When Marlee Matlin got the call to direct an episode of the Fox drama series “Accused,” it was an easy “yes” for multiple reasons. For one, it was the chance to work with executive producer Howard Gordon. But for another, she’d be making history.
“Here I am a deaf director directing two deaf actors and hearing actors, understanding that we were making history here me being the first deaf director, knowing that I’m helping open the door for other deaf directors after me to do exactly what I did,” the Oscar-winning actress said in the latest episode of TheWrap’s “How She Did It,” presented by FOX and Sony Pictures TV.