Marlee出生于美国伊利诺州,在她18个月大的时候,因得到Roseola Infantum而失聪,右耳完全失聪,左耳只有20%的听力.她曾跟知名演员William Hurt和Richard Dean交往过,现任丈夫为检察官Kevin Grandalski,Marlee在Harper College修读犯罪批判,成名作为Children of a Lesser God并因此剧成为最年轻的奥斯卡女主角得奖者
【电影】
SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR(2008)
WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW (2005)
ASKARI (2001)
WHERE THE TRUTH LIES (1999) (LIFETIME)
FREAK CITY (1998) (SHOWTIME)
DEAD SILENCE (1996) (HBO)
IT'S MY PARTY (1995)
AGAINST HER WILL: THE CARRIE BUCK STORY (1994) (LIFETIME)
HEAR NO EVIL (1993)
THE PLAYER (1992)
THE LINGUINI INCIDENT (1991)
THE MAN IN THE GOLDEN MASK (1990) (FRENCH FEATURE)
BRIDGE TO SILENCE (1989) (CBS)
WALKER (1988)
CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (1986)
【电视】
DANCING WITH THE STARS - SEASON 6 (2008)
THE L WORD Season 4, 5,6 -Jodi Lerner
在TLW中的演出相当出色NIP/TUCK (2008)
CSI: NY (2006)
MY NAME IS EARL (2006)
THE WEST WING (2000-2006)
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (2005)
EXTREME MAKEOVER: THE HOME EDITION (2004, 2006)
LAW AND ORDER: SVU (2004, 2005) NBC***
THE DIVISION (2002) LIFETIME
GIDEON'S CROSSING (2001) ABC
THE PRACTICE (2000) ABC***
BLUES CLUES (2000-2003) NICKELODEON
JUDGING AMY (1999) CBS
ER (1998) NBC
SPIN CITY (1997) ABC
THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW (1997) HBO
PEOPLE IN MOTION (1996) PBS
SWEET JUSTICE (1995) NBC
PICKET FENCES (1993, 1994-1996) CBS***
ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (1993) DISNEY
SEINFELD (1993) NBC***
REASONABLE DOUBTS (1991-1993) NBC****
【个人制作】
EDDIE'S MILLION DOLLAR COOK-OFF (2003) DISNEY
WHERE THE TRUTH LIES (1999) LIFETIME
DVD: BABY EINSTEIN/WORDSWORTH (2005-2007) DISNEY
【个人写作】
DEAF CHILD CROSSING (2002)
NOBODY'S PERFECT (2006)
Leading Ladies(2007)