Marlee Matlin

By nicolejenna

  • Marlee Matlin was born

  • Children of a Lesser God debuted

  • Matlin became the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar and one of only four actresses to receive that honor for a film debut.

  • Matlin performed the "Star Spangled Banner" in American Sign Language with Garth Brooks at Super Bowl XXVII in Miami, Florida

    Matlin performed the "Star Spangled Banner" in American Sign Language with Garth Brooks at Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Florida

  • Marlee was appointed by President Clinton and confirmed by the Senate to the Board of Directors for the Corporation for National Service.

  • Marlee served as Chairperson for National Volunteer Week and honored in a White House Rose Garden ceremony by the President.

  • Under her Solo One Productions banner, Marlee embarked on her first effort as Executive Producer and starred in the courtroom thriller "Where the Truth Lies" for Lifetime Television.

  • Matlin published her first novel, Deaf Child Crossing; based on her childhood

  • Marlee was honored by America On Line as "Chief Everything Officer," highlighting the important contributions of mothers, both home and work environments.

  • She joined the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and worked with a deaf boy and a blind father

  • Simon and Schuster published the sequel, “Nobody’s Perfect”

  • Matlin starred in Baby Einstein. She introduced sign language using common words such as "mommy" and "milk"

  • Marlee participated as a competitor in the sixth season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars

  • Under the auspices of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts a musical adaptation of “Nobody’s Perfect,” embarked on a national tour.

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