Lee Grant
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Person

Lee Grant

Known for
Acting
Born
October 31, 1925
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Lyova Haskell Rosenthal

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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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In Catlg

2 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (2)

Filmography

  • Dangerous Citizen: The Life and Times of Abraham PolonskyFilm · 2026 · as Self
  • Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarTV · 2024 · as Self - Actress · 1 episode
  • Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed HollywoodFilm · 2023 · as Self
  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the MonsterFilm · 2021 · as Self
  • Killian & the Comeback KidsFilm · 2020 · as Ms. Hunter (voice)
  • HalFilm · 2019 · as Self
  • Scandal: The Trial of Mary AstorFilm · 2018 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Seeing is Believing: Women DirectFilm · 2017 · as Self
  • Truth and Lies: The Family MansonFilm · 2017 · Acting
  • Actresses Turned Producer/DirectorsFilm · 2014 · Acting
  • Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel WomenFilm · 2014 · as Self
  • Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'Film · 2006 · as Miriam (archive footage)
  • Tribute To Burgess MeredithFilm · 2006 · as Self (voice)
  • A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in HollywoodFilm · 2005 · Director
  • A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in HollywoodFilm · 2005 · Producer
  • Going ShoppingFilm · 2005 · as Winnie
  • Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without SinFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait SeriesFilm · 2003 · Director
  • The John Garfield StoryFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • Hidden Values: The Movies of the FiftiesFilm · 2001 · as Self
  • Mulholland DriveFilm · 2001 · as Louise
  • The Amati GirlsFilm · 2001 · as Aunt Spendora
  • The Gun DeadlockFilm · 2001 · Director
  • The Omen LegacyFilm · 2001 · as Self
  • Dr. T & the WomenFilm · 2000 · as Dr. Harper
  • Poor LizaFilm · 2000 · as Countess Ekaterina
  • Sidney Poitier: One Bright LightFilm · 2000 · as Narrator
  • Sidney Poitier: One Bright LightFilm · 2000 · Director
  • The Loretta Claiborne StoryFilm · 2000 · Director
  • Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in AmericaFilm · 1999 · as Narrator
  • Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in AmericaFilm · 1999 · Director
  • Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in AmericaFilm · 1999 · Producer
  • Intimate Portrait: Lauren BacallFilm · 1999 · Director
  • Say It, Fight It, Cure ItFilm · 1997 · as Narrator/Host
  • Say It, Fight It, Cure ItFilm · 1997 · Director
  • Say It, Fight It, Cure ItFilm · 1997 · Producer
  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?Film · 1997 · as Self
  • It's My PartyFilm · 1996 · as Amalia Stark
  • The Substance of FireFilm · 1996 · as Cora Cahn
  • Rod Serling: Submitted for Your ApprovalFilm · 1995 · as Narrator
  • Following Her HeartFilm · 1994 · Director
  • Inside the Actors StudioTV · 1994 · as Self · 1 episode
  • ReunionFilm · 1994 · Director
  • Seasons of the HeartFilm · 1994 · Director
  • Under HeatFilm · 1994 · as Jane
  • Intimate PortraitTV · 1993 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Intimate PortraitTV · 1993 · Director · 53 episodes
  • Intimate PortraitTV · 1993 · Writer · 9 episodes
  • Citizen CohnFilm · 1992 · as Dora Cohn
  • Earth and the American DreamFilm · 1992 · as Reader (voice)
  • In My Daughter's NameFilm · 1992 · as Maureen Leeds
  • Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryFilm · 1992 · as Carol Gertz
  • The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a KillerFilm · 1992 · as Narrator
  • Women on TrialFilm · 1992 · as Narrator
  • Women on TrialFilm · 1992 · Director
  • Women on TrialFilm · 1992 · Producer
  • Defending Your LifeFilm · 1991 · as Lena Foster
  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept SecretFilm · 1990 · as Self
  • She Said NoFilm · 1990 · as D.A. Doris Cantore
  • BatteredFilm · 1989 · as Narrator
  • BatteredFilm · 1989 · Director
  • BatteredFilm · 1989 · Producer
  • No Place Like HomeFilm · 1989 · Director
  • Staying TogetherFilm · 1989 · Director
  • The Hijacking of the Achille LauroFilm · 1989 · as Marilyn Klinghoffer
  • Calling the ShotsFilm · 1988 · as Self
  • Empty NestTV · 1988 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Hello Actors StudioFilm · 1988 · as Self
  • The Big TownFilm · 1987 · as Ferguson Edwards
  • Down and Out in AmericaFilm · 1986 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Down and Out in AmericaFilm · 1986 · Director
  • Nobody's ChildFilm · 1986 · Director
  • Wedden, dat..?TV · 1986 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy TaleFilm · 1985 · Director
  • Mussolini: The Untold StoryTV · 1985 · as Rachele Mussolini · 4 episodes
  • The Ray Bradbury TheaterTV · 1985 · Acting · 1 episode
  • What Sex Am I?Film · 1985 · as Self
  • What Sex Am I?Film · 1985 · Director
  • A Billion for BorisFilm · 1984 · as Sascha Harris
  • A Matter of SexFilm · 1984 · Director
  • TeachersFilm · 1984 · as Dr. Donna Burke
  • When Women KillFilm · 1983 · as Herself
  • When Women KillFilm · 1983 · Director
