Marlee Matlin Reflects on a Breakthrough Career and Advocacy for Accessibility - POV Magazine

Oscar Winner and Deaf Icon Marlee Matlin Is Candid in New Doc

Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore opens with Matlin returning to the Oscars 30 years after becoming the youngest and only Deaf performer to win Best Actress. Since being propelled to stardom for her role in 1986’s Children of a Lesser God, Matlin has become an icon within the Deaf community, proving that there is space in Hollywood for inclusive and accessible storytelling. The documentary helmed by Deaf director Shoshannah Stern premiered in Can…

Marlee Matlin Reflects on a Breakthrough Career and Advocacy for Accessibility - POV Magazine

“I do enjoy watching actors working, but when we’re talking about hearing actors, I can enjoy them through captions, but I can’t hear their voices the same way,” notes Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin in a Zoom interview with POV. “You can hear their voice, the tone, the emotion that they express—whatever it is, how they choose to express themselves. But when I watch a Deaf actor, I’m absolutely mesmerized to see them express themselves throug…