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Marlee Matlin Biography

Marlee Beth Matlin (born August 24, 1965) is an American actress, author, and activist. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Children of a Lesser God (1986) and to date is the only deaf performer to have won the award. 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 18 months old, due to illness and high fevers, she is also a prominent member of the National Association of the Deaf. Her longtime interpreter is Jack Jason.

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It was my father who instilled the 'never say no' attitude I carry around with me today, and who instilled in me a sense of wonder, always taking us on adventures in the car, never telling us the destination.

Attitude, Father, Adventure, Destination, Instilled, Wonder

I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers.

Couple, Naysayers, Oscars, Series

I am grateful for each and every food bank that helps families in need. Now, more than ever, hunger is a crisis in America, and yet it is not spoken enough and people have yet to give enough to help those in need. Local food banks help fill this need but they need our help, our support, and most importantly, our dollars. No one should ever go hungry.

America, Food, Give, Grateful, Spoken, Thanksgiving

It seems we're always in transition and that it's more about trends than it is about what's meaningful.

Meaningful, Transition, Trends

It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.

Ability, Autism, Crazy, Madness, Using

I hope that through my example, such as my role on 'The West Wing,' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything. . . except hear.

Attitude, Everything, Example, Hope, West, Wings

I'm gonna be unemployed when people read this. Ha.

Gonna, People, Read, Unemployed

I listen to Billy Joel. He is fabulous. I saw him with Elton John when they toured together, it was so great.

Billy, Fabulous, John, Saws, Together

I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do.

Day, Help, Husband, Jobs, Law, Parents

I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money.

Broke, Everybody, Like, Money, Owe

I'm different, and my manner invites questions. I'm never afraid to answer.

Different, Answers, Invites, Answer, Questions

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

Deafness, Ear, Ears, Handicap, Mind

Maybe my way of communicating through sign made me more in tune with my body and how it moved. Who knows? I just know when I saw a stage for the first time, I wanted to be on it.

Body, Know, Moved, Tune, Tunes, Way

I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I cant compare hearing aids to normal hearing.

Compare, Firsts, Hear, Hearing, Hiv, Like

When it comes down to it, it's about who you know, and who's a fan. It's about whether you're the right age, whether you're hot or not, whether the studio is into you or not.

Age, Down, Fans, Hot, Know, Right

The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do movies, so the deafness question, is it that they want to know because, what? Not sure.

Kids, Four, Want, Life, Hear

I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that's fine.

Choices, Fine, Made, Please, Work

How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don't already know?

Business, Caves, Deaf, Live, People, Real

I have always resisted putting limitations on myself, both professionally and personally.

Limitation, Personally, Putting, Professionally, Limitations, Resisted

I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.

Barriers, Dream, Dreams, Hear, Inspire, People

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