Portrait of Marlee Matlin

Acting

Marlee Matlin

Career

Active from 1986 to 2023, busiest in 1999 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for CODA
CODA
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Marlee Matlin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Quantum Physics 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Erotic Thriller 2
  • Legal Drama 2
  • Suspenseful Mystery 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Courtroom Drama 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

62
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Run
Run

as Holly

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 54
Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie
Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie (2025)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer

CODA
CODA (2021)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jackie Rossi

Multiverse
Multiverse (2021)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dierdre

2010s

11 titles ยท average score 67
Feeling Through
Feeling Through (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

Executive Producer

Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through
Connecting the Dots: The Story of Feeling Through (2019)

Executive Producer

This Close
This Close (2018)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Annie

Gone
Gone (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

The Magicians
The Magicians (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Harriet

Quantico
Quantico (2015)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Jocelyn Turner

Cosmos
Cosmos (2014)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Annie Jump Cannon (voice)

Some Kind of Beautiful
Some Kind of Beautiful (2014)
GoodWatch score 29

as Cindy

4Closed
4Closed (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

as Ally Turner

Excision
Excision (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

as Amber

Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Melody Bledsoe

2000s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Glee
Glee (2009)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Marlee Matlin

Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Laura Miller

What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole
What the Bleep! Down the Rabbit Hole (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

as Amanda

My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Ruby Whitlow

What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?
What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004)
GoodWatch score 42

as Amanda

Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Alisa Stevens

CSI: NY
CSI: NY (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Gina Mitchum

The L Word
The L Word (2004)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Jodi Lerner

Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Barbara Shapiro

Askari
Askari (2001)
GoodWatch score 54

as Paula McKinley

Two Shades of Blue
Two Shades of Blue (2000)
GoodWatch score 34

as Beth McDaniels

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Julia Holden

1990s

26 titles ยท average score 66
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Stella (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Dr. Amy Solwey

In Her Defense
In Her Defense (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jane Claire

Where the Truth Lies
Where the Truth Lies (1999)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dana Sue Lacey

When Justice Fails
When Justice Fails (1999)
GoodWatch score 43

as Katy Wesson

The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Joey Lucas

Dead Silence
Dead Silence (1997)
GoodWatch score 51

as Melanie Charrol

It's My Party
It's My Party (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

as Daphne Stark

Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

as Carrie Buck

Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil (1993)
GoodWatch score 33

as Jillian Shanahan

Reasonable Doubts
Reasonable Doubts (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as ADA Tess Kaufman

L'homme au masque d'or
L'homme au masque d'or (1991)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sล“ur Maria

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 71
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Laura

Bridge to Silence
Bridge to Silence (1989)
GoodWatch score 65

as Peggy Lawrence

Walker
Walker (1987)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ellen Martin

Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
GoodWatch score 76

as Sarah Norman