Marlee出生于美国伊利诺州，在她18个月大的时候，因得到Roseola Infantum而失聪，右耳完全失聪，左耳只有20%的听力．她曾跟知名演员William Hurt和Richard Dean交往过，现任丈夫为检察官Kevin Grandalski，Marlee在Harper College修读犯罪批判，成名作为Children of a Lesser God并因此剧成为最年轻的奥斯卡女主角得奖者．

星路历程：

【电影】

SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR(2008)

WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW (2005)

ASKARI (2001)

WHERE THE TRUTH LIES (1999) (LIFETIME)

FREAK CITY (1998) (SHOWTIME)

DEAD SILENCE (1996) (HBO)

IT S MY PARTY (1995)

AGAINST HER WILL: THE CARRIE BUCK STORY (1994) (LIFETIME)

HEAR NO EVIL (1993)

THE PLAYER (1992)

THE LINGUINI INCIDENT (1991)

THE MAN IN THE GOLDEN MASK (1990) (FRENCH FEATURE)

BRIDGE TO SILENCE (1989) (CBS)

WALKER (1988)

CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986)

【电视】

DANCING WITH THE STARS - SEASON 6 (2008)

THE L WORD Season 4， 5，6 -Jodi Lerner

在TLW中的演出相当出色NIP/TUCK (2008)

CSI: NY (2006)

MY NAME IS EARL (2006)

THE WEST WING (2000-2006)

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (2005)

EXTREME MAKEOVER: THE HOME EDITION (2004， 2006)

LAW AND ORDER: SVU (2004， 2005) NBC***

THE DIVISION (2002) LIFETIME

GIDEON S CROSSING (2001) ABC

THE PRACTICE (2000) ABC***

BLUES CLUES (2000-2003) NICKELODEON

JUDGING AMY (1999) CBS

ER (1998) NBC

SPIN CITY (1997) ABC

THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW (1997) HBO

PEOPLE IN MOTION (1996) PBS

SWEET JUSTICE (1995) NBC

PICKET FENCES (1993， 1994-1996) CBS***

ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (1993) DISNEY

SEINFELD (1993) NBC***

REASONABLE DOUBTS (1991-1993) NBC****

【个人制作】

EDDIE S MILLION DOLLAR COOK-OFF (2003) DISNEY

WHERE THE TRUTH LIES (1999) LIFETIME

DVD: BABY EINSTEIN/WORDSWORTH (2005-2007) DISNEY

【个人写作】

DEAF CHILD CROSSING (2002)

NOBODY S PERFECT (2006)

Leading Ladies(2007)

获奖历程：

奥斯卡金像奖，最佳女主角奖.

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