There’s no down time for Marlee Matlin. She’s wrapped work on the sixth season of “The L Word” — yes, she’s back — and is now completing editing her forthcoming Simon & Schuster “I’ll Scream Later” autobiography. She’s scheduling book promotion time, plus a lengthy road tour for next year. The “Dancing With the Stars” alumna isn’t discussing the latter as yet, but she already knows she’ll be away from home much of 2009.

“I know I’ll miss my kids, but I’m grateful that they’ll be visiting me,” she tells us in a written interview, referring to her children with hubby Kevin Grandalski.

“I couldn’t do it without my husband, who is there 24/7. I’ve often said that as a child I imagined myself as Marcia Brady, who just happened to be deaf, but now with four kids I’ve grown into Alice the Maid. But that’s OK because my husband is like Alice’s Sam the Butcher, ever dependable and always there to fill in.”

Already a best-selling author of young people’s books, the deaf actress, who won 1986 Best Actress Oscar honors for “Children of a Lesser God” says, “I decided to write about my life now because so many thousands of people wrote in to tell me how much I inspired them as a result of doing what I did on ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ I realized then that there were parts of my life that I had never spoken of but which might inspire others if I shared them. I’ve had my obstacles that I’ve overcome in my life related to my deafness, but that’s only a small part of who I am.”

“The L Word” has been a prominent part of her life since being signed to play deaf sculptor Jodi, erstwhile girlfriend of Bette (Jennifer Beals, Marlee’s close pal) on the show that just got its fifth-season DVD release this week. “We had always hoped to work together ever since we met in New York City 20 years ago,” she says. “And we finally did on ‘The L Word.’ … It was fantastic. The icing on a very delicious cake.”

I have added a picture of Marlee at “95th Annual Founder’s Day”.

And here is an article about it:

“The only thing a deaf person cannot do is hear,” Oscar-winning deaf actor Marlee Matlin told the 95th annual Founder’s Day crowd at Starr Commonwealth outside Albion Sunday.
The message was one of inspiration. The actor listened to the students in sessions and said she wanted to impart to Starr students that she had dealt with barriers when she was young.

“I understand their goals, hopes and desires, and where they are going,” she signed, adding that after reviewing the lifeskills programs at Starr, “you feel everything is going to be all right when you leave here,” she signed.

A lot of students told her of their mentors at Starr — whether other students or staff. Matlin acknowledged that her mentor, actor Henry Winkler, last year’s speaker, urged her to find out about the program, which helps children Michigan and Ohio.

“Even if I didn’t have kids I would be here to support the program because it takes anyone who believes children need attention and a future. All people need to know what good work Starr does,” she said through her sign language interpreter. “There needs to be an opportunity for kids to develop a sense of independence in their lives, to learn to dream, especially kids with difficulties. (Starr) provides the environment all children should have.”

Matlin said she wanted to bring the positive aspects of Starr back to her own four children, ages 12, 8, 6 and 4.

Thanks to Tona, I have added captures from the four season one episodes of The West Wing, that Marlee was in. I have caps from her other episodes and will add those soon!

1×14 Take This Sabbath Day

1×16 20 Hours in L.A.

1×20 Mandatory Minimums

1×21 Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics

The Alabama Community College System Human Resources Management Association (ACCSHRMA) will host its seventh annual Diversity Conference, October 2-3, at Jefferson State Community College’s Shelby-Hoover Campus.

The theme of this year’s ACCSHRMA conference is “The Power of Diversity.”

Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin, Tim Allston of Allston Communications and Dr. Shelly Stewart, founder and president of The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation will serve as the keynote speakers at the general sessions. The two-day conference will include an extensive range of diversity-related topics presented by educators, human resource professionals and other experts on this topic.

ACCSHRMA developed its annual diversity conference to accomplish its goals of developing and promoting more efficient practices in the human resources management of Alabama’s two-year colleges. The conference is open to educational, community, business, and industry representatives committed to achieving and maintaining workforce diversity.

For more information, see conference agenda or contact Vicki Strength at (334) 242-2993 or email strength@dpe.edu.

I have added some HQ stills of Marlee in “What The Bleep Do We Know?”.

What The Bleep Do We Know? Stills

Actors Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance are the newly added narrators to EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The couple, married since 1997, will narrate from December 28 to the 30. Basset is also voicing Eudora in The Princess and the Frog, currently slated for a Christmas 2009 release.

This addition moves Marlee Matlin to December 10-12 and Monique Coleman is moved to December 13-15.

I have added 15 HQ stills/promos from “Sweet Nothing In My Ear”.

Sweet Nothing In My Ear

Today is Marlee’s birthday. Happy Birthday Marlee!!

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