Marlee Matlin Net Worth
Marlee Matlin Net Worth is
$11 Million
Marlee Matlin Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Marlee Beth Matlin is an American actress. She is the only deaf performer to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, which she won for Children of a Lesser God. At the age of 21, she became the youngest woman in history to win that award. Her work in film a... Full Name | Marlee Matlin |
Net Worth | $11 Million |
Date Of Birth | August 24, 1965 |
Place Of Birth | Morton Grove, Illinois, United States |
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Profession | Actor, Film Producer |
Education | John Hersey High School, Harper College |
Nationality | United States of America |
Spouse | Kevin Grandalski (m. 1993) |
Children | Tyler Daniel Grandalski, Brandon Joseph Grandalski, Isabelle Jane Grandalski, Sara Rose Grandalski |
Parents | Donald Matlin, Libby Matlin |
Siblings | Eric Matlin, Marc Matlin |
Nicknames | Marlee Beth Matlin |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Actress, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama |
Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Com... |
Movies | Children of a Lesser God, What the Bleep Do We Know!?, Hear No Evil, Bridge to Silence, In Her Defense, Two Shades of Blue, When Justice Fails, Sweet Nothing in My Ear, Freak City, Where the Truth Lies, The Linguini Incident, It's My Party, Some Kind of Beautiful, Excision, Dead Silence, L'homme au ... |
TV Shows | The L Word, Picket Fences, Sweet Justice, Reasonable Doubts, Switched at Birth, Dancing with the Stars, The Apprentice |
Star Sign | Virgo |
Title | Salary |
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Children of a Lesser God (1986) | $50,000 .00 |
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1 | I have a lot of great memories of high school and some horrible ones. I got in trouble for smoking pot, and I got in trouble for ditching class for smoking pot and smoking more pot. I had a good time in high school, and it's all great memories... All great memories, just all a long time ago... By the way I want to make it clear I have been sober for 28 years. Just had to put that out there. (in a Playbill interview with the cast of the 2015 production of the teen-centered musical "Spring Awakening"; all of their cast members were asked for their memories of high school.) |
2 | In response to a new 2006 PBS censorship policy requiring additional visual pixelization for the deaf of recognizable lip movements of sworn words: All I can say is I've been reading the lips of bleeped-out words, angry baseball players, and stoned-out rock stars on awards shows for years and it's been hilarious. Everyone is always asking me what the bleeped-out parts are saying. Just say no to pixelization! Hehe. |
3 | The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind. |
4 | Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me. |
5 | The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth. |
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1 | Delivered her children Sara, Tyler and Isabella via Caesarean section and her son Brandon via forceps. |
2 | Suffered a miscarriage in December 1998. |
3 | Is one of 4 actresses to win the Best Actress Oscar for her film debut (Children of a Lesser God (1986)). The others are Shirley Booth (for Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)), Julie Andrews (for Mary Poppins (1964)), and Barbra Streisand (for Funny Girl (1968)). |
4 | Her father was of Russian Jewish descent. Her maternal grandparents were Polish Jewish immigrants. |
5 | Was the 94th actress to receive an Academy Award; she won a Best Actress Oscar for Children of a Lesser God (1986) at The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) on March 30, 1987. |
6 | She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 6, 2009. |
7 | Competing on the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars (2005). Her dance partner was newcomer Fabian Sanchez. [February 2008] |
8 | Eliminated during the sixth week of Dancing with the Stars (2005). [April 2008] |
9 | Gave birth to her fourth child at age 38: a daughter, Isabelle Jane Grandalski, on December 26, 2003. The child's father is her husband, Kevin Grandalski. |
10 | Gave birth to her third child at age 36: a son, Tyler Daniel Grandalski, on July 18, 2002. The child's father is her husband, Kevin Grandalski. |
11 | Gave birth to her second child at age 35: a son, Brandon Joseph Grandalski, on September 12, 2000. The child's father is her husband, Kevin Grandalski. |
12 | Gave birth to her first child at age 30: a daughter, Sara Rose Grandalski, on January 19, 1996. The child's father is her husband, Kevin Grandalski. |
13 | At the age of 7, she played Dorothy Gale in a production of "The Wizard of Oz" at ICODA (International Center on Deafness and the Arts). |
14 | Marlee started out as a stage actress. |
15 | Deaf actress Marlee Matlin has been handed a special award from the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) for performers with disabilities. |
16 | Revealed in her biography "I'll Scream Later" that her relationship with William Hurt was physically abusive on both sides and that their fights were alcohol and drug-fueled. |
17 | Found out about her Oscar nomination for Children of a Lesser God (1986) from her interpreter Jack Jason when she was in rehab in the Betty Ford Clinic for 26 days, seeking help because of her drug problems. She didn't want to field questions from the press about her nomination, since she didn't want them to know that she was in recovery, so she responded to Jack, "I'll scream later." That phrase became the title of her 2009 memoir. |
18 | Credits ex-boyfriend William Hurt with helping her seek help for her drug abuse. |
19 | Named godmother of Holland-America Line cruise ship the MS Noordam. |
20 | Close friends with Jennifer Beals. |
21 | Lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband, Kevin, and their four children [2009]. |
22 | She is profoundly deaf. Her right ear has complete loss, while her left ear has around 80% loss. She is the only member of her family who is deaf. |
23 | As a child, she attended a synagogue for the deaf. |
24 | Her daughter Sarah was born on the same day an episode of Picket Fences (1992) aired, in which her character, Laurie Bey, also gave birth. |
