Sara Rose Grandalski is a deaf woman who was born in the United States. Marlee Matlin Kids: Who Are the 'CODA' Actress's Children? - Distractify In a happy coincidence, Sara was born on the same day that Marlee's character, Laurie Bey, also gave birth on Picket Fences. Sara Rose Grandalski, Marlee and Kevin's oldest, was born on January 19, 1996. Since Marlee is deaf, all her children grew up learning American Sign Language and their household uses a mixture of sign and speech. Marlee and Kevin went on to have four beautiful children. This is the first film in the Oscar subgenre with a majority deaf cast to be nominated. There are many families who are deaf, and they all have their own unique experiences and culture. Jack Wagner Loses Son,27, Decade after Finding Long-Lost Daughter Who Had 'Automatic Bond' with His Kids, Gillian Turner Is Much More than a Fox News Correspondent Inside Her Personal Life, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.'s 22 Years Together: Inside Their Long-Lasting Relationship, Does Colin Kaepernick Have a Wife? While she's been able to sustain an extremely successful career for decades since her big win, Marlee is also a happily married woman with four kids. Sara Rose Grandalski, on 1/19/96. She later appeared and played the role of a deaf woman in the film Bridge to Silence. She replied, Im fine. I just want to be able to do without my hearing aids for the first time ever. Sara Rose Grandalski arrives for The Comedy Central Roast Of Rob Lowe held at Sony Studios on August 27, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. "Marlee Matlin was in the Betty Ford Center on the night when she learned of her Oscar nomination. Kevin Grandalski has children. She wrote bestselling books like Deaf Child Crossing, I'll Scream Later, Nobody's Perfect, and Leading Ladies. Marlee Matlin was only 21 years old when she won the 1987 Academy Award for her lead role in Children of a Lesser God, and made history as the only deaf actress to ever win an award in the category. Marlee Matlin Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family She has since received three Oscars, two Golden Globes, and four Emmy nominations. All Rights Reserved. She later met a Burbank police officer Kevin Grandalski when she was at a film shoot of the movie Reasonable Doubts,and it was love at first sight. Matlin earned graduation from John Hersey High School located in Arlington Heights, Illinois. In a happy coincidence, Sara was born on the same day that Marlee's character, Laurie Bey, also gave birth on Picket Fences. After he had found her, Matlin received her first film role in 1986 in the film Children of a lesser God. Her family is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent. Marlees eldest daughter, Sara, is not deaf, but she does occasionally use ASL as a courtesy. Marlee chose to raise her children in a language that is as important to them as the language she employs. In 1996, the couple bore their first child Sarah, and later they were blessed with three other children; Brandon, who was born in 2000, Tyler in 2002, and Isabell in 2003. She and her castmates were the first predominantly deaf cast to receive a prestigious award. "This is a household that speaks and signs, so there are no barriers.". Marlee Matlin - Listal