Marlee Matlin Thesis Statement

Marlee Matlin is a worldwide known deaf actress. Marlee was born August 24,1965 in Morton Grove,IL. She is Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish. She had average parents, her dad owned a used car lot and her mom sold jewelry. So she didn't come from a famous or rich family/ Marlee was not born deaf, she was hearing all the way up until she was 18 months and she caught the roseola virus. She was officially announced legally deaf she had lost all hearing in her right ear and 80 percent in the left. Her deafness definitely didn’t not stop her. Marlee did get a pretty good education. Her parents didn't think she needed a special school so she went to a public school, and succeeded very well. She started to learn sign language around the age of 5. It was hard for her parents to adjust because they didn't know a lot of signs. Marlee was stubborn when she was little and very outspoken so that made it even harder for them to communicate with her. This didn't stop them they started to learn too. Marlee did the best she could in school. Marlee graduated from John Hersey High School . She had interest in law …show more content…
She discovered acting from a program at a center on deafness that helps bring hearing and the deaf kids together. She landed her first role as the main character Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz. Her acting life started with a company in Chicago. Matlin continued acting throughout her adulthood. She hit her big break in Chicago. She got a big role in the movie Children Of a Lesser God. She played as a deaf woman who becomes involved with a speech teacher. Matlin's character refuses to lipread or talk. She would only use sign. When Matlin was just 21 in 1987 she won an award for best actress. Marlee continued to act and then finally branched out and played in other movies and show. But besides her acting she wrote some books as well. Marlee is known for acting and for everything else she does. She is a very productive deaf