When Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win ... I can say I had a great childhood. I didn’t come from a broken home, and I had the best of everything, but, yet, I didn’t have what ...

Marlee Matlin said it was "imperative" that the person directing her documentary, "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore," was also deaf. So when producers of American Masters suggested her longtime friend ...

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 ...

the actor Marlee Matlin, hasn't already discussed - particularly in her own 2009 memoir I'll Scream Later, in which she frankly addressed her struggles with addiction, sexual abuse experienced in ...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest ... personal and professional: Her childhood and how her family handled learning she had become deaf at 18 months; her ...

In her documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” the star ... When Matlin is seen returning to her childhood home in Illinois, her visit with her two brothers underscores how easy ...

Marlee Matlin, a Trailblazer for Deaf Actors ... The film delves into all aspects of her life, personal and professional: Her childhood and how her family handled learning she had become deaf ...

sexual abuse experienced in childhood, and alleged violence at the hands of early boyfriend, the actor William Hurt. But Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore does offer an engaging, exuberant portrait ...