the shrewdness of apes

I chose to write about Marlee Matlin She was born in 1964 in Morton Grove, Illinois. She had two loving parents. At the age of 18 months she came down with a bad fever that caused her to become deaf in both ears. At seven she became interested in performing arts. She began to act when she was seven. Her first role in a play at seven was the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. She later became a successful actress acting in such film as For Children of a Lesser God, Bridge to Silence, The Linguini Incident, The Man in the Golden Mask, The Player, Hear No Evil, Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story, It’s My Party, Dead Silence, When Justice fails, In Her Defense, Freak City, Where the Truth Lies, and Kiss My Act. She also appeared in 17 T.V. shows such as Reasonable Doubt, Seinfeld, Adventures in Wonderland, Picket Fences, Outer Limits, Sweet Justice, People in Motion, The Larry Sanders Show, Spin City, Puzzle Place, ER, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Judging Amy, Blues Clues on Nickelodeon, The Practice, Gideon’s Crossing and The West Wing.

In 1993, Marlee was married to Kevin Grandalski, a police officer in Los Angeles, Ca. In 1996, Marlee and Kevin had a baby girl, Sarah Rose. She is currently living a very happy life.