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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

A new documentary about Marlee Matlin’s life includes details about her difficult relationship with William Hurt, her costar in the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God. Matlin, 59, recalls “a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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