10/31/1925
New York City, New York, USA:
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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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021) as Self |
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Killian & the Comeback Kids (2020) as Ms. Hunter (voice) |
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Hal (2019) as Self |
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Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor (2018) as Narrator (voice) |
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Seeing is Believing: Women Direct (2017) as Self |
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Truth and Lies: The Family Manson (2017) as |
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Actresses Turned Producer/Directors (2014) as |
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Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014) as Self |
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Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' (2006) as Miriam (archive footage) |
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Tribute To Burgess Meredith (2006) as Self (voice) |
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Going Shopping (2005) as Winnie |
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Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin (2003) as Self |
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The John Garfield Story (2003) as Self |
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The Omen Legacy (2001) as Self |
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Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties (2001) as Self |
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Mulholland Drive (2001) as Louise |
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The Amati Girls (2001) as Aunt Spendora |
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Dr. T & the Women (2000) as Dr. Harper |
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) as Narrator |
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Poor Liza (2000) as Countess Ekaterina |
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Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America (1999) as Narrator |
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Say It, Fight It, Cure It (1997) as Narrator/Host |
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Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) as Self |
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The Substance of Fire (1996) as Cora Cahn |
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It's My Party (1996) as Amalia Stark |
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Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995) as Narrator |
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Under Heat (1994) as Jane |
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Women on Trial (1992) as Narrator |
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Earth and the American Dream (1992) as Reader (voice) |
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Citizen Cohn (1992) as Dora Cohn |
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The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer (1992) as Narrator |
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In My Daughter's Name (1992) as Maureen Leeds |
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Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992) as Carol Gertz |
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Defending Your Life (1991) as Lena Foster |
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She Said No (1990) as D.A. Doris Cantore |
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Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990) as Self |
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Battered (1989) as Narrator |
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The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989) as Marilyn Klinghoffer |
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Hello Actors Studio (1988) as Self |
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Calling the Shots (1988) as Self |
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The Big Town (1987) as Ferguson Edwards |
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Down and Out in America (1986) as Narrator (voice) |
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What Sex Am I? (1985) as Self |
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Teachers (1984) as Dr. Donna Burke |
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A Billion for Boris (1984) as Sascha Harris |
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When Women Kill (1983) as Herself |
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Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983) as Lillian Farmer |
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Plaza Suite (1982) as Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash |
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Visiting Hours (1982) as Deborah Ballin |
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A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982) as Narrator |
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Thou Shalt Not Kill (1982) as Maxine Lochman |
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For Ladies Only (1981) as Anne Holt |
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The Willmar 8 (1981) as Narrator |
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The Million Dollar Face (1981) as Evalyna |
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981) as Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz |
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Tell Me a Riddle (1980) as Flight Attendant (voice) |
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Little Miss Marker (1980) as The Judge |
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You Can't Go Home Again (1979) as Esther Jack |
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When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979) as Clarisse Ethridge |
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The Good Doctor (1978) as Various Roles |
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The Swarm (1978) as Anne MacGregor |
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Damien - Omen II (1978) as Ann Thorn |
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The Mafu Cage (1978) as Ellen |
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Airport '77 (1977) as Karen Wallace |
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The Spell (1977) as Marion Matchett |
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Voyage of the Damned (1976) as Lili Rosen |
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Perilous Voyage (1976) as Virginia Monroe |
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TVTV Looks at the Oscars (1976) as Self |
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Shampoo (1975) as Felicia Karpf |
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The Seagull (1975) as Irina Arkadina |
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The Internecine Project (1974) as Jean Robertson |
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Why Me? (1974) as Narrator/Self |
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What Are Best Friends For? (1973) as Adele Ross |
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Partners in Crime (1973) as Judge Meredith Leland |
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Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972) as Ellie Schuster |
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Ransom for a Dead Man (1972) as Leslie Williams |
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Portnoy's Complaint (1972) as Sophie Portnoy |
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Plaza Suite (1971) as Norma Hubley |
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The Neon Ceiling (1971) as Carrie Miller |
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Night Slaves (1970) as Marjorie Howard |
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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) as Mrs. Bullard |
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The Landlord (1970) as Joyce Enders |
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Marooned (1969) as Celia Pruett |
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The Big Bounce (1969) as Joanne |
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968) as Fritzie Braddock |
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The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1968) as Laura |
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Valley of the Dolls (1967) as Miriam Polar |
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In the Heat of the Night (1967) as Mrs. Leslie Colbert |
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Divorce American Style (1967) as Dede Murphy |
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Deadlock (1967) as Virginia Cloyd |
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Pie in the Sky (1964) as Suzy |
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An Affair of the Skin (1963) as Katherine McCleod |
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The Balcony (1963) as Carmen |
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The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) as The Goatseller / Avenging Angel |
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Middle of the Night (1959) as Marilyn |
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Three Plays by Tennessee Williams (1958) as Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry") |
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Storm Fear (1955) as Edna |
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Detective Story (1951) as Shoplifter |
