Shelley Beattie, a Deaf woman and champion bodybuilder, found fame in the 1990s on the hit TV show American Gladiators, where she competed under the name "Siren" before her untimely death in 2008. While charismatic, gorgeous, and a fierce competitor, Beattie also battled personal demons, struggling with mental illness, addiction, and questions of her own identity. Framed by the insight of another Deaf woman in Hollywood who found herself in the spotlight at the same time, Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin, the documentary unpacks the story of Shelley "Siren" Beattie and her complex legacy entwined with beauty, mental illness, and love.
About the film
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Fi1m review
Coming soon. Our review of Siren: The Voices of Shelley Beattie will be published shortly before it opens (first release 22 September 2026), once the press has seen it and there is something to weigh it against.
Cast
Shelley Beattie
Self (archive footage)
Marlee Matlin
Self
John Romano
Self
Ed Connors
Self
Bill Koch
Self
Julie Moisa
Self
Stills
