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In 2019, Matlin was mentioned in an article by Hearing Like Me as somebody that could bring more #DeafTalent to "Life and Deaf," a new comedy show set in the 1970s that aims to explore the life of a kid with deaf parents. This show was to be executive produced by Marlee Matlin according to Deadline.
Apr 2, 2014 · The youngest of three children, Marlee Matlin was only 18 months old when an illness permanently destroyed all hearing in her right ear, and 80 percent of the hearing in her left ear, making her...
Marlee attended Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, a school with a large number of deaf and hard of hearing students attending self-contained and mainstreamed classes. While growing up, Marlee was encouraged to use her voice as well as sign language.
Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24, 1965 in Morton Grove, Illinois, to Libby (Hammer) and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer. She has two older brothers. Her family is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent.
- August 24, 1965
Mar 2, 2024 · Marlee Matlin has been an advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing community for years, and she will continue to do so in the future, she tells PEOPLE: 'I love to bitch.'
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Aug 15, 2021 · Her new film, "CODA," now streaming on Apple TV, is the story of deaf parents with two children, a deaf son, and a hearing daughter, played by Emilia Jones.
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Jun 8, 2022 · When Matlin was seven, her parents began sending her to the Center on Deafness and the Arts, a Chicago-based institution founded by Dr. Patricia Scherer that offered after-school and weekend arts programs for Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing children.
