Marlee Matlin

Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1986" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 38.

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.

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.

Her daughter Sara was born on the same day an episode of "Picket Fences" aired, in which her character, Laurie Bey, also gave birth.

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.

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.

Sons; Brandon Joseph Grandalski, born September 12, 2000 and Tyler Daniel, born July 18, 2002. Daughters; Sara Rose, born January 19, 1996 and Isabelle Jane, born December 26, 2003. All four of Marlee's children were born in Los Angeles.

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.

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.

She presented the Vardon family with $50,000 from a charity for the Vardon's son to go to the college of his choice. This was on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" . 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.

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.

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.

Lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Kevin, and their four children .

Lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Kevin, and their four children [2009].