25 | Youngest person to win the Oscar in the Best Actress Category at the age of 21 and 218 days old. She is also the only deaf actor to win an Academy Award. |
26 | One of a chosen few to win a Best Acting Oscar for a debut performance. |
27 | She presented the Vardon family with $50,000 from a charity for the Vardons' son to go to the college of his choice. This was on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2003). The Vardon family is made up of two deaf parents, a hearing older son (Stefan) and a younger son who is both blind and autistic. |
28 | Attended and graduated from John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois. |
29 | Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38. |
30 | Was married in Henry Winkler's (the Fonz's) backyard. |
31 | Her husband, Kevin Grandalski, is a police officer. |
32 | Initially, she believed that she was rendered deaf in infancy by a bout of roseola infantum but later found out that roseola doesn't cause deafness. In the 1990s, a doctor told her mother that he believed that Matlin had a genetically malformed cochlea, which meant that she could likely hear when she was born but that her hearing receded over the first couple of years of her life. |
33 | Used to live with William Hurt. |
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Silent Knights | announced | ||
Silent Voice | pre-production | Beth | |
Code Black | 2016 | TV Series | Kathy Byrne |
Switched at Birth | 2011-2015 | TV Series | Melody Bledsoe Melody |
Some Kind of Beautiful | 2014 | Cindy | |
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Annie Jump Cannon |
Family Guy | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Stella |
The One I Love | 2014 | Diner Patron | |
No Ordinary Hero: The SuperDeafy Movie | 2013 | Marlee Matlin | |
Foreclosed | 2013 | Video | Ally Turner |
Excision | 2012 | Amber | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2011 | TV Series | Professor Julia Holden |
The L Word | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Jodi Lerner |
Sweet Nothing in My Ear | 2008 | TV Movie | Laura Miller |
Nip/Tuck | 2008 | TV Series | Barbara Shapiro |
My Name Is Earl | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Ruby Whitlow |
Baby Einstein: My First Signs | 2007 | Video short | Sign Language Instructor |
CSI: NY | 2006 | TV Series | Gina Mitchum |
The West Wing | 2000-2006 | TV Series | Joey Lucas |
What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole | 2006 | Documentary | Amanda |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Dr. Amy Solwey |
Desperate Housewives | 2005 | TV Series | Alisa Stevens |
Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth | 2005 | Video short voice | |
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? | 2004 | Documentary | Lead |
I'm with Her | 2004 | TV Series | Marlee Matlin |
Blue's Clues | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Marlee the Librarian / Librarian |
The Division | 2003 | TV Series | Ann Polton |
Askari | 2001 | Paula McKinley | |
Kiss My Act | 2001 | TV Movie | Casey |
Gideon's Crossing | 2001 | TV Series | Lindsay Warren |
The Practice | 2000 | TV Series | Sally Berg |
Judging Amy | 1999 | TV Series | Eliza Spears |
Chicken Soup for the Soul | 1999 | TV Series | Teacher |
Where the Truth Lies | 1999 | TV Movie | Dana Sue Lacey |
When Justice Fails | 1999 | Katy Wesson | |
In Her Defense | 1999 | Jane Claire | |
Two Shades of Blue | 1999 | Beth McDaniels | |
ER | 1999 | TV Series | Sign Language Instructor |
Freak City | 1999 | TV Movie | Cassandra |
Spin City | 1997 | TV Series | Sarah |
The Larry Sanders Show | 1997 | TV Series | Marlee Matlin |
Dead Silence | 1997 | TV Movie | Melanie Charrol |
Snitch | 1996 | Cindy | |
Picket Fences | 1993-1996 | TV Series | Mayor Laurie Bey Laurie Bey |
It's My Party | 1996 | Daphne Stark | |
The Outer Limits | 1995 | TV Series | Jennifer Winter |
Sweet Justice | 1995 | TV Series | Brianna Holland |
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story | 1994 | TV Movie | Carrie Buck |
Adventures in Wonderland | 1994 | TV Series | April Hare |
Seinfeld | 1993 | TV Series | Laura |
Reasonable Doubts | 1991-1993 | TV Series | Asst. Dist. Atty. Tess Kaufman |
Hear No Evil | 1993 | Jillian Shanahan | |
The Player | 1992 | Marlee Matlin | |
The Linguini Incident | 1991 | Jeanette | |
L'homme au masque d'or | 1991 | María | |
Bridge to Silence | 1989 | TV Movie | Peggy Lawrence |
Walker | 1987 | Ellen Martin | |
Children of a Lesser God | 1986 | Sarah Norman |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Deaf Family | 2008 | executive producer | |
Baby Einstein: My First Signs | 2007 | Video short producer | |
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off | 2003 | TV Movie executive producer | |
Where the Truth Lies | 1999 | TV Movie executive producer |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Apprentice | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Entertainment Tonight | 2008-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Broadway.com 2016 Tony Awards Special | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 70th Annual Tony Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Working in the Theatre | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
2014 Hero Dog Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
Chelsea Lately | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Tavis Smiley | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
Glee | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
CinemAbility | 2013 | Documentary | Herself |
Celebrity Ghost Stories | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Q N' A with Mikki and Shay | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Marie | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Good Morning America | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Talk | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself |
Miss Deaf International | 2012 | Documentary | Herself |
The Jeff Probst Show | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
Home & Family | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film, Looks at Johnny Belinda | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Projected Image: Disability Stereotypes in Film | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 37th Annual Gracie Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
