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Marlee Beth Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an
United States|American actress. She began acting
on stage at the age of seven, and her film début
brought her a Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe
Award for Best Actress in a Drama and an Academy
Award for Best Actress (at 21, the youngest person
ever to receive the award) — an achievement
even more remarkable because she is almost
completely hearing impairment|deaf.

Born in Morton Grove, Illinois|Morton Grove,
Illinois, Matlin Hearing_impairment|lost most of
her hearing at the age of 18 months, following a
bout of Roseola infantum. She lost all hearing in
her right ear, and 80% of hearing in her left ear.

She made her stage debut at the age of seven, as
Dorothy in a children's theatre version of The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz|The Wizard of Oz, and
continued to appear with the same children's
theatre group throughout her childhood.

As an adult, she appeared in a supporting role in
the play Children of a Lesser God, which led to
her being cast in the lead for the film version of
the play in 1986. It was this role for which she
got her Golden Globe and Academy Awards.

Other films followed, as well as television work.
She played the lead female role in the television
series Reasonable Doubts (1991–1993), and
won an Emmy Award for an appearance in Picket
Fences. She had recurring roles in The West Wing
(television)|The West Wing  and Blue's Clues.

She is actively involved with a number of
charitable organisations, including the Children
Affected by AIDS Foundation, the Elizabeth Glaser
Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the Starlight
Children's Foundation|Starlight Foundation and the
Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet.

Matlin married Kevin Grandalski on August 29, 1993
(in Henry Winkler's back yard). They have a
daughter (Sarah Rose, born 1996) and two sons
(Brandon, born 2000; Tyler, born 2002).

In 2002, she published her first novel, Deaf Child
Crossing, which is loosely based on her own
childhood.

She was nominated for a 2004 Primetime Emmy
Awards|Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in
a Drama Series for a performance on Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit.

In 2004, she starred in the film What the Bleep Do
We Know as Amanda.

==External links==
*http://www.marleematlinsite.com/ Official website
*imdb name | id=0559144 | name=Marlee Matlin
*http://thecelebritycafe.com/interviews/marlee_mat
lin_2004_08.html Celebrity Café Interview