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# Marlee Matlin changed how "CODA" was cast
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-masters/extras/marlee-matlin-changed-how-coda-was-cast-mgyoj8/
- Published: 2025-09-04T18:01:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-26T16:34:36.000Z
- Description: Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the 2021 film “CODA.”
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Masters, #ZZZ_Show_528da9a2-8dd6-4ae8-885a-d59d89b91574, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_a02b8b5d-7f50-4291-a8fe-6791b9a055f5, #extra

Marlee Matlin refused to allow a hearing actor to play her Deaf husband in the Academy Award-winning 2021 film “CODA,” and for the first time in her career, warned that she would exit the film if a Deaf actor wasn’t cast. Troy Kotsur ended up with the role that would eventually win him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.