18K views · 473 reactions | Marlee Matlin reflects on winning the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in "Children of a Lesser God" | The Academy | Facebook

219K views · 1.9K shares | 30 years ago today Marlee Matlin received an Oscar for her performance in "Children of a Lesser God" | The Academy | Facebook

CODA's Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin chat with Drew about the importance of the film for the deaf community, showing deaf persons in a light that shows the hearing public that we're all the same. | The Drew Barrymore Show

13K views · 660 reactions | Marlee Matlin in 1986's 'Children of a Lesser God' where she played Sarah, a deaf custodian at a school for the deaf, who develops a romantic relationship with a hearing speech teacher. Matlin's performance garnered her the Best Actress Oscar at the 59th Academy Awards - making her the first deaf actor to win an Academy Award. Watch Marlee Matlin's Behind the Oscars Speech: https://youtu.be/CABKP03Toic | The Academy | Facebook

1.9K views · 16 reactions | It's been 34 years since actress Marlee Matlin made history as the first and so-far only deaf actor to win an Oscar for her groundbreaking role in "Children of a Lesser God." She talked to DBL about her feelings on actors playing people with disabilities. Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/2PYO6Kq | Daily Blast LIVE | Facebook