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CODA is a 2021 American comedy-drama film that follows a hearing teenage girl who is a child of deaf adults (CODA for short).

LOS ANGELES -- Until Sunday night's Oscars, Marlee Matlin had for over three decades been the only deaf person to receive an Academy Award. That streak broke Sunday at the 94th Academy Awards, when ...

Marlee Matlin Reveals Why She Almost Walked Away From ‘CODA’ (Exclusive) originally appeared on Parade. Marlee Matlin is sharing the reason why she nearly walked away from her starring role in CODA, ...

Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the 2021 film “CODA.” Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the Academy Award-winning ...

When American Masters approached Marlee Matlin about doing a documentary, Matlin had one name in mind to direct: Shoshanna Stern. Like Matlin, Stern is deaf. She also hadn’t directed before. But ...

LOS ANGELES -- In 1987, Marlee Matlin made history as the first deaf actor to win an Oscar for her role in "Children of a Lesser God." At the time, it felt like a major breakthrough, but Matlin has ...

For Marlee Matlin, winning an Academy Award should’ve been one of the happiest days of her life. At just 21, Matlin took home the best actress Oscar for 1986’s “Children of a Lesser God,” becoming the ...