I'm just curious about your opinions on Marlee Matlin and who have met her in person, etc? I don't really think much of her...sure, she did a fantastic job in the role of Sarah in 'Children of a Lesser God', but in real life, she was a complete bitch.
Although she may have matured over the years since she starred in 'Children of a Lesser God' and winning the Oscar...I still view her as quite immature.
Reason I said this is because a few months after she won the Oscar, she came to my school (California School for the Deaf in Fremont) for a speech and question/answers from all the students and staff faculty...she was very rude and acted childish on stage in the Little Theatre. She even ORDERED a teacher to sit down when that teacher stood up to ask a question (the teacher's tiny and quite slight for her height)!
After that -- I have thought of her in a negative light. I even saw her again nearly 6 years later in Los Angeles at a meeting I was attending. She completely ignored the deaf group that were there and stayed among the hearing group and didn't even bother to say hi nor sign.
That's my experience and opinion of Marlee. What's yours? Just curious....I was just shaking my head in disbelievement of how she treated people at CSDF and how she behaved, etc.