Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Date of Birth:

Oct 31, 1925

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York, USA

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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filmography:

Pie in the Sky Pie in the Sky

1964

Going Shopping Going Shopping

2005

Mulholland Dr. Mulholland Dr.

1999

Hal Hal

2019

It's My Party It's My Party

1996

Ransom for a Dead Man Ransom for a Dead Man

1972

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

1992

When Women Kill When Women Kill

1983

Plaza Suite Plaza Suite

1982

The Willmar 8 The Willmar 8

1981

Perilous Voyage Perilous Voyage

1976

Tribute To Burgess Meredith Tribute To Burgess Meredith

2006

She Said No She Said No

1990

Seeing is Believing: Women Direct Seeing is Believing: Women Direct

2017

The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer

1992

The Big Town The Big Town

1987

The Mafu Cage The Mafu Cage

1978

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990

A Billion for Boris A Billion for Boris

1984

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

1989

A Crime to Fit the Punishment A Crime to Fit the Punishment

1982

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

2001

For Ladies Only For Ladies Only

1981

What Sex Am I? What Sex Am I?

1985

Citizen Cohn Citizen Cohn

1992

Down and Out in America Down and Out in America

1986

Under Heat Under Heat

1994

Battered Battered

1989

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

2000

The Seagull The Seagull

1975

The Good Doctor The Good Doctor

1978

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

2014

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

The World of Sholom Aleichem The World of Sholom Aleichem

1959

Who Is Henry Jaglom? Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin

2003

Killian & the Comeback Kids Killian & the Comeback Kids

2020

The Million Dollar Face The Million Dollar Face

1981

An Affair of the Skin An Affair of the Skin

1963

Women on Trial Women on Trial

1992

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

2018

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Earth and the American Dream Earth and the American Dream

1992

In My Daughter's Name In My Daughter's Name

1992

Partners in Crime Partners in Crime

1973

Thou Shalt Not Kill Thou Shalt Not Kill

1982

Divorce American Style Divorce American Style

1967

The John Garfield Story The John Garfield Story

2003

Tell Me a Riddle Tell Me a Riddle

1980

Say It, Fight It, Cure It Say It, Fight It, Cure It

1997

Poor Liza Poor Liza

2000

TVTV Looks at the Oscars TVTV Looks at the Oscars

1976

Marooned Marooned

1969

Actresses Turned Producer/Directors Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

2014

There Was a Crooked Man... There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

Plaza Suite Plaza Suite

1971

The Landlord The Landlord

1970

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981

Visiting Hours Visiting Hours

1982

The Swarm The Swarm

1978

Little Miss Marker Little Miss Marker

1980

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

Defending Your Life Defending Your Life

1991

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval

1995

Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte

2023

In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night

1967

Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls

1967

Dr. T & the Women Dr. T & the Women

2000

Damien: Omen II Damien: Omen II

1978

Airport '77 Airport '77

1977

Teachers Teachers

1984

Shampoo Shampoo

1975

Detective Story Detective Story

1951

The Spell The Spell

1977

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

1979

Hello Actors Studio Hello Actors Studio

1988

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

1972

What Are Best Friends For? What Are Best Friends For?

1973

Will There Really Be a Morning? Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983

Portnoy's Complaint Portnoy's Complaint

1972

Deadlock Deadlock

1967

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

1999

Calling the Shots Calling the Shots

1988

The Neon Ceiling The Neon Ceiling

1971

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

1958

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

1968

Night Slaves Night Slaves

1970

Why Me? Why Me?

1974

The Internecine Project The Internecine Project

1974

Voyage of the Damned Voyage of the Damned

1976

Storm Fear Storm Fear

1955

Middle of the Night Middle of the Night

1959

The Big Bounce The Big Bounce

1969

You Can't Go Home Again You Can't Go Home Again

1979

The Amati Girls The Amati Girls

2001

The Substance of Fire The Substance of Fire

1996

The Balcony The Balcony

1963

Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive

2001

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