Deaf actress Marlee Matlin has signed on to become TV news show "Access Hollywood's" new face of fitness after agreeing to let cameras follow her weight loss.

The star weighed in at 129 pounds when she stepped up for the challenge on the show last Friday, and she will appear weekly until she hits her ideal weight - 30 pounds lighter.

Matlin has explained that's the weight she was when she starred in Children Of A Lesser God at the age of 19. As well as working out with celebrity trainer Harvey Pasternak, Matlin tried a little cardio ballroom with actress Lisa Rinna.

In her first week, Matlin has lost four pounds.

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