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AMERICAN MASTERS: Marlee Matlin changed how "CODA" was cast

Published October 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM PDT
Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the Academy Award-winning 2021 film “CODA,” and for the first time in her career, warned that she would exit the film if a Deaf actor wasn’t cast. Troy Kotsur ended up with the role that would eventually win him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.