In Conversation with Marlee Matlin

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DATE:

September 9, 2025

TIME:

7:30 pm

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LOCATION:

Robert E Parilla Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • Academy Award-winning actress and activist — youngest Best Actress Oscar winner for Children of a Lesser God

  • Golden Globe Award recipient and four-time Emmy nominee

  • Executive Producer of Oscar-nominated Feeling Through (2021) and star of Apple TV+’s CODA (2022 Best Picture)

  • Television credits include Seinfeld, The West Wing, Law and Order SVU, The L Word, Switched at Birth, The Magicians, and Quantico

  • First Deaf director of a network television drama (Accused, Fox TV, 2022)

  • Author of a bestselling memoir (I’ll Scream Later) and three children’s novels

  • Advocate for inclusion and accessibility, appointed by President Clinton to the Corporation for National Service and celebrated the ADA’s 20th anniversary at the White House with President Obama

  • Elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors in 2022

WHAT TO EXPECT

Join Academy Award-winner Marlee Matlin for an unforgettable evening of storytelling, inspiration, and advocacy. In this intimate conversation, Matlin will share behind-the-scenes moments from her groundbreaking Hollywood career, her experiences as a Deaf actress and director, and her tireless work as a champion for inclusion and accessibility. Audiences will leave empowered to embrace diversity, challenge judgment, and make a difference—starting with just one person’s life.