Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin, Deaf community advocate, is UO graduation speaker
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Marlee Matlin, the Academy Award-winning actress and advocate for the Deaf community, has been named the 2026 commencement speaker for the University of Oregon. At 21, Matlin was the youngest ever recipient of the best actress Oscar for her performance in 1986's Children of a Lesser God. It also marked the [...]