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Lee Grant

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99 Years Old

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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Grant, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 31st October 1925

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The Dick Cavett Show Image
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Ben Casey Image
Ben Casey
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Irina Arkadina
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Ray Bradbury Theater Image
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Philco Television Playhouse Image
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Mod Squad Image
The Mod Squad
The Defenders Image
The Defenders
Maria Edwards
The Defenders Image
The Defenders
Norma Burgess
Studio One Image
Studio One
Emily Brooks
The Name of the Game Image
The Name of the Game
Edwina Booker
Intimate Portrait Image
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Big Valley Image
The Big Valley
Rosemary
Empty Nest Image
Empty Nest
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Virginia Cloyd
Judd for the Defense Image
Judd for the Defense
The Fugitive Image
The Fugitive
Millie Hallop
Mission: Impossible Image
Mission: Impossible
Susan Buchanan
Ironside Image
Ironside
Francesca Kirby
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Wedden, dat..?
Self
Dinah! Image
Dinah!
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Image
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
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Mulholland Drive
Louise
Bare Essence Image
Bare Essence
Ava Marshall
Festival Image
Festival
Lizzie
ABC Stage 67 Image
ABC Stage 67
Ruth
ABC Stage 67 Image
ABC Stage 67
Laura
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Inside the Actors Studio
Self
In the Heat of the Night Image
In the Heat of the Night
Mrs. Leslie Colbert
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Playwrights '56
Damien - Omen II Image
Damien - Omen II
Ann Thorn
Mussolini: The Untold Story Image
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Rachele Mussolini
Airport '77 Image
Airport '77
Karen Wallace
Marooned Image
Marooned
Celia Pruett
Defending Your Life Image
Defending Your Life
Lena Foster
Shampoo Image
Shampoo
Felicia Karpf
Backstairs at the White House Image
Backstairs at the White House
Grace Coolidge
The Swarm Image
The Swarm
Anne MacGregor
Dr. T & the Women Image
Dr. T & the Women
Dr. Harper
And the Oscar Goes To... Image
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
Valley of the Dolls Image
Valley of the Dolls
Miriam Polar
Teachers Image
Teachers
Dr. Donna Burke
Peyton Place Image
Peyton Place
Stella Chernak
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Voyage of the Damned
Lili Rosen
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Fay
Fay Stewart
The Big Town Image
The Big Town
Ferguson Edwards
There Was a Crooked Man... Image
There Was a Crooked Man...
Mrs. