Nude Filmography:
>> Two Shades of Blue (1998)
>> Hear No Evil (1993)
>> Children of a Lesser God (1986)
>> In Her Defense (1998)
Mini Biography :
>> Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24, 1965, to parents
Don and Libby Matlin; she was their 3rd child. Marlee was rendered
deaf at the age of 18 months through a bout with Roseola Infantum.
That didn't stop her from acting in a children's theatre company at
age 7; she was Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." Her deafness never held
her back; as an adult she said it so eloquently, "I have always resisted
putting limitations on myself, both professionally and personally."
Marlee studied Criminal Justice courses at Harper College in Palatine,
Illinois, and maintained her passion for acting after graduating.
While performing on stage throughout Chicago and the Midwest, Marlee
was discovered in a stage production of the Tony award winning play
"Children of a Lesser God" and was cast for the movie version Children
of a Lesser God (1986). This was the film debut of the petite (5'4")
young actress, and she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. While
filming her next movie Walker (1987) in Nicaragua, big-hearted Marlee
took time to visit both hearing and hearing-impaired children. She
continued this tradition of visiting local children throughout her
travels to Germany, England, Italy, Australia, Mexico, Canada, etc.
Marlee's interest in Criminal Justice played a part in her life onscreen,
she portrayed an Assistant D.A. in the TV series "Reasonable Doubts"
(1991); while offscreen she married police officer Kevin Grandalski
on August 29, 1993. Marlee was nominated for an Emmy award in 1994,
for her performance as Laurie Bey in the "Picket Fences" episode "Dancing
Bandit."
>> Marlee is also a Spokesperson for the National Captioning
Institute. In 1995, Marlee testified at a Capitol Hill hearing, and
helped get a law passed that requires all TV sets 13" inches or larger
to be manufactured with built-in chips to provide "Closed Captioning"
on their screens; this was a Godsend for all deaf people. Marlee is
currently serving as the National Spokesperson for the largest provider
of TV Closed Captioning, and has spoken on behalf of "CC" in countries
as Australia, England, France and Italy. Marlee also serves on the
boards of a number of charitable organizations, including Very Special
Arts, the Starlight Foundation, as well as other charities that primarily
benefit children. As someone who loves children so much, it is only
fitting that she has two children of her own: Sarah Rose, born January
1996, and Brandon, born September 2000. Professionally, Marlee has
even tried producing, being the Executive Producer for Where the Truth
Lies (1999) (TV). Now, imagine all of Marlee's millions of fans holding
up their right hand like a high-five, and bringing the middle and
ring fingers down to the palm--this is the American Sign Language
symbol for "I Love You."
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