She does so in an episode of the series she’s involved in, “Accused,” where she plays a surrogate mother
She won the Oscar as an actress for ‘Children of a lesser god’ and is one of the performers of the recently Oscar-winning ‘CODA’. It is the deaf Marlee Matlin who, taking advantage of the ‘CODA’ awards for the history of the deaf, has just announced that she is preparing to make the transition to directing.
For now, she does so in an episode of the series she’s involved in, “Accused,” in which a deaf woman, played by Marlee herself, becomes a surrogate mother and commits a crime of defense and protection.
“I couldn’t be happier for the opportunity to direct and work on a project with such esteemed, talented and skilled producers, writers, cast and crew,” the actress said in a statement. “I’ve never shied away from challenges and the opportunity to be one of the first deaf female directors on television is something I look forward to.”
The series, broadcast in the United States, is a co-production of Sony Pictures Television and Fox and is produced by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa and David Shore. It always starts in a courtroom about a suspect, and viewers know nothing about their crime or how they ended up. His story is revealed through flashbacks of the suspect himself. ‘Accused’ tries to make it look like wrong decisions put a normal person in a situation like this, making it too late to go back. Each episode is independent and has a different cast.
Marlee Matlin was born in Illinois on August 24, 1965. At 18 months, she lost much of her hearing as a result of a bout of roseola in her childhood. He lost all hearing in his right ear and 80% in his left ear, which initially left him unable to learn to speak, something he has achieved relatively over the years. She debuted as a child actress at age 7 in the role of Dorothy in the version of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ which she performed in a children’s theater group and continued to act in other plays throughout her childhood.
The actress made her film debut with the film “Children of a Lesser God” (1986), for which she won the Golden Globe and the Oscar for best actress. Between 1985 and 1986, she was married to the recently deceased William Hurt, her partner in Children of a Lesser God, whom she accused of assault, and in 1993 she remarried to a police officer named Kevin Grandalski, with whom she has four children. Marlee Matlin was a prolific actress on television and was nominated for an Emmy for “Picket Fences.” He has worked on series such as ‘The West Wing of the White House’, ‘Desperate Housewives’, ‘Seinfeld’ or ‘Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’. For the latter two, he earned further Emmy nominations in 1994 and 2004 respectively. Also in ‘My name is Earl’ or ‘Changed at birth’.
In 2004 she took part as a lead actress in the film ‘Y tú qué saber?!’ in the role of Amanda. Two years earlier, he had published his first novel ‘Deaf Child Crossing’, loosely based on his childhood.
After the episode of ‘Accused’, the actress has stated that if all goes well, she does not rule out continuing her activity as a director.
Source: La Verdad
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