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Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 31, 1925 (99)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Sep 11, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Sup ... porting 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Killian & the Comeback Kids

Killian & the Comeback Kids

2020

as Ms. Hunter (voice)

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

2018

as Narrator (voice)

Going Shopping

Going Shopping

2005

as Winnie

The Amati Girls

The Amati Girls

2001

as Aunt Spendora

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

2001

as Louise

Dr. T & the Women

Dr. T & the Women

2000

as Dr. Harper

Mulholland Dr.

Mulholland Dr.

1999

as Louise Bonner (uncredited)

Say It, Fight It, Cure It

Say It, Fight It, Cure It

1997

as Narrator/Host

It's My Party

It's My Party

1996

as Amalia Stark

The Substance of Fire

The Substance of Fire

1996

as Cora Cahn

Under Heat

Under Heat

1994

as Jane

Women on Trial

Women on Trial

1992

as Narrator

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

1992

as Dora Cohn

In My Daughter's Name

In My Daughter's Name

1992

as Maureen Leeds

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

as Reader (voice)

Defending Your Life

Defending Your Life

1991

as Lena Foster

She Said No

She Said No

1990

as D.A. Doris Cantore

Battered

Battered

1989

as Narrator

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

1989

as Marilyn Klinghoffer

The Big Town

The Big Town

1987

as Ferguson Edwards

Down and Out in America

Down and Out in America

1986

as Narrator (voice)

A Billion for Boris

A Billion for Boris

1984

as Sascha Harris

Teachers

Teachers

1984

as Dr. Donna Burke

Will There Really Be a Morning?

Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983

as Lillian Farmer

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1982

as Maxine Lochman

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

1982

as Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash

Visiting Hours

Visiting Hours

1982

as Deborah Ballin

The Willmar 8

The Willmar 8

1981

as Narrator

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981

as Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz

For Ladies Only

For Ladies Only

1981

as Anne Holt

The Million Dollar Face

The Million Dollar Face

1981

as Evalyna

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

1980

as The Judge

Tell Me a Riddle

Tell Me a Riddle

1980

as Flight Attendant (voice)

You Can't Go Home Again

You Can't Go Home Again

1979

as Esther Jack

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

1979

as Clarisse Ethridge

The Mafu Cage

The Mafu Cage

1978

as Ellen

Damien - Omen II

Damien - Omen II

1978

as Ann Thorn

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

1978

as Various Roles

The Swarm

The Swarm

1978

as Anne MacGregor

The Spell

The Spell

1977

as Marilyn Matchett

Airport '77

Airport '77

1977

as Karen Wallace

Perilous Voyage

Perilous Voyage

1976

as Virginia Monroe

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

1976

as Lili Rosen

The Seagull

The Seagull

1975

as Irina Arkadina

Shampoo

Shampoo

1975

as Felicia Karpf

The Internecine Project

The Internecine Project

1974

as Jean Robertson

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1973

as Judge Meredith Leland

What Are Best Friends For?

What Are Best Friends For?

1973

as Adele Ross

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

1972

as Ellie Schuster

Ransom for a Dead Man

Ransom for a Dead Man

1972

as Leslie Williams

Portnoy's Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint

1972

as Sophie Portnoy

The Neon Ceiling

The Neon Ceiling

1971

as Carrie Miller

Plaza Suite

Plaza Suite

1971

as Norma Hubley

The Landlord

The Landlord

1970

as Joyce Enders

Night Slaves

Night Slaves

1970

as Marjorie Howard

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

as Mrs. Bullard

The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

1969

as Joanne

Marooned

Marooned

1969

as Celia Pruett

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

as Fritzie Braddock

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1967

as Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

1967

as Miriam Polar

Deadlock

Deadlock

1967

as Virginia Cloyd

Divorce American Style

Divorce American Style

1967

as Dede Murphy

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1964

as Suzy

An Affair of the Skin

An Affair of the Skin

1963

as Katherine McCleod

The Balcony

The Balcony

1963

as Carmen

The World of Sholom Aleichem

The World of Sholom Aleichem

1959

as The Goatseller / Avenging Angel

Middle of the Night

Middle of the Night

1959

as Marilyn

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

1958

as Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")

Storm Fear

Storm Fear

1955

as Edna

Detective Story

Detective Story

1951

as Shoplifter

The Willmar 8

The Willmar 8

1981

Writer

The Stronger

The Stronger

1976

Writer

The Gun Deadlock

The Gun Deadlock

2001

Director

Seasons of the Heart

Seasons of the Heart

1994

Director

Following Her Heart

Following Her Heart

1994

Director

Reunion

Reunion

1994

Director

Women on Trial

Women on Trial

1992

Director

Staying Together

Staying Together

1989

Director

No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

1989

Director

Battered

Battered

1989

Director

Down and Out in America

Down and Out in America

1986

Director

Nobody's Child

Nobody's Child

1986

Director

What Sex Am I?

What Sex Am I?

1985

Director

A Matter of Sex

A Matter of Sex

1984

Director

When Women Kill

When Women Kill

1983

Director

The Willmar 8

The Willmar 8

1981

Director

Tell Me a Riddle

Tell Me a Riddle

1980

Director

The Stronger

The Stronger

1976

Director

For the Use of the Hall

For the Use of the Hall

1975

Director

Baghdad ER

Baghdad ER

2006

Executive Producer

Women on Trial

Women on Trial

1992

Producer

Battered

Battered

1989

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress In the Heat of the Night Nominated
Television Credits

Peyton Place

as Stella Chernak

Episodes: 517

First Aired: Sep 15, 1964

Fay

as Fay Stewart

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 04, 1975

Backstairs at the White House

as Grace Coolidge

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 29, 1979

Mussolini: The Untold Story

as Rachele Mussolini

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 24, 1985

Bare Essence

as Ava Marshall

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1982

Studio One

as Emily Brooks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

Mission: Impossible

as Susan Buchanan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1966

The Fugitive

as Millie Hallop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Virginia Cloyd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

The Big Valley

as Rosemary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

ABC Stage 67

as Laura

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1966

The Defenders

as Norma Burgess

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as Maria Edwards

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Columbo

as Leslie Williams

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

ABC Stage 67

as Ruth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1966

The Name of the Game

as Edwina Booker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Great Performances

as Irina Arkadina

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Ironside

as Francesca Kirby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Ben Casey

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

Empty Nest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1988

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 21, 1985

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1967

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Playwrights '56

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1955

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Wedden, dat..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1986

Dinah!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 21, 1974

Great Performances

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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2025 3 10 20 1
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