Lee Grant
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-10-31 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Lee Grant
Biography
Lee Grant (born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal; October 31, during the mid-1920s) 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. 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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Acting
(2023)
(2021)
(2020)
Killian & the Comeback Kids
as Ms. Hunter (voice)
(2019)
Hal
as Self
(2018)
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
(2014)
(2006)
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
as Self (voice)
(2006)
(2005)
Going Shopping
as Winnie
(2003)
The John Garfield Story
as Self
(2003)
(2001)
Mulholland Drive
as Louise
(2001)
The Amati Girls
as Aunt Spendora
(2001)
(2000)
Dr. T & the Women
as Dr. Harper
(2000)
Poor Liza
as Countess Ekaterina
(2000)
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
as Narrator
(1999)
Mulholland Dr.
as Louise Bonner (uncredited)
(1999)
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
as Narrator
(1997)
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
(1997)
Say It, Fight It, Cure It
as Narrator/Host
(1996)
It's My Party
as Amalia Stark
(1996)
The Substance of Fire
as Cora Cahn
(1995)
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
as Narrator
(1994)
Under Heat
as Jane
(1992)
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
as Carol Gertz
(1992)
Citizen Cohn
as Dora Cohn
(1992)
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
(1992)
(1992)
In My Daughter's Name
as Maureen Leeds
(1992)
Women on Trial
as Narrator
(1991)
Defending Your Life
as Lena Foster
(1990)
She Said No
as D.A. Doris Cantore
(1990)
(1989)
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
as Marilyn Klinghoffer
(1989)
Battered
as Narrator
(1988)
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
(1988)
Calling the Shots
as Self
(1987)
The Big Town
as Ferguson Edwards
(1986)
Down and Out in America
as Narrator (voice)
(1985)
What Sex Am I?
as Self
(1984)
Teachers
as Dr. Donna Burke
(1984)
A Billion for Boris
as Sascha Harris
(1983)
Will There Really Be a Morning?
as Lillian Farmer
(1983)
When Women Kill
as Herself
(1982)
Visiting Hours
as Deborah Ballin
(1982)
Thou Shalt Not Kill
as Maxine Lochman
(1982)
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
as Narrator
(1982)
Plaza Suite
as Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
(1981)
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
(1981)
For Ladies Only
as Anne Holt
(1981)
The Million Dollar Face
as Evalyna
(1981)
The Willmar 8
as Narrator
(1980)
Little Miss Marker
as The Judge
(1980)
Tell Me a Riddle
as Flight Attendant (voice)
(1979)
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
as Clarisse Ethridge
(1979)
You Can't Go Home Again
as Esther Jack
(1978)
Damien - Omen II
as Ann Thorn
(1978)
The Swarm
as Anne MacGregor
(1978)
The Mafu Cage
as Ellen
(1978)
The Good Doctor
as Various Roles
(1977)
Airport '77
as Karen Wallace
(1977)
The Spell
as Marion Matchett
(1976)
Voyage of the Damned
as Lili Rosen
(1976)
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
as Self
(1976)
Perilous Voyage
as Virginia Monroe
(1975)
Shampoo
as Felicia Karpf
(1975)
The Seagull
as Irina Arkadina
(1974)
The Internecine Project
as Jean Robertson
(1974)
Why Me?
as Narrator/Self
(1973)
Partners in Crime
as Judge Meredith Leland
(1973)
What Are Best Friends For?
as Adele Ross
(1972)
Ransom for a Dead Man
as Leslie Williams
(1972)
Portnoy's Complaint
as Sophie Portnoy
(1972)
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
as Ellie Schuster
(1971)
Plaza Suite
as Norma Hubley
(1971)
The Neon Ceiling
as Carrie Miller
(1970)
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Mrs. Bullard
(1970)
The Landlord
as Joyce Enders
(1970)
Night Slaves
as Marjorie Howard
(1969)
Marooned
as Celia Pruett
(1969)
The Big Bounce
as Joanne
(1968)
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
as Fritzie Braddock
(1968)
(1967)
In the Heat of the Night
as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
(1967)
Valley of the Dolls
as Miriam Polar
(1967)
Divorce American Style
as Dede Murphy
(1967)
Deadlock
as Virginia Cloyd
(1964)
Pie in the Sky
as Suzy
(1963)
The Balcony
as Carmen
(1963)
An Affair of the Skin
as Katherine McCleod
(1959)
Middle of the Night
as Marilyn
(1959)
The World of Sholom Aleichem
as The Goatseller / Avenging Angel
(1958)
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
as Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
(1955)
Storm Fear
as Edna
(1951)
Detective Story
as Shoplifter
Crew
(2006)
Baghdad ER
Executive Producer
(2005)
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Director, Producer
(2003)
(2001)
The Gun Deadlock
Director
(2000)
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Director
(2000)
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Director
(1999)
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
Director, Producer
(1999)
Intimate Portrait: Lauren Bacall
Director
(1997)
Say It, Fight It, Cure It
Director, Producer
(1994)
Seasons of the Heart
Director
(1994)
Reunion
Director
(1994)
Following Her Heart
Director
(1992)
Women on Trial
Director, Producer
(1989)
Battered
Director, Producer
(1989)
Staying Together
Director
(1989)
No Place Like Home
Director
(1986)
Nobody's Child
Director
(1986)
Down and Out in America
Director
(1985)
Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
Director
(1985)
What Sex Am I?
Director
(1984)
A Matter of Sex
Director
(1983)
When Women Kill
Director
(1981)
The Willmar 8
Writer, Director
(1980)
Tell Me a Riddle
Director
(1976)
The Stronger
Writer, Director
(1975)
For the Use of the Hall
Director