  • Will There Really Be a Morning?Film · 1983 · as Lillian Farmer
  • A Crime to Fit the PunishmentFilm · 1982 · as Narrator
  • American PlayhouseTV · 1982 · Director · 1 episode
  • Bare EssenceTV · 1982 · as Ava Marshall · 2 episodes
  • Plaza SuiteFilm · 1982 · as Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
  • Thou Shalt Not KillFilm · 1982 · as Maxine Lochman
  • Visiting HoursFilm · 1982 · as Deborah Ballin
  • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenFilm · 1981 · as Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
  • For Ladies OnlyFilm · 1981 · as Anne Holt
  • The Million Dollar FaceFilm · 1981 · as Evalyna
  • The Willmar 8Film · 1981 · as Narrator
  • The Willmar 8Film · 1981 · Director
  • The Willmar 8Film · 1981 · Writer
  • Little Miss MarkerFilm · 1980 · as The Judge
  • Tell Me a RiddleFilm · 1980 · as Flight Attendant (voice)
  • Tell Me a RiddleFilm · 1980 · Director
  • Backstairs at the White HouseTV · 1979 · as Grace Coolidge · 4 episodes
  • When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?Film · 1979 · as Clarisse Ethridge
  • You Can't Go Home AgainFilm · 1979 · as Esther Jack
  • Damien - Omen IIFilm · 1978 · as Ann Thorn
  • The Good DoctorFilm · 1978 · as Various Roles
  • The Mafu CageFilm · 1978 · as Ellen
  • The SwarmFilm · 1978 · as Anne MacGregor
  • Airport '77Film · 1977 · as Karen Wallace
  • The SpellFilm · 1977 · as Marion Matchett
  • Perilous VoyageFilm · 1976 · as Virginia Monroe
  • TVTV Looks at the OscarsFilm · 1976 · as Self
  • The StrongerFilm · 1976 · Director
  • The StrongerFilm · 1976 · Writer
  • Voyage of the DamnedFilm · 1976 · as Lili Rosen
  • FayTV · 1975 · as Fay Stewart · 10 episodes
  • For the Use of the HallFilm · 1975 · Director
  • People's Choice AwardsTV · 1975 · as Self · 1 episode
  • ShampooFilm · 1975 · as Felicia Karpf
  • The SeagullFilm · 1975 · as Irina Arkadina
  • Dinah!TV · 1974 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • The Internecine ProjectFilm · 1974 · as Jean Robertson
  • Why Me?Film · 1974 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Partners in CrimeFilm · 1973 · as Judge Meredith Leland
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV · 1973 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • What Are Best Friends For?Film · 1973 · as Adele Ross
  • ABC Afterschool SpecialTV · 1972 · Director · 1 episode
  • Lieutenant Schuster's WifeFilm · 1972 · as Ellie Schuster
  • Portnoy's ComplaintFilm · 1972 · as Sophie Portnoy
  • Ransom for a Dead ManFilm · 1972 · as Leslie Williams
  • Film '72TV · 1971 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Great PerformancesTV · 1971 · as Irina Arkadina · 1 episode
  • Plaza SuiteFilm · 1971 · as Norma Hubley
  • The Neon CeilingFilm · 1971 · as Carrie Miller
  • Night SlavesFilm · 1970 · as Marjorie Howard
  • The LandlordFilm · 1970 · as Joyce Enders
  • There Was a Crooked Man...Film · 1970 · as Mrs. Bullard
  • MaroonedFilm · 1969 · as Celia Pruett
  • The Big BounceFilm · 1969 · as Joanne
  • Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellFilm · 1968 · as Fritzie Braddock
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InTV · 1968 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Dick Cavett ShowTV · 1968 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • The Love Song of Barney KempinskiFilm · 1968 · as Laura
  • The Mod SquadTV · 1968 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The Name of the GameTV · 1968 · as Edwina Booker · 1 episode
  • DeadlockFilm · 1967 · as Virginia Cloyd
  • Divorce American StyleFilm · 1967 · as Dede Murphy
  • In the Heat of the NightFilm · 1967 · as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
  • IronsideTV · 1967 · as Francesca Kirby · 1 episode
  • Judd, for the DefenseTV · 1967 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Valley of the DollsFilm · 1967 · as Miriam Polar
  • ABC Stage 67TV · 1966 · as Laura · 1 episode
  • Mission: ImpossibleTV · 1966 · as Susan Buchanan · 1 episode
  • The Big ValleyTV · 1965 · as Rosemary · 1 episode
  • Peyton PlaceTV · 1964 · as Stella Chernak · 514 episodes
  • Pie in the SkyFilm · 1964 · as Suzy
  • An Affair of the SkinFilm · 1963 · as Katherine McCleod
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV · 1963 · as Virginia Cloyd · 1 episode
  • FestivalTV · 1963 · as Lizzie · 1 episode
  • The BalconyFilm · 1963 · as Carmen
  • The FugitiveTV · 1963 · as Millie Hallop · 1 episode
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV · 1962 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Ben CaseyTV · 1961 · Acting · 2 episodes
  • The DefendersTV · 1961 · as Norma Burgess · 1 episode
  • The Mike Douglas ShowTV · 1961 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Middle of the NightFilm · 1959 · as Marilyn
  • The World of Sholom AleichemFilm · 1959 · as The Goatseller / Avenging Angel
  • Three Plays by Tennessee WilliamsFilm · 1958 · as Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
  • Tony AwardsTV · 1956 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
  • Playwrights '56TV · 1955 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Storm FearFilm · 1955 · as Edna
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Detective StoryFilm · 1951 · as Shoplifter
  • Studio OneTV · 1948 · as Emily Brooks · 1 episode
  • The Philco Television PlayhouseTV · 1948 · Acting · 1 episode

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