Marlee Matlin
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Marlee Matlin is an American actress. Having been deaf since 18 months of age, she is known for her activism on behalf of deaf individuals in Hollywood and other industries. Her accolades include an A
Matlin at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Matlin in 1989
Matlin in 1999
Matlin as one of the presenters at the 2014 AHA Hero Dog Awards
William Hurt
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William McChord Hurt was an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award fo
Marlee Matlin
…check herself into the Betty Ford Center. She discusses her rocky, two-year relationship with her significantly older Children of a Lesser God co-star William Hurt, who she says physically abused and raped her. She also discusses the sexual abuse she suffered as a child at the hands of her female babysitter. In…
Hurt at the premiere for A History of Violence, 2005
Hurt in 1981