Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born October 31, 1925
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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MovieKillian & the Comeback Kids
2020
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MovieHal
2019
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2018
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as Miriam (archive footage)
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2006
as Self (voice)
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2005
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MovieArthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
2003
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MovieThe John Garfield Story
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MovieThe Omen Legacy
2001
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MovieHidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
2001
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MovieMulholland Drive
2001
as Louise
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2001
as Aunt Spendora
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2000
as Dr. Harper
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as Narrator
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as Countess Ekaterina
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1999
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1997
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1996
as Cora Cahn
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1996
as Amalia Stark
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1994
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1994
as Jane
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
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1992
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1992
as Reader (voice)
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as Dora Cohn
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as Maureen Leeds
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as Carol Gertz
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1991
as Lena Foster
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1990
as D.A. Doris Cantore
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1990
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1989
as Narrator
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as Marilyn Klinghoffer
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1988
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TVEmpty Nest
1988
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1988
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1987
as Ferguson Edwards
MovieDown and Out in America
1986
as Narrator (voice)
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1986
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1985
as Rachele Mussolini
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1985
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1985
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1984
as Dr. Donna Burke
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1984
as Sascha Harris
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1983
as Herself
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1983
as Lillian Farmer
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1982
as Ava Marshall
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1982
as Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
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1982
as Deborah Ballin
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1982
as Narrator
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1982
as Maxine Lochman
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1981
as Anne Holt
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1981
as Narrator
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1981
as Evalyna
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1981
as Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
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1980
as Flight Attendant (voice)
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1980
as The Judge
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1979
as Esther Jack
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1979
as Clarisse Ethridge
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1979
as Grace Coolidge
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1978
as Various Roles
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1978
as Anne MacGregor
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1978
as Ann Thorn
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1978
as Ellen
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1977
as Karen Wallace
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1977
as Marion Matchett
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1976
as Lili Rosen
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1976
as Virginia Monroe
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1976
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1975
as Fay Stewart
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
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1975
as Felicia Karpf
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1975
as Irina Arkadina
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1974
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1974
as Jean Robertson
MovieWhy Me?
1974
as Narrator/Self
MovieWhat Are Best Friends For?
1973
as Adele Ross
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
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MoviePartners in Crime
1973
as Judge Meredith Leland
MovieLieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972
as Ellie Schuster
MovieRansom for a Dead Man
1972
as Leslie Williams
MoviePortnoy's Complaint
1972
as Sophie Portnoy
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1971
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MoviePlaza Suite
1971
as Norma Hubley
MovieThe Neon Ceiling
1971
as Carrie Miller
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Irina Arkadina
MovieNight Slaves
1970
as Marjorie Howard
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1970
as Mrs. Bullard
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1970
as Joyce Enders
MovieMarooned
1969
as Celia Pruett
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1969
as Joanne
MovieBuona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968
as Fritzie Braddock
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
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1968
as Edwina Booker
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Love Song of Barney Kempinski
1968
as Laura
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
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MovieValley of the Dolls
1967
as Miriam Polar
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1967
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1967
as Mrs. Leslie Colbert
MovieDivorce American Style
1967
as Dede Murphy
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1967
as Virginia Cloyd
TVIronside
1967
as Francesca Kirby
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Susan Buchanan
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1966
as Laura
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Rosemary
TVPeyton Place
1964
as Stella Chernak
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1964
as Suzy
MovieAn Affair of the Skin
1963
as Katherine McCleod
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1963
as Lizzie
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1963
as Virginia Cloyd
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1963
as Millie Hallop
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1963
as Carmen
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
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TVBen Casey
1961
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Norma Burgess
MovieThe World of Sholom Aleichem
1959
as The Goatseller / Avenging Angel
MovieMiddle of the Night
1959
as Marilyn
MovieThree Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958
as Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
MovieStorm Fear
1955
as Edna
Playwrights '56
1955
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieDetective Story
1951
as Shoplifter
TVStudio One
1948
as Emily Brooks
TVThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
