PARK CITY, Utah — The moment Marlee Matlin stepped onstage at the 1987 Academy Awards as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar for “Children of a Lesser God” appeared to be a joyous triumph.

When Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Oscar for “Children of a Lesser God,” back in 1986, she didn’t want to be the last. However, it took 35 years for another Deaf actor ...

It’s about identity, resilience, and the power of being heard even when you don’t speak. If you value real stories that lift voices too often ignored, then absolutely yes. Marlee Matlin: Not Alone ...

First, manage your expectations: This bio-documentary doesn't reveal much that its subject, the actor Marlee Matlin, hasn't already discussed - particularly in her own 2009 memoir I'll Scream ...

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By Leslie Felperin Contributing Film Critic First, manage your expectations: This bio-documentary doesn’t reveal much that its subject, the actor Marlee Matlin, hasn’t already discussed ...

It’s shocking, now, to look back and realize that actress Marlee Matlin was just 21 when she won an Academy Award in 1986. She was, as she recalls in “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore ...

In her documentary "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore," the star continues to explore the at times lonesome space she has occupied since bursting on the scene in 1986: that of being a ...

to forget to actively draw Marlee into family time. They do just that it in a noisy scene in which Matlin looks at the camera and signs her frustration. If her family proves loving but not always ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Marlee Matlin gives an unflinchingly honest account of her experiences as a deaf actor in the funny and revelatory documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore.” ...

She joined PEOPLE in 2025 and has worked for Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Marlee Matlin is opening up about her trailblazing legacy in an emotional new documentary. PEOPLE has the exclusive ...

In her documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore,” the star continues to explore the at times lonesome space she has occupied since bursting on the scene in 1986: that of being a representative ...