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Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
IFCSat, May 17, 9:00 PMThe PlayerBuy
IFCSun, May 18, 3:05 AMThe PlayerBuy
LMNSun, May 18, 6:00 AMWhen Justice FailsBuy
ABCMon, May 19, 8:00 PMDancing With the StarsBuy
ABCTue, May 20, 8:00 PMDancing With the StarsBuy
ABCTue, May 20, 9:00 PMDancing With the StarsBuy

Marlee Matlin Biography

Marlee Matlin
  • Birth Place: Morton Grove, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/24/1965, Virgo
  • Profession: Actor
Dancing With the Stars Scorecard Age: 42 Best Known For: Winning a best-actress Oscar for 1986's Children of a Lesser God Lives In: Los AngelesPartner: The season's only newcomer, Fabian Sanchez, a world mambo champion and four-time Fred Astaire National Champion Advantages: An iron will. Matlin's whole career, she says, has been about defying expectations. "I've been doing that ever since I won the Academy Award and critics said I won out of pity, just because I'm deaf." Disadvantages: An unusually strong reliance on Sanchez, who will demonstrate the moves as her interpreter relays the instructions. "Effectively, all she'll be able to hear is the beat," says DWTS executive producer Conrad Green.
Marlee Matlin Fast Facts:
  • Lost her hearing when she was 18 months old after contracting roseola.
  • In 1986, at the age of 21, she was the youngest performer to receive a Best Actress Oscar (for Children of a Lesser God).
  • Husband Kevin knew how to sign before meeting her; he had taken a course in college to fulfill a language requirement.
  • In 1993, she performed the national anthem in American Sign Language at Super Bowl XXVII as Garth Brooks sang.
    Marlee Matlin Relationships:
  • David E. Kelley - Ex-significant Other
  • William Hurt - Ex-significant Other
  • Richard Dean Anderson - Ex-significant Other
  • Brandon Grandalski - Son
  • Don Matlin - Father
  • Eric Matlin - Brother
  • Isabelle Grandalski - Daughter
  • Kevin Grandalski - Husband
  • Libby Matlin - Mother
  • Marc Matlin - Brother
  • Sarah Grandalski - Daughter
  • Tyler Grandalski - Son

  • Marlee Matlin Awards:
  • 1987 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
  • 1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 1994 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1994 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1986 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Harper College, Palatine, IL (studied Criminal Justice)
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