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# How Henry Winkler helped Marlee Matlin through a turbulent time in her life
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-masters/extras/how-henry-winkler-helped-marlee-matlin-through-a-turbulent-time-in-her-life-h95q6v/
- Published: 2025-09-08T15:31:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-26T16:34:34.000Z
- Description: Henry Winkler took Marlee Matlin in for two years while she recovered from a turbulent time.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Masters, #ZZZ_Show_528da9a2-8dd6-4ae8-885a-d59d89b91574, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_cbc57cb3-4b1d-47e6-9615-1bcc793f11b0, #extra

Marlee Matlin was struggling with drug addiction and domestic abuse from her partner at the time, William Hurt. After she completed rehab, her friend Henry Winkler took her in for two years while she continued to recover. “That family took me in as if I were one of their own,” said Matlin. “I’ll never forget that.”