Marlee Bethany Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress. She is the youngest woman and the only deaf actress to date to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which she won at age 21 for Children of a Lesser God.  Her work in film and television has resulted in a Golden Globe award, with two additional nominations, and four Emmy nominations. Deaf since she was 2 years old, she is also a prominent member of the National Association of the Deaf.

Filmography

• 2025Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie — Self, Producer
• Accused — Director
• 2021CODA — Jackie Rossi
• 2021Multiverse — Dierdre
• 2019Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through — Executive Producer
• 2019Feeling Through — Executive Producer
• Gone
• This Close — Annie
• Quantico — Jocelyn Turner
• The Magicians — Harriet
• Cosmos — Annie Jump Cannon (voice)
• 2014Some Kind of Beautiful — Cindy
• 20134Closed — Ally Turner
• 2012Excision — Amber
• Switched at Birth — Melody Bledsoe
• Glee — Marlee Matlin
• 2008Dispatches from Nicaragua
• 2008Sweet Nothing in My Ear — Laura Miller
• 2006What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole — Amanda
• 2005Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
• My Name Is Earl — Ruby Whitlow
• CSI: NY — Gina Mitchum
• Desperate Housewives — Alisa Stevens
• The L Word — Jodi Lerner
• 2004What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? — Amanda
• 2003Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off — Executive Producer
• I'm with Her — Marlee Matlin
• Nip/Tuck — Barbara Shapiro
• 2001Askari — Paula McKinley
• 2001Kiss My Act — Casey
• The Division — Ann Polton
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Julia Holden
• Gideon's Crossing
• 2000Two Shades of Blue — Beth McDaniels
• Chicken Soup for the Soul
• Family Guy — Stella (voice)
• 1999Freak City — Cass
• 1999In Her Defense — Jane Claire
• Judging Amy — Eliza Spears
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Dr. Amy Solwey
• The West Wing — Joey Lucas
• 1999When Justice Fails — Katy Wesson
• 1999Where the Truth Lies — Dana Sue Lacey, Executive Producer
• 1997Dead Silence — Melanie Charrol
• The Practice — Sally Berg
• Blue's Clues
• 1996It's My Party — Daphne Stark
• Spin City — Sarah
• The Outer Limits — Jennifer Winter
• 1994Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story — Carrie Buck
• ER — Sign Language Instructor
• Sweet Justice — Brianna Holland
• 1993Hear No Evil — Jillian Shanahan
• Adventures in Wonderland — April Hare
• Picket Fences — Mayor Laurie Bey
• The Larry Sanders Show — Marlee Matlin
• 1992The Player — Marlee Matlin
• 1991L'homme au masque d'or — Sœur Maria
• Reasonable Doubts — ADA Tess Kaufman
• 1991The Linguini Incident — Jeanette
• 1989Bridge to Silence — Peggy Lawrence
• Seinfeld — Laura
• 1987Walker — Ellen Martin
• 1986Children of a Lesser God — Sarah Norman
• Run — Holly

Appearances as themselves (27)

• 2025Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore — Self
• 2024The Making of 'The Linguini Incident' — Self
• 2021A Night at the Academy Museum — Self
• 2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote — Self
• Stars in the House — Self
• 2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 2018CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2013No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie — Herself
• 2011Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump — Self
• 2011Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade — Self
• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
• 2009Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show — Self
• 2007Through Deaf Eyes — Self - Actress
• Dancing with the Stars — Self - Contestant
• Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron
• Comedy Central Roasts — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• The Daily Show — Self
• 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Self (archive footage)
• 1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Oscars — Self