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Lee Grant

Acting 100 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 3.8
Born: October 31, 1925

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. 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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Known For

Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive Louise 2001
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night Mrs. Leslie Colbert 1967
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II Ann Thorn 1978
Shampoo
Shampoo Felicia Karpf 1975
Airport '77
Airport '77 Karen Wallace 1977

Filmography

Acting Credits (138)

Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood Self 2023
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Self 2021
Killian & the Comeback Kids
Killian & the Comeback Kids Ms. Hunter (voice) 2020
Hal
Hal Self 2019
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor Narrator (voice) 2018
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct Self 2017
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson 2017
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors 2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women Self 2014
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' Miriam (archive footage) 2006
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
Tribute To Burgess Meredith Self (voice) 2006
Going Shopping
Going Shopping Winnie 2005
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin Self 2003
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story Self 2003
The Omen Legacy
The Omen Legacy Self 2001
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties Self 2001
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive Louise 2001
The Amati Girls
The Amati Girls Aunt Spendora 2001
Dr. T & the Women
Dr. T & the Women Dr. Harper 2000
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light Narrator 2000
Poor Liza
Poor Liza Countess Ekaterina 2000
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America Narrator 1999
Say It, Fight It, Cure It
Say It, Fight It, Cure It Narrator/Host 1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom? Self 1997
The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire Cora Cahn 1996
It's My Party
It's My Party Amalia Stark 1996
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval Narrator 1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Under Heat
Under Heat Jane 1994
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait Self 1993
Women on Trial
Women on Trial Narrator 1992
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream Reader (voice) 1992
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn Dora Cohn 1992
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer Narrator 1992
In My Daughter's Name
In My Daughter's Name Maureen Leeds 1992
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Carol Gertz 1992
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life Lena Foster 1991
She Said No
She Said No D.A. Doris Cantore 1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Self 1990
Battered
Battered Narrator 1989
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro Marilyn Klinghoffer 1989
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio Self 1988
Empty Nest
Empty Nest 1988
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots Self 1988
The Big Town
The Big Town Ferguson Edwards 1987
Down and Out in America
Down and Out in America Narrator (voice) 1986
Wedden, dat..?
Wedden, dat..? Self 1986
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mussolini: The Untold Story Rachele Mussolini 1985
What Sex Am I?
What Sex Am I? Self 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater 1985
Teachers
Teachers Dr. Donna Burke 1984
A Billion for Boris
A Billion for Boris Sascha Harris 1984
When Women Kill
When Women Kill Herself 1983
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Will There Really Be a Morning? Lillian Farmer 1983
Bare Essence
Bare Essence Ava Marshall 1982
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash 1982
Visiting Hours
Visiting Hours Deborah Ballin 1982
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
A Crime to Fit the Punishment Narrator 1982
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Thou Shalt Not Kill Maxine Lochman 1982
For Ladies Only
For Ladies Only Anne Holt 1981
The Willmar 8
The Willmar 8 Narrator 1981
The Million Dollar Face
The Million Dollar Face Evalyna 1981
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz 1981
Tell Me a Riddle
Tell Me a Riddle Flight Attendant (voice) 1980
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker The Judge 1980
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again Esther Jack 1979
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? Clarisse Ethridge 1979
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House Grace Coolidge 1979
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor Various Roles 1978
The Swarm
The Swarm Anne MacGregor 1978
Damien - Omen II
Damien - Omen II Ann Thorn 1978
The Mafu Cage
The Mafu Cage Ellen 1978
Airport '77
Airport '77 Karen Wallace 1977
The Spell
The Spell Marion Matchett 1977
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned Lili Rosen 1976
Perilous Voyage
Perilous Voyage Virginia Monroe 1976
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
TVTV Looks at the Oscars Self 1976
Fay
Fay Fay Stewart 1975
People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards Self 1975
Shampoo
Shampoo Felicia Karpf 1975
The Seagull
The Seagull Irina Arkadina 1975
Dinah!
Dinah! Self 1974
The Internecine Project
The Internecine Project Jean Robertson 1974
Why Me?
Why Me? Narrator/Self 1974
What Are Best Friends For?
What Are Best Friends For? Adele Ross 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime Judge Meredith Leland 1973
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife Ellie Schuster 1972
Ransom for a Dead Man
Ransom for a Dead Man Leslie Williams 1972
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint Sophie Portnoy 1972
Film '72
Film '72 Self 1971
Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite Norma Hubley 1971
The Neon Ceiling
The Neon Ceiling Carrie Miller 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Irina Arkadina 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances 1971
Night Slaves
Night Slaves Marjorie Howard 1970
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... Mrs. Bullard 1970
The Landlord
The Landlord Joyce Enders 1970
Marooned
Marooned Celia Pruett 1969
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce Joanne 1969
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Fritzie Braddock 1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad 1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game Edwina Booker 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski Laura 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self 1968
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls Miriam Polar 1967
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense 1967
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night Mrs. Leslie Colbert 1967
Divorce American Style
Divorce American Style Dede Murphy 1967
Deadlock
Deadlock Virginia Cloyd 1967
Ironside
Ironside Francesca Kirby 1967
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible Susan Buchanan 1966
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 Laura 1966
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67 Ruth 1966
The Big Valley
The Big Valley Rosemary 1965
Peyton Place
Peyton Place Stella Chernak 1964
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky Suzy 1964
An Affair of the Skin
An Affair of the Skin Katherine McCleod 1963
Festival
Festival Lizzie 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Virginia Cloyd 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Millie Hallop 1963
The Balcony
The Balcony Carmen 1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Norma Burgess 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Maria Edwards 1961
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem The Goatseller / Avenging Angel 1959
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night Marilyn 1959
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry") 1958
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Presenter 1956
Storm Fear
Storm Fear Edna 1955
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 1955
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Detective Story
Detective Story Shoplifter 1951
Studio One
Studio One Emily Brooks 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948

Directing Credits (27)

Writing Credits (3)

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