Marlee Matlin received the Best Actress Oscar in 1987 for her role as Sarah Norman in the romantic drama, "Children of a ...

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 ...

Marlee Matlin is the youngest woman to ever receive ... won the award in 1987 for her role as Sarah Norman in the 1986 romantic drama, "Children of a Lesser God." She has maintained the record ...

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 ...

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.

Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin stars in her new documentary "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore," where she is not afraid to be raw and vulnerable.

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.