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Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, Marlee Matlin always looked forward to Sundays. <\/p>\n
It was her father\u2019s only day off, so her family made a weekly tradition of meeting up with close friends for breakfast at a local deli. Afterward, she and her family of five would do a season-friendly activity \u2014 apple picking in the fall or a Chicago Cubs game during the summer, perhaps \u2014 before wrapping up with a finale event they called \u201ctakeout Sundays.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends.<\/p>\n \u201cSundays were always my favorite day because I knew that we\u2019d all be together,\u201d says Matlin, who became the first deaf actor to win an Oscar in 1987 at the tender age of 21. During our Zoom call, she communicated via an interpreter. <\/p>\n Throughout her career, the \u201cCoda\u201d star has been vocal about her battles with addiction and sexual abuse, but fans are getting an even more intimate look into her life via her latest project, \u201cMarlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore<\/a>,\u201d which is showing in select theaters<\/a> nationwide and will be available on demand on August 22. When she was approached to do a documentary, Matlin says it was a no-brainer for her to have her longtime friend and fellow deaf actor, Shoshannah Stern, direct it. <\/p>\n \u201cWhat better way to have two deaf women who have similar shared life experiences to tell my story?\u201d Matlin says. In the 1980s, she convinced lawmakers to add closed captioning to television programming.<\/p>\n The veteran actor and activist has been a self proclaimed \u201cCalifornia girl\u201d for nearly 40 years, but says that she will always be a \u201cChicago girl at heart.\u201d (The skyline of the neighborhood she grew up in, Morton Grove, is proudly tattooed on her forearm.) These days, she\u2019s enjoying empty-nester life with her husband Kevin Grandalski. Her ideal Sunday in L.A. involves visiting the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, getting her steps in at the Rose Bowl, having a slice of pizza in Eagle Rock and spending quality time with her 14-month-old granddaughter. <\/p>\n This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.<\/p>\n 6 a.m.: Take care of my pets <\/b><\/p>\n If I had the choice, I would probably wake up at 8 a.m., but because I have a cat, it\u2019s 6 a.m. I also have a dog who needs to be taken out on a walk. Like a fool, he barks at every other dog that we encounter, and I have apologize to each dog owner. <\/p>\n Then I have to have to have breakfast. I\u2019m a breakfast person. I don\u2019t skip it. I love my oatmeal with a little bit of brown sugar and blueberries. If I\u2019m in the mood, I\u2019ll make some turkey bacon and make sure it\u2019s extra crispy, and I drink my Red Bull sugar free. I know I\u2019m going to get a lot of flack because I drink a Red Bull in the morning, but that\u2019s what I drink. I like my drink, and it\u2019s as simple as that. I don\u2019t drink coffee. I wish I did, but I don\u2019t like the taste. <\/p>\n After I\u2019ve gotten breakfast out of the way, I have to make my bed. I can\u2019t even leave the house with an unmade bed. I have to make the bed immediately, and my husband knows that very well.<\/p>\n 10 a.m.: Go shopping for new threads <\/b><\/p>\n I might go to Rose Bowl<\/b><\/a> either for the flea market<\/a>, which is open once a month, or for a walk. Before I had foot surgery, I would always go and walk around the Rose Bowl at least twice for a total of six miles. I love power walking. <\/p>\n Afterward, I would go to a couple of boutiques that I like. I\u2019m a big supporter of small local businesses, so I would stop by Tuck<\/b><\/a> in Pasadena and Everson Clare<\/b><\/a> in La Ca\u00f1ada Flintridge. They are both female-owned, and they care about their customers a great deal. Both of them are very good friends of mine. They both work so hard to get their stores opened. I watched them from their inception to where they are today. They have different clothing styles that seem to fit me well. Then there are some stores that I\u2019ll go to in Studio City. You can find me at Sephora<\/b>, Nordstrom<\/b> or HomeGoods<\/b>. <\/p>\n 2 p.m.: Pick <\/b>a favorite L.A. activity<\/b><\/p>\n If we\u2019re in the mood to be active, we\u2019ll go to Descanso Gardens<\/b><\/a> or to a Dodgers<\/b><\/a> game. We recently went to Shot of Art<\/b><\/a>, and it\u2019s so fun. It\u2019s similar to paintball. You create art on a canvas as it spins. I just got reelected as the governor of the Academy Museum<\/b><\/a>, so I\u2019ll make sure to go there. Being governor and a member of the Academy, they have been nothing but so supportive of my community and many other underrepresented communities as well. Everyone who has a love for film or history [and] how films are made should go to the museum. Even if you [do] not, you\u2019ll be surprised.<\/p>\n 4 p.m.: Quality time with my granddaughter <\/b><\/p>\n Then I\u2019ll come back home to spend time with my granddaughter, who is 14 months old. We\u2019ll have playtime at the house. She\u2019s always exploring. She loves the cat. She runs after her, and I\u2019m always the one having to run after the baby. So there\u2019s the three of us running around: cat, baby, then me. I\u2019ll take her to the park, which is down the street. Just being with her is the most important thing. We are just in awe of watching her grow, exploring the world and watching what she learns. That\u2019s the perfect Sunday for me. <\/p>\n 6 p.m.: Enjoy an early dinner <\/b><\/p>\n I love to cook on Sundays and have an early dinner. I have a whole raft of cookbooks and recipes that I\u2019ve printed out. I\u2019ll just take that big stack and search through it. I\u2019m not somebody who does a whole lot of research. I just pick one and then go for it. I love to barbecue, and I love to bake desserts. I have a sweet tooth. I set up a candy bar \u2014 like a bar for candy \u2014 in my house. It\u2019s dangerous to have a candy bar. Wait until my granddaughter grows old enough to realize what the candy bar is actually about. <\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n
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