Academy Award-Winning Actress & Activist Marlee Matlin Coming to the Bankhead Theater in February
Fresh off her acclaimed performance in last year’s Academy Award winning film CODA, actress and activist Marlee Matlin will tell the story of her life, Hollywood career, and activism in a Bankhead Theater presentation Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. In partnership with the Rae Dorough Speaker Series, The Bankhead is thrilled to bring to Livermore, CA. “An Evening with Marlee Matlin.” The Apple TV+ film “CODA” won the 2022 Academy Award for Best Picture and Matlin previously won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in the 1986 drama “Children of a Lesser God.” Deaf since age 18 months, Matlin is a staunch advocate for inclusion, acceptance and access. Her presentation will be offered in ASL and translated by an interpreter.
Marlee Matlin received worldwide acclaim for her film debut in Paramount Pictures’ “Children of a Lesser God,” for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress. At 21, she became the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar (a record she still holds to the present day), the first deaf actor to win an Oscar, and one of a small group of actresses to receive the honor for her film debut. In addition to the Oscar, Matlin received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama.
Matlin also co-starred in the Sundance Film Award winning film “CODA,” and has also starred in her own NBC series “Reasonable Doubts” opposite Mark Harmon. Matlin was twice nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Drams, as well as the People’s Choice Award. She has been nominated for four Emmy awards for her appearances on “Seinfeld,” “Picket Fences,” “The Practice,” and “Law and Order.”
Marlee Matlin provides an inspiring story of a woman that has overcome much adversity and has never allowed a disability to b a crutch. Her story is uplifting, light and energetic.
For tickets or more information please phone (925) 373-6800 or visit livermorearts.org.