
Actor
Lee Grant
Born October 31, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA66 films
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.
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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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Ranked by acclaim and reachFilmography
66 films as actor- 2020Killian & the Comeback KidsMs. Hunter (voice)
- 2005Going ShoppingWinnie
- 2001Mulholland DriveLouise
- 2001The Amati GirlsAunt Spendora
- 2000Dr. T & the WomenDr. Harper
- 2000Poor LizaCountess Ekaterina
- 1996The Substance of FireCora Cahn
- 1996It's My PartyAmalia Stark
- 1994Under HeatJane
- 1992Citizen CohnDora Cohn
- 1992In My Daughter's NameMaureen Leeds
- 1992Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz StoryCarol Gertz
- 1991Defending Your LifeLena Foster
- 1990She Said NoD.A. Doris Cantore
- 1989The Hijacking of the Achille LauroMarilyn Klinghoffer
- 1987The Big TownFerguson Edwards
- 1984TeachersDr. Donna Burke
- 1984A Billion for BorisSascha Harris
- 1983Will There Really Be a Morning?Lillian Farmer
- 1982Plaza SuiteNorma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
- 1982Visiting HoursDeborah Ballin
- 1982Thou Shalt Not KillMaxine Lochman
- 1981For Ladies OnlyAnne Holt
- 1981The Million Dollar FaceEvalyna
- 1981Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon QueenMrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
- 1980Tell Me a RiddleFlight Attendant (voice)
- 1980Little Miss MarkerThe Judge
- 1979You Can't Go Home AgainEsther Jack
- 1979When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?Clarisse Ethridge
- 1978The Good DoctorVarious Roles
- 1978The SwarmAnne MacGregor
- 1978Damien - Omen IIAnn Thorn
- 1978The Mafu CageEllen
- 1977Airport '77Karen Wallace
- 1977The SpellMarion Matchett
- 1976Voyage of the DamnedLili Rosen
- 1976Perilous VoyageVirginia Monroe
- 1975ShampooFelicia Karpf
- 1975The SeagullIrina Arkadina
- 1974The Internecine ProjectJean Robertson
- 1973What Are Best Friends For?Adele Ross
- 1973Partners in CrimeJudge Meredith Leland
- 1972Lieutenant Schuster's WifeEllie Schuster
- 1972Ransom for a Dead ManLeslie Williams
- 1972Portnoy's ComplaintSophie Portnoy
- 1971Plaza SuiteNorma Hubley
- 1971The Neon CeilingCarrie Miller
- 1970Night SlavesMarjorie Howard
- 1970There Was a Crooked Man...Mrs. Bullard
- 1970The LandlordJoyce Enders
- 1969MaroonedCelia Pruett
- 1969The Big BounceJoanne
- 1968Buona Sera, Mrs. CampbellFritzie Braddock
- 1968The Love Song of Barney KempinskiLaura
- 1967Valley of the DollsMiriam Polar
- 1967In the Heat of the NightMrs. Leslie Colbert
- 1967Divorce American StyleDede Murphy
- 1967DeadlockVirginia Cloyd
- 1964Pie in the SkySuzy
- 1963An Affair of the SkinKatherine McCleod
- 1963The BalconyCarmen
- 1959The World of Sholom AleichemThe Goatseller / Avenging Angel
- 1959Middle of the NightMarilyn
- 1958Three Plays by Tennessee WilliamsJane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
- 1955Storm FearEdna
- 1951Detective StoryShoplifter







