Marlee Matlin
Sarah Norman in "Children of a Lesser God"
(Deaf)
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Poll: Actress Oscar Winner for Playing Someone Mentally or Physically Disabled
Of these Oscar winners for Best Actress or Supporting Actress for the role, which actress that played a character that was severely mentally or physically handicapped or disabled do you think gave the best performance?
Discuss here: http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000088/flat/232284824
Note 1: This poll does not include roles where actors had a disease, such as Tom Hanks in Philadelphia. It also does not include roles where the actor suffers from drug or alcohol addiction.
Note 2: Watch for the list of actors also.
Note 3: The words used to describe the handicap or disability of the character are directly from this website. Whether or not they are "politically correct" is unimportant.
Make Your Choice
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Joanne Woodward
Eve White, Eve Black, and Jane in "The Three Faces of Eve" (Multiple Personality Disorder) -
Jane Wyman
Belinda McDonald in "Johnny Belinda" (Deaf/Mute) -
Holly Hunter
Ada McGrath in "The Piano" (Mute) -
Patty Duke
Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" (Blind/Deaf) -
Anne Bancroft
Annie Sullivan in "The Miracle Worker" (Blind)
