Marlee Matlin (Then)
Marlee Matlin is a well-known actress who won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1987 for her first film, “Children of a Lesser God.” To date, she is the only deaf actor to win an Oscar. She has since appeared on countless TV shows such as “The West Wing,” “Desperate Housewives,” and “ER.” On “Switched at Birth,” she played Melody Bledsoe, the mother of Emmett.