Marlee Matlin Biography (1965-)

Full name, Marlee Beth Matlin; born August 24, 1965, in Morton Grove, IL; daughter of Donald (an automobile dealer) and Libby Matlin; married Kevin Grandalski (a police officer), August 29, 1993; children: Sarah Rose, Brandon Joseph, Tyler Daniel, Isabelle Jane. Addresses: Office: Solo One Productions, 8205 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1279, Los Angeles, CA 90046.; Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Adena Chawke, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.; Manager: Mark Teitelbaum, Teitelbaum Artists Group, 8840 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Alan Nevins, Renaissance/The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, 9171 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, producer
Birth Details: August 24, 1965; Morton Grove, Illinois

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Sarah Norman, Children of a Lesser God, Paramount, 1986
Ellen Martin, Walker, Universal, 1987
Jeanette, The Linguini Incident, Rank Films, 1990
Maria, L'homme au masque d'or (also known as The Man in the Golden Mask and The Man with the Golden Mask), World Marketing Films,1990
Herself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
Jillian Shanahan, Hear No Evil (also known as Danger Sign),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
Daphne Stark, It's My Party, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995
Cindy, Snitch, 1996
Katy Wesson, When Justice Fails (also known as Hush-A-Bye),Moonstone Entertainment, 1997
Jane Claire, In Her Defense (also known as In Self Defense), 1998
Beth McDaniels, Two Shades of Blue, Cutting Edge Entertainment, 2000
Amanda, What the #$*! Do We Know?! (also known as Sacred Science and What the Fuck Do We Know?), Lord of the Wind, 2004
(Uncredited) The Last Shot, Buena Vista, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Assistant district attorney Tess Kaufman, Reasonable Doubts, NBC,1991-1993
Mayor Laurie Bey, Picket Fences, CBS, 1994-1996
Josephine "Joey" Lucas, The West Wing, NBC, 2000-2002
Paula McKinley, Ollie, beginning 2001
Movies
Peggy Lawrence, Bridge to Silence, CBS, 1989
Carrie Buck, Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story, Lifetime, 1994
Melanie Charrol, Dead Silence (also known as Silence de mort), HBO, 1997
Cassandra (Cass), Freak City, Showtime, 1999
Dana Sue Lacy, Where the Truth Lies (also known as Hollyridge and 90 Days at Hollyridge), Lifetime, 1999
Casey, Kiss My Act, ABC, 2001
Specials
Herself, Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville, ABC, 1987
Herself, Happy Birthday, Hollywood! (also known as Happy 100thBirthday Hollywood), ABC, 1987
Special Olympics Opening Ceremony Special, ABC, 1987
All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBC, 1989
Herself, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic, CBS, 1990
"Robert Wuhl's World Tour," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1990
The Meaning of Life, CBS, 1991
Host, "Creating Community," The Creative Spirit, PBS, 1992
Back to School '92 (also known as Education First!), CBS, 1992
Herself, Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, Lifetime, 1992
In a New Light, ABC, 1992
Rock the Vote, Fox, 1992
The Sound and the Silence, TNT, 1993
The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1994
The Big Help, Nickelodeon, 1995, 1996
Host, "People in Motion," Innovation Specials, PBS, 1996

Face the Hate, Fox, 1996
All Star Moms, CBS, 1997
Erase the Hate, USA Network, 1997
It Just Takes One, USA Network, 1997
Celebrity Weddings InStyle, Lifetime, 1998
Herself, The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
Herself, Against All Odds: AMC's Tribute to Hollywood's Disabled,American Movie Classics, 2000
The Great American History Quiz: Heroes and Villains, History Channel, 2000
Awards Presentations
Herself, The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987
Herself, Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1987
Herself, Golden Globe Awards, syndicated, 1988
Presenter, The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
The American Comedy Awards (also known as The Third Annual American Comedy Awards), ABC, 1989
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991
(In archive footage) The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991
Presenter, The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1992
The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
Presenter, The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1994
Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1994
Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, CBS, 1995
Presenter, The 16th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1995
Presenter, Family Film Awards, CBS, 1996
Herself, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1999
Herself, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
Episodic
"Episode 77," MMC (also known as The Mickey Mouse Club), The Disney Channel, c. 1990
Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991, 1992
Laura, "The Lip Reader," Seinfeld, NBC, 1993
Laurie Bey, "The Dancing Bandit," Picket Fences, CBS, 1993
Jennifer Winter, "The Message," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1995
Herself, "The Book," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
Guest host, The Vicki Lawrence Show, 1997
Sarah Adelman, "Deaf Becomes Her," Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 1997
Herself, Elizabeth Glaser: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Sign language instructor, "The Storm: Part 1," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1998
Eliza Spears (some sources cite Nancy), "An Impartial Bias," Judging Amy, CBS, 1999
Teacher, "The Perfect Dog," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX TV, 1999
Sally Berg, "Life Sentence," The Practice, ABC, 2000
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2001
Lindsay Warren, "Orphans," Gideon's Crossing, ABC, 2001
Marlee the librarian, "Blue's Book Nook," Blue's Clues, Nickelodeon, c. 2002
Anne Polton, "Testimonial," The Division, Lifetime, 2003
Herself, "Dynamic Duos Week," The Hollywood Squares, UPN, 2003
Marlee the librarian, "Our Neighborhood Festival," Blue's Clues, Nickelodeon, 2003
Dr. Amy Solway, "Painless," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit),NBC, 2004
Josephine "Joey" Lucas, "The Benign Prerogative," The West Wing, NBC, 2004
Herself, "Winners & Losers & Whiners & Boozers: Part 1," I'm with Her, ABC, 2004
Guest, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004
Appeared as April Hare, Adventures in Wonderland, The Disney Channel; and as Brianna Holland, Sweet Justice, NBC. Appeared in episodes of Moonlighting, ABC; and Sesame Street, PBS.
Television Executive Producer
Movies
Where the Truth Lies (also known as Hollyridge and 90 Days at Hollyridge), Lifetime, 1999
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off, The Disney Channel, 2003
Stage Appearances
Appeared as Lydia, Children of a Lesser God, Immediate Theatre Company, Chicago, IL. Appeared in plays such as Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, and The Wizard of Oz throughout Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska, under the auspices of Children's Theatre of the Deaf, Des Plaines, IL.
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
"We Didn't Start the Fire," by Billy Joel, 1989
"We Shall Be Free," by Garth Brooks, 1992
WRITINGS
Novels for Children
Deaf Child Crossing, Simon & Schuster, 2002
With Lin Oliver, author of the children's novels Leading Ladies and Nobody's Perfect, both Simon & Schuster. Contributor to periodicals, including Guideposts and Reader's Digest.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Volume 19, Gale, 1999

Periodicals

Parade, May 22, 1988
People Weekly, March 15, 1993, pp. 67-68; April 22, 1996, p. 88; April 8, 2002, pp. 112-13
US Weekly, October, 1991
Woman's World, May 22, 2001, pp. 14-15

Electronic

Marlee Matlin Official Site, http://www.marleematlinsite.com, June23, 2004

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