One of the most famous deaf actress is Marlee Matlin. Marlee Matlin was born on August 24, 1965. She lost her hearing when she was 18 months old from a disease roseola. She grew up the youngest of three kids. Her two older brothers ( Marc and Eric ) learned sign language so they could communicate with Marlee. She always felt left out in her family because she was the only deaf one in the family. She went to a non deaf school because her parents wanted her to get used to real life even though she’s learning sign language. She got married to Kevin Grandalski and had four kids ( Isabelle Jane, Brandon Joseph, Tyler Daniel, and Sara Rose.)
Imagine being a deaf actor and how hard that would be. At first when she became deaf she couldn’t accept …show more content…
She loved it but no one believed that she could do it. She started going downhill fast and had a drug problem.
“ I know I can not please everyone and that’s that.”
As a child she was abused by her babysitter which is what lead to her drug problems. She started at a very early age and never told any of her parents.
I remember when I first saw her on TV and I thought she was just pretending to be deaf on my favorite show ( Switched at Birth ). Then I looked her up and found out that she was deaf in real life.
She once said,” I live my life like everyone else: Everyone has their own obstacles, mine is deafness.”
It amazed me that she went through so much and became an amazing actor that inspires people around the world.
She told her story about how she was molested by her sixteen year old babysitter. Then it happened again in highschool by a teacher.
She said,”It’s all about taking advantage of a child, whether there deaf or not.”
She never told anyone till she was married she then told her husband. She then had an abusive