Rancho Mirage Speaker Series Invites Marlee Matlin As Featured Presenter

From RM Speaker Series: Academy Award-winning actress and activist, Marlee Matlin is the featured presenter at the City of Rancho Mirage 2017 Speaker Series, Tues., Jan. 17th, 7pm, at the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences on the Eisenhower Campus.

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City officials learned late Sunday afternoon of scheduled presenter, Academy and Tony Award-winning actress Rita Moreno, request to cancel.

"We are very pleased the talented Marlee Matlin has graciously stepped forward to join us on Tuesday evening," said Lynn Mallotto, Speaker Series Chair and Commissioner.

Marlee Matlin, a highly-sought presenter on the speaker circuit, received worldwide critical acclaim for her film debut in Paramount Pictures' Children of a Lesser God, for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress. At 21, she became the youngest recipient of the Best Actress Oscar and only one of four actresses to receive the honor for her film debut. In addition to the Oscar, Marlee received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama.

For more information or tickets to the Rancho Mirage Speaker Series call (760) 324-4511 or visit www.RMSpeakerSeries.com.

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