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.

KNOWN FOR

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2022
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1991
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2004
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
The Daily Show
2021
Family Guy
2012
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2022
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2011
The View
2022
Desperate Housewives
2005
The West Wing
2000
Seinfeld
1993

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
89
Directing
1
Producing
5
2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
as Self
2025
Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie
as Self
2024
The Making of 'The Linguini Incident'
as Self
2023
Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant Patron
2022
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2022
The View
as Self - Guest
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2022
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021
Multiverse
as Dierdre
2021
CODA
as Jackie Rossi
2021
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2021
The Oscars
as Self
2021
The Daily Show
as Self
2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
as Self
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020
Stars in the House
as Self
2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
as Self
2018
Gone
2018
Quantico
as Jocelyn Turner
2018
This Close
as Annie
2017
The Magicians
as Harriet
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Some Kind of Beautiful
as Cindy
2014
Glee
as Marlee Matlin
2014
Cosmos
as Annie Jump Cannon (voice)
2013
4Closed
as Ally Turner
2013
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie
as Herself
2013
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2012
Excision
as Amber
2012
Family Guy
as Stella (voice)
2011
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
as Self
2011
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
as Self
2011
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Julia Holden
2011
Switched at Birth
as Melody Bledsoe
2011
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2009
Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show
as Self
2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
as Laura Miller
2008
Dispatches from Nicaragua
2008
Nip/Tuck
as Barbara Shapiro
2008
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2007
Through Deaf Eyes
as Self - Actress
2007
The L Word
as Jodi Lerner
2006
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
as Amanda
2006
My Name Is Earl
as Ruby Whitlow
2006
CSI: NY
as Gina Mitchum
2005
Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth - First Words Around The House
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Alisa Stevens
2004
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
as Amanda
2004
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Amy Solwey
2004
I'm with Her
as Marlee Matlin
2003
The Division
as Ann Polton
2002
Blue's Clues
2001
Askari
as Paula McKinley
2001
Kiss My Act
as Casey
2001
Gideon's Crossing
2000
Two Shades of Blue
as Beth McDaniels
2000
The West Wing
as Joey Lucas
2000
The Practice
as Sally Berg
1999
When Justice Fails
as Katy Wesson
1999
Where the Truth Lies
as Dana Sue Lacey
1999
Freak City
as Cass
1999
In Her Defense
as Jane Claire
1999
Judging Amy
as Eliza Spears
1999
ER
as Sign Language Instructor
1999
Chicken Soup for the Soul
1997
Dead Silence
as Melanie Charrol
1997
Spin City
as Sarah
1997
The Larry Sanders Show
as Marlee Matlin
1996
It's My Party
as Daphne Stark
1995
The Outer Limits
as Jennifer Winter
1995
Picket Fences
as Mayor Laurie Bey
1994
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
as Carrie Buck
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Sweet Justice
as Brianna Holland
1994
Adventures in Wonderland
as April Hare
1993
Hear No Evil
as Jillian Shanahan
1993
Seinfeld
as Laura
1993
Picket Fences
as Laurie Bey
1992
The Player
as Marlee Matlin
1991
L'homme au masque d'or
as Sœur Maria
1991
The Linguini Incident
as Jeanette
1991
Reasonable Doubts
as ADA Tess Kaufman
1991
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1989
Bridge to Silence
as Peggy Lawrence
1987
Walker
as Ellen Martin
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1986
Children of a Lesser God
as Sarah Norman
Run
as Holly