An Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning star was turning heads on the Tribeca Film Festival red carpet.
Marlee Matlin, 59, walked the red carpet at Tribeca for the premiere of her film Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore on Monday, June 9, in New York City.
The film is a documentary about Matlin being thrust into the spotlight when she became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award when she was just 21 years old. “Reflecting on her life in her primary language of American Sign Language, Marlee explores the complexities of what it means to be a trailblazer,” reads the description of the film.
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It continues, “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore feels like a full-circle moment. As a child, filmmaker Shoshannah Stern was inspired to believe that a deaf woman like herself could pursue a career as an actor after seeing Matlin win her Oscar. Stern’s directorial debut is an intimate, honest, and loving conversation between two profoundly connected people that weaves together Matlin’s first-person account with interviews from those who know her best.
“Matlin and the filmmaker’s genuine understanding allows them to explore the good, the bad, and the traumatic throughout Matlin’s career. From the early days and major successes to her famously tumultuous high-profile relationship, to the years of being ignored and patronized by Hollywood, and on to getting sober and repeatedly changing the game for her community — with and without their approval.”
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Director Stern joined Matlin on the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival. Prior to making her directorial debut, she appeared on such shows as Weeds, Jericho, Supernatural and This Close.
Matlin won her Oscar and her Golden Globe for Children of a Lesser God back in 1986. She was also nominated for two Golden Globes for her work on the TV series Reasonable Doubts, and has four Emmy nominations to her name for Seinfeld, Picket Fences, The Practice and Law & Order: SVU. She also played a memorable pollster on The West Wing, and in 2022, won a Screen Actors Guild Award for the film CODA (child of deaf adults).
