Event Details
"An Evening with Marlee Matlin"
In the Spotlight: Marlee Matlin
Date(s): 03/05/2009
For more information, go to http://ctr.usf.edu/uls/.
Event time: 7:00 pm
About this event: An Academy Award winner, Matlin has also received multiple nominations for her work on television including two Golden Globe Award nominations as Best Actress in a Dramatic Television Series, two People's Choice Awards nominations for Favorite Actress in a Drama, and four Emmy award nominations for her guest turns on CBS's "Picket Fences," ABC's "The Practice," and NBC's "Seinfeld" and "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit." Matlin currently serves as a national celebrity spokesperson for the American Red Cross, encouraging Americans to donate blood. She has worked on behalf of closed captioning and was instrumental in getting Congress to pass federal legislation requiring all televisions manufactured in the United States be equipped with closed captioning technology. She also serves on the boards of a number of charitable organizations including Easter Seals, The Children Affected By Aids Foundation, as well as those charities which primarily benefit children. In 1995, Matlin served as Chairperson for National Volunteer Week and was honored in a White House Rose Garden ceremony by President Clinton. In 2006 Matlin was honored by AOL as "Chief Everything Officer," highlighting the important contributions of mothers, both home and work environments. Matlin makes her home in the greater Los Angeles area, with her husband, law enforcement officer Kevin Grandalski, and their four children. Tickets can be purchase at the Ticketmaster booth located in the USF Marshall Student Center (MSC).
Event Location: University of South Florida, MSC Oval Theatre