We have some awesome Switched at Birth news for you! Academy Award ®-winner Marlee Matlin is going to be guest starring on the new show. You may know Marlee from her work on The West Wing, The L Word, Children of a Lesser God or any of her other countless appearances in movies and on TV. We’re SO excited to see her on Switched at Birth!

“I’m so proud to be a part of this show,” says Matlin. “It’s incredibly inspiring to see a television drama embrace a storyline that portrays diverse families from both the hearing and the deaf and hard of hearing worlds. And as a young aspiring actor who was given the opportunity to pursue the craft I love, I applaud ABC Family’s commitment to casting from both communities.”

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