A bout of roseola infantum rendered actress Marlee Matlin almost completely deaf at the age of 18 months. Never permitting her affliction to impede her ambitions, Matlin launched her stage career at age 8, playing Dorothy in the Des Plaines Childrens ... Read Full Biography
| Year | Award | Category | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Actress | Children of a Lesser God | Won |
| 1986 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Children of a Lesser God | Won |
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