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she was rendered deaf in infancy by a bout of Roseola Infantum
she is the only deaf actress who ever received an Academy Award (and even that was for her debut in a movie at the age of 21)
my favourite movies with her include 'Children of a Lesser God' (1985), 'Bridge to Silence' (1989) and 'Hear No Evil' (1993)
she was also brilliant as Laurie Bey (the 'dancing bandit' who later became the mayor) on the TV series 'Picket Fences'
her parents are Don and Libby Matlin
she was the 3rd child, born to Don and Libby, but they lost a child the year before Marlee was born
she has one older brother
she is married to police officer Kevin Grandalski since 29. August 1993
has 4 children with Grandalski: Sarah (* 1996), Brandon (* 2000), Tyler (* 2002), and Isabelle (* 2003)
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