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Marlee Matlin
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Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin, deaf since she was eighteen months old, won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in Children of a Lesser God. She was nominated for Emmy Awards for her performances in Seinfeld, Picket Fences, The Practice, and Law & Order: SVU. Her film credits include It's My Party and What the Bleep Do We Know!? She is the author of Deaf Child Crossing. She has made numerous television appearances and currently appears on The L Word. Marlee Matlin lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four children. Visit her at www.marleeonline.com.

Biography
Marlee Matlin, deaf since she was eighteen months old, won the

Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role in

Children of a Lesser God. She was nominated for Emmy Awards for

her performances in Seinfeld, Picket Fences, The

Practice

, and Law & Order: SVU. Her film credits include

It's My Party and What the Bleep Do We Know!? She is the

author of Deaf Child Crossing. She has made numerous television

appearances and currently appears on The L Word. Marlee Matlin

lives in Los Angeles with her husband and four children. Visit her at

www.marleeonline.com.