Disabled celebrities of the world

3.    Marlee Matlin

This American born star became deaf at just 18 months of age when she lost total hearing in the right ear and 80% hearing in the left. She believes this to be due to a genetic malformation of the cochlea.

Despite this, she has appeared in a long list of films, and TV shows not excluding Desperate Housewives and Quantico with has several awards to her name.