Marlee Matlin!!

By: Alicia MayeASL-1

Her birthday!!

• Marlee was born on August 24, 1965. • She was born in Morton Grove, Illinois,

USA. • She has been Deaf since she was 18

months old. • She became Deaf from an illness that

made her loose most of her hearing.

Her Job!!

• She is still alive!!• She is an actress, she played on

“Children Of The Lesser God.”• In 1987 she won an award for

best actress in a motion picture.• She was named the godmother

of cruise ships.

Her Family!!

• She has two older brothers names Marc and Eric.

• She has 4 kids.• Her family was really close to her.

Her importance!!

She is the first Deaf person to win “Best Actress” Academy Award.

• She has shown that it doesn’t matter if your Deaf you can still do what the hearing can.

Where did she grow up?!

• She grew up in Morton Grove.• Her parents didn’t limit her just because

she was Deaf.• She hid her hearing loss as a kid.

How she was treated as a Deaf person!

• She expects to be treated normal.

• People didn’t treat her really any different.

• As a child she was treated normal

• Now everyone likes her she is an awesome actress.

• http://www.abilitymagazine.com/past/Marleem/Marleem.html

• http://www.marleematlinsite.com/lifebio/lifebio.html

• http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20196156,00.html