Marlee Matlin in Bikini – Body, Height, Weight, Nationality, Net Worth, and More

Marlee Matlin is an American Actress who was born on 24 August 1965 in Morton Grove, Illinois. She is famously known for winning an Academy Award for her role in her debut film children of a lesser God despite being deaf.

Career Highlights

Matlin began her career in acting at a very young age of 7, where she had played the role of Dorothy in the Children’s play Wizard of Oz at an international center. She continued to play at the center until Henry Winkler discovered her. After he had found her, Matlin received her first film role in 1986 in the film Children of a lesser God. She played it so well that she was nominated and won both the Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actress at only 21 years old.

Family and Personal Life

Matlin was in a relationship with her co-star William Hurt for two years, but they ended to separate because William was physically abusing her, which she explained in one of her books. She later met a Burbank police officer Kevin Grandalski when she was at a film shoot of the movie Reasonable Doubts, and it was love at first sight. Kevin had the duty of controlling the traffic and also providing security for the crew.