Marlee Matlin won the 1987 Oscar for best actress, but was afraid to take the award from William Hurt, who she knew ‘wasn’t ...

The actress admits she was scared of Hurt as she approached the Oscar podium where he was standing to give her an Academy Award.

Marlee Matlin recalls the fearful experience of receiving the 1987 Oscar from William Hurt.A new documentary, Marlee Matlin: ...

the first deaf performer to win an Academy Award in 1987, recalled the “abuse” she experienced from her ex-boyfriend, the late actor William Hurt, in a new documentary. In “Marlee Matlin ...

Marlee Matlin (left) and William Hurt (right) in the 1986 romantic drama ... When she won the Oscar for best actress at the 1987 Academy Awards, “The Miracle Season” actor presented her ...

Academy-Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin has delivered several memorable performances in a career spanning nearly four ...

Hurt presented her with the Academy Award for best actress at the 1987 Oscar ceremony, a moment Matlin sheds further light on in the documentary. “I was afraid as I walked up the stairs to get ...

A new documentary about Marlee Matlin’s life includes details about her difficult relationship with William Hurt ... speech teacher. Hurt presented her with the Academy Award for best actress ...

PARK CITY, Utah — The moment Marlee Matlin stepped onstage at the 1987 Academy Awards as the first deaf ... the previous year’s Oscar winner, William Hurt, also her co-star in “Children ...