscar for “Children of a Lesser God,” back in 1986, she didn’t want to be the last. However, it took 35 years for another Deaf actor ...

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 ...

Marlee Matlin believes William Hurt’s abuse dimmed ... The pair starred in the 1986 film “Children of a Lesser God” about a deaf woman’s romance with a hearing speech teacher.

But Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore does offer an engaging ... first deaf actor to win an Academy Award for her lead turn in Children of a Lesser God, to advocating before the U.S. Congress ...

In her documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” the star ... Matlin was cast opposite William Hurt in the adaptation of the play “Children of a Lesser God.” She portrayed Sarah ...

Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences ... her experience winning the best actress Oscar for her first movie role in “Children of a Lesser God” and her allegedly ...

The actors' 'Children of a Lesser God' director recalls seeing bruises on the actress’s skin in 'Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore' Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty A new documentary ...

PARK CITY, Utah — 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.