American Masters, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 9 PM
Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 2 AM
Sunday, Oct. 19, at 2 PM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / WEAO 49.2):
Monday, Oct. 20, at 8 PM
For more than 30 years, Marlee Matlin has captivated audiences on stage and screen. She won an Academy Award for her acclaimed performance in 1986’s Children of A Lesser God, which made her the youngest Oscar winner to receive the Best Actress award and the first Deaf actor to ever win an Oscar. Since then, she has given memorable film and television performances, including those in The West Wing, The Practice, and the Academy Award-winning film CODA. Matlin shares her story in her native American Sign Language in AMERICAN MASTERS, MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE.
Featuring archival footage and interviews, the film follows Matlin’s life from her own perspective, starting with her childhood in Illinois and through her growing stardom, including her turbulent relationship with co-star William Hurt and her struggle to overcome addiction. The film also features never-before-seen home video from her longtime interpreter and producing partner Jack Jason, showing Matlin on the sets of some of her most notable work, including the hit series Seinfeld. MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, features interviews with Matlin’s closest family, friends and colleagues, including Henry Winkler, Lauren Ridloff, Aaron Sorkin, Randa Haines, Troy Kotsur, Sian Heder, Liz Tannebaum and John Maucere.
