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Lee Grant
Actor

Lee Grant

31 Oct 1925Born
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124Credits
New York City, New York, USABirthplace

Biography

Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, 1925) is an American actress and director. She made her film debut in 1951 as a young shoplifter in William Wyler's Detective Story, co-starring Kirk Douglas and Eleanor Parker. This role earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress as well as the Best Actress Award at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1952 she was blacklisted from most acting jobs for the next 12 years. She was able to find only occasional work onstage or as a teacher during this period. It also contributed to her divorce. She was removed from the blacklist in 1962 and rebuilt her acting career.

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She starred in 71 TV episodes of Peyton Place (1965–1966), followed by lead roles in films such as Valley of the Dolls, In the Heat of the Night (both 1967), and Shampoo (1975), for the last of which she won an Oscar. In 1964, she won the Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress for her performance in The Maids. During her career she was nominated for the Emmy Award seven times between 1966 and 1993, winning twice.

In 1986 she directed Down and Out in America which tied for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and in the same year she also won a Directors Guild of America Award for Nobody's Child.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 124 credits.

  1. 2020Killian & the Comeback KidsFilm: Ms. Hunter (voice)
  2. 2018Scandal: The Trial of Mary AstorFilm: Narrator (voice)
  3. 2017Truth and Lies: The Family MansonFilm
  4. 2014Actresses Turned Producer/DirectorsFilm
  5. 2006Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'Film: Miriam (archive footage)
  6. 2005Going ShoppingFilm: Winnie
  7. 2005A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in HollywoodFilm: Director
  8. 2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesFilm: Director
  9. 2001The Gun DeadlockFilm: Director
  10. 2001Mulholland DriveFilm: Louise
  11. 2001The Amati GirlsFilm: Aunt Spendora
  12. 2000Dr. T & the WomenFilm: Dr. Harper
  13. 2000Sidney Poitier: One Bright LightFilm: Narrator, Director
  14. 2000The Loretta Claiborne StoryFilm: Director
  15. 2000Poor LizaFilm: Countess Ekaterina
  16. 1999Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in AmericaFilm: Narrator, Director
  17. 1999Intimate Portrait: Lauren BacallFilm: Director
  18. 1997Say It, Fight It, Cure ItFilm: Narrator/Host, Director
  19. 1996The Substance of FireFilm: Cora Cahn
  20. 1996It's My PartyFilm: Amalia Stark
  21. 1995Rod Serling: Submitted for Your ApprovalFilm: Narrator
  22. 1994ReunionFilm: Director
  23. 1994Following Her HeartFilm: Director
  24. 1994Under HeatFilm: Jane
  25. 1994Seasons of the HeartFilm: Director
  26. 1993Intimate PortraitSeries: Director, Writer (53 episodes)
  27. 1992Women on TrialFilm: Narrator, Director
  28. 1992Earth and the American DreamFilm: Reader (voice)
  29. 1992Citizen CohnFilm: Dora Cohn
  30. 1992The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a KillerFilm: Narrator
  31. 1992In My Daughter's NameFilm: Maureen Leeds
  32. 1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryFilm: Carol Gertz
  33. 1991Defending Your LifeFilm: Lena Foster
  34. 1990She Said NoFilm: D.A. Doris Cantore
  35. 1989No Place Like HomeFilm: Director
  36. 1989Staying TogetherFilm: Director
  37. 1989BatteredFilm: Narrator, Director
  38. 1989The Hijacking of the Achille LauroFilm: Marilyn Klinghoffer
  39. 1988Empty NestSeries (1 episode)
  40. 1987The Big TownFilm: Ferguson Edwards
  41. 1986Down and Out in AmericaFilm: Narrator (voice), Director
  42. 1986Nobody's ChildFilm: Director
  43. 1985Mussolini: The Untold StorySeries: Rachele Mussolini (4 episodes)
  44. 1985Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy TaleFilm: Director
  45. 1985What Sex Am I?Film: Director
  46. 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries (1 episode)
  47. 1984TeachersFilm: Dr. Donna Burke
  48. 1984A Billion for BorisFilm: Sascha Harris
  49. 1984A Matter of SexFilm: Director
  50. 1983When Women KillFilm: Director
  51. 1983Will There Really Be a Morning?Film: Lillian Farmer
  52. 1982Bare EssenceSeries: Ava Marshall (2 episodes)
  53. 1982Plaza SuiteFilm: Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
  54. 1982Visiting HoursFilm: Deborah Ballin
  55. 1982A Crime to Fit the PunishmentFilm: Narrator
  56. 1982Thou Shalt Not KillFilm: Maxine Lochman
  57. 1982American PlayhouseSeries: Director (1 episode)
  58. 1981For Ladies OnlyFilm: Anne Holt
  59. 1981The Willmar 8Film: Narrator, Writer, Director
  60. 1981The Million Dollar FaceFilm: Evalyna
  61. 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenFilm: Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
  62. 1980Tell Me a RiddleFilm: Flight Attendant (voice), Director
  63. 1980Little Miss MarkerFilm: The Judge
  64. 1979You Can't Go Home AgainFilm: Esther Jack
  65. 1979When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?Film: Clarisse Ethridge
  66. 1979Backstairs at the White HouseSeries: Grace Coolidge (4 episodes)
  67. 1978The Good DoctorFilm: Various Roles
  68. 1978The SwarmFilm: Anne MacGregor
  69. 1978Damien - Omen IIFilm: Ann Thorn
  70. 1978The Mafu CageFilm: Ellen
  71. 1977Airport '77Film: Karen Wallace
  72. 1977The SpellFilm: Marion Matchett
  73. 1976Voyage of the DamnedFilm: Lili Rosen
  74. 1976Perilous VoyageFilm: Virginia Monroe
  75. 1976The StrongerFilm: Writer, Director
  76. 1975FaySeries: Fay Stewart (10 episodes)
  77. 1975ShampooFilm: Felicia Karpf
  78. 1975The SeagullFilm: Irina Arkadina
  79. 1975For the Use of the HallFilm: Director
  80. 1974The Internecine ProjectFilm: Jean Robertson

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