Lee Grant
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting135
movieKillian & the Comeback Kids
2020
Ms. Hunter (voice)
movieHal
2019
Self
movieScandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieGotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
2006
Miriam (archive footage)
movieGoing Shopping
2005
Winnie
movieThe Amati Girls
2001
Aunt Spendora
movieDr. T & the Women
2000
Dr. Harper
moviePoor Liza
2000
Countess Ekaterina
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
1999
Narrator
movieThe Substance of Fire
1996
Cora Cahn
movieIt's My Party
1996
Amalia Stark
movieWomen on Trial
1992
Narrator
movieEarth and the American Dream
1992
Reader (voice)
movieCitizen Cohn
1992
Dora Cohn
movieIn My Daughter's Name
1992
Maureen Leeds
movieDefending Your Life
1991
Lena Foster
movieShe Said No
1990
D.A. Doris Cantore
movieBattered
1989
Narrator
movieThe Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
1989
Marilyn Klinghoffer
movieThe Big Town
1987
Ferguson Edwards
movieDown and Out in America
1986
Narrator (voice)
tvMussolini: The Untold Story
1985
Rachele Mussolini
movieTeachers
1984
Dr. Donna Burke
movieA Billion for Boris
1984
Sascha Harris
movieWhen Women Kill
1983
Herself
movieWill There Really Be a Morning?
1983
Lillian Farmer
tvBare Essence
1982
Ava Marshall
moviePlaza Suite
1982
Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
movieVisiting Hours
1982
Deborah Ballin
movieThou Shalt Not Kill
1982
Maxine Lochman
movieFor Ladies Only
1981
Anne Holt
movieThe Willmar 8
1981
Narrator
movieCharlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
movieTell Me a Riddle
1980
Flight Attendant (voice)
movieLittle Miss Marker
1980
The Judge
movieYou Can't Go Home Again
1979
Esther Jack
movieWhen You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979
Clarisse Ethridge
tvBackstairs at the White House
1979
Grace Coolidge
movieThe Good Doctor
1978
Various Roles
movieThe Swarm
1978
Anne MacGregor
movieDamien - Omen II
1978
Ann Thorn
movieAirport '77
1977
Karen Wallace
movieThe Spell
1977
Marion Matchett
movieVoyage of the Damned
1976
Lili Rosen
moviePerilous Voyage
1976
Virginia Monroe
Fay
1975
Fay Stewart
movieShampoo
1975
Felicia Karpf
movieThe Seagull
1975
Irina Arkadina
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieThe Internecine Project
1974
Jean Robertson
movieWhy Me?
1974
Narrator/Self
movieWhat Are Best Friends For?
1973
Adele Ross
moviePartners in Crime
1973
Judge Meredith Leland
movieLieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972
Ellie Schuster
movieRansom for a Dead Man
1972
Leslie Williams
moviePortnoy's Complaint
1972
Sophie Portnoy
moviePlaza Suite
1971
Norma Hubley
movieThe Neon Ceiling
1971
Carrie Miller
tvGreat Performances
1971
Irina Arkadina
movieNight Slaves
1970
Marjorie Howard
movieThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970
Mrs. Bullard
movieThe Landlord
1970
Joyce Enders
movieMarooned
1969
Celia Pruett
movieThe Big Bounce
1969
Joanne
movieBuona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
Fritzie Braddock
tvThe Name of the Game
1968
Edwina Booker
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieValley of the Dolls
1967
Miriam Polar
movieIn the Heat of the Night
1967
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
movieDivorce American Style
1967
Dede Murphy
Deadlock
1967
Virginia Cloyd
tvIronside
1967
Francesca Kirby
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Susan Buchanan
tvABC Stage 67
1966
Laura / Ruth
tvThe Big Valley
1965
Rosemary
tvPeyton Place
1964
Stella Chernak
movieAn Affair of the Skin
1963
Katherine McCleod
Festival
1963
Lizzie
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Millie Hallop
movieThe Balcony
1963
Carmen
tvThe Defenders
1961
Norma Burgess / Maria Edwards
movieThe World of Sholom Aleichem
1959
The Goatseller / Avenging Angel
movieMiddle of the Night
1959
Marilyn
movieThree Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958
Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Presenter
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieDetective Story
1951
Shoplifter
tvStudio One
1948
Emily Brooks
Directing28
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
1999
Director
movieReunion
1994
Director
movieFollowing Her Heart
1994
Director
movieSeasons of the Heart
1994
Director
tvIntimate Portrait
1993
Director
movieWomen on Trial
1992
Director
movieNo Place Like Home
1989
Director
movieStaying Together
1989
Director
movieBattered
1989
Director
movieDown and Out in America
1986
Director
movieNobody's Child
1986
Director
movieWhat Sex Am I?
1985
Director
movieA Matter of Sex
1984
Director
movieWhen Women Kill
1983
Director
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Director
movieThe Willmar 8
1981
Director
movieTell Me a Riddle
1980
Director
movieThe Stronger
1976
Director
movieFor the Use of the Hall
1975
Director
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972
Director
Production6
movieBaghdad ER
2006
Executive Producer
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
1999
Producer
movieWomen on Trial
1992
Producer
movieBattered
1989
Producer