For Marlee Matlin, winning an Academy Award should’ve been one of the happiest days of her life. At just 21, Matlin took home the best actress Oscar for 1986’s “Children of a Lesser God,” becoming the ...

LOS ANGELES -- Until Sunday night's Oscars, Marlee Matlin had for over three decades been the only deaf person to receive an Academy Award. That streak broke Sunday at the 94th Academy Awards, when ...

Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the Academy Award-winning 2021 film “CODA,” and for the first time in her career, warned that she would exit the film if a ...

Marlee Matlin Reveals Why She Almost Walked Away From ‘CODA’ (Exclusive) originally appeared on Parade. Marlee Matlin is sharing the reason why she nearly walked away from her starring role in CODA, ...

LOS ANGELES -- After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama "CODA," best picture Sunday, handing Hollywood's top award to a ...

Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the 2021 film “CODA.” Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the Academy Award-winning ...