MARLEE BETH MATLIN Famous Actress

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MARLEE BETH MATLINFamous Actress

• PRESENTED BY
• MEGAN RAE WESLEY

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From the Beginning

• Born on August 24, 1965
• Parents Don and Libby Matlin
• She was their 3rd child
• Born in Morton Grove Illinois

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How Marlee lost her hearing

• Marlee was born with normal hearing to two
  hearing parents.
• She was rendered deaf at the age of 18 months
  through a bout with Roseola Infantum

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Education

• 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).

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Family

• Kevin Grandalski (29 August 1993 - present) 4
  children
• Husband is a police officer. Has one daughter
  named 'Sarah Rose'
• Was married in Henry Winkler's (the Fonz's)
  backyard
• Son, Tyler Daniel Grandalski, born 18 July 2002
  in Los Angeles.
• Son, Brandon Joseph, born 12 September 2000 in
  Los Angeles
• Daughter, Isabelle Jane Grandalski, was born on
  December 26, 2003 in Los Angeles, California.

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Filmography

• Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off (2002) (Disney
  Channel)
• Sacred Science (2002)
• Ollie (2001)
• Kiss My Act (2001) ABC
• Where The Truth Lies (1999) (Lifetime)
• Freak City (1998) (Showtime)
• Dead Silence (1996) (HBO)

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Filmography Cont.

• It's My Party (1995)
• Against Her Will The Carrie Buck Story (1994)
  (Lifetime)
• Hear No Evil (1993)
• The Player (1992)
• The Linguini Incident (1991)
• The Man In The Golden Mask (1990)
• Bridge To Silence (1989) (CBS)
• Walker (1988)
• Children Of A Lesser God (1986)

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Filmography Cont. TELEVISION

• Law and Order, SVU NBC (2004)
• I'm With Her, ABC (2004)
• Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off Disney Channel
  (2003)
• The West Wing (2000-2004) NBC
• The Division (2002) Lifetime
• Gideon's Crossing (2001) ABC
• The Practice (2000) ABC
• Blues Clues (2000-2002) Nickelodeon
• Judging Amy (1999) CBS
• ER (1998) NBC

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Filmography Cont.

• Puzzle Place (1998) PBS
• Spin City (1997) ABC
• The Larry Sanders Show (1997) HBO
• People In Motion (1996) PBS
• Sweet Justice (1995) NBC
• Picket Fences (1993, 1994-1996) CBS
• Adventures In Wonderland (1993) Disney
• Seinfeld (1993) NBC
• Reasonable Doubts (1991-1993) NBC

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Extra Contribution

• She presented the Vardon family with 50,000 from
  a charity for the Vardon's son to go to the
  college of his choice. This was on Extreme
  Makeover Home Edition 2004. The Vardon family is
  made up of two deaf parents, an able older son
  (Stefan) and a younger son who is both blind and
  autistic.

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Awards/Acheivments

• One of a chosen few to win a Best Acting Oscar
  for their debut performance.
• Youngest Winner to win the Oscar in the Best
  Actress Category at the age of 21.

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Books

• Deaf Child Crossing
• Nobodys Perfect

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Personal Quotes

• "The Earth does not belong to us we belong to
  the Earth."
• "Silence is the last thing the world will ever
  hear from me."
• The handicap of deafness is not in the ear it
  is in the mind.

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Bibliography Slide

• Internet Movie Database http//www.imdb.com/name/n
  m0559144/bio
• TV.Com http//www.tv.com/person/12158/summary.html
  
• Marlee Matlin Official Fanpage http//www.marleema
  tlinsite.com/
• The New York Times Marlee Matlin
  http//movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.
  html?p_id46423inlinenyt-per