The Apprentice | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself - Contestant / Herself - Guest Boardroom Advisor / Herself - Finalist |
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself |
Wicked | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Contributor |
The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Herself |
Piers Morgan Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
The Nate Berkus Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself - Roaster |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2004-2010 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Host |
Stand Up to Cancer | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2010 | 2010 | TV Special | Herself |
Dancing with the Stars | 2008-2010 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Audience Member |
Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show | 2009 | TV Short | Herself (voice) |
See Hear | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Larry King Live | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
The Hour | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Access Hollywood | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
The Red Dress Collection 2007 Fashion Show | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2004-2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Dispatches from Nicaragua | 2008 | Video documentary | Herself |
10th Annual Ribbon of Hope Celebration | 2007 | TV Movie | Herself |
Rachael Ray | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Super Bowl XLI | 2007 | TV Special | Herself - National Anthem Performer |
Golden Karma Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
75th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | 2006 | TV Special | Herself |
Baby Einstein: Baby's Favorite Places First Words Around Town | 2006 | Video short | Herself |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Herself |
Hollywood Squares | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Herself |
The 75th Annual Academy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Past Winner |
Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years | 2002 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends | 1999 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
The Daily Show | 1999 | TV Series | Herself |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Herself - Past Winner |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997 | TV Series | Herself |
2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Herself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992-1995 | TV Series | Herself |
The Puzzle Place | 1995 | TV Series | Herself |
The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
The 1994 Annual Diversity Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Drama |
The 16th Annual CableACE Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration | 1994 | TV Movie | Herself |
Super Bowl XXVII | 1993 | TV Movie | Herself - National Anthem Performer |
The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a TV-Series Drama |
Rock the Vote | 1993 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Made for Television Movie |
In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a TV-Series - Drama |
One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Herself |
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Film Sequence on Favorite Films (uncredited) |
Commitment to Life IV: Los Angeles AIDS Project Benefit | 1990 | TV Movie | Herself |
All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1989 | TV Movie | Herself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
The Starlight Annual Foundation Benefit | 1988 | TV Special | Herself |
The 60th Annual Academy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical |
Comic Relief '87 | 1987 | TV Special | Herself |
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
De película | 1987 | TV Series | Herself |
The 59th Annual Academy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role |
The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama |
The 58th Annual Academy Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
The 1986 Annual D.W. Griffith Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Apprentice | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Larry King Live | 2006-2009 | TV Series | Herself |
The O'Reilly Factor | 2008 | TV Series | Herself - 'Patriot' (segment "Pinheads & Patriots") |
Guilty Pleasures: Courtroom Dramas | 2005 | Video | Dana Sue Lacey |
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | 1994 | TV Special | Herself |
Oscar's Greatest Moments | 1992 | Video documentary | Herself |
Especial Oscars 86 | 1987 | TV Movie | Sarah |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2009 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | Awarded on May 6, 2009 at 6667 Hollywood Blvd. |
1987 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Children of a Lesser God (1986) |
1987 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Children of a Lesser God (1986) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) |
2000 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | The Practice (1997) |
2000 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | The Practice (1997) |
2000 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | The West Wing (1999) |
1996 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Picket Fences (1992) |
1995 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actress in a Movie or Miniseries | Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (1994) |
1995 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Specialty Player | Picket Fences (1992) |
1994 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld (1989) |
1994 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Picket Fences (1992) |
1993 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Reasonable Doubts (1991) |
1993 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Reasonable Doubts (1991) |
1992 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Reasonable Doubts (1991) |
1992 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series | Reasonable Doubts (1991) |
2nd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1986 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | Children of a Lesser God (1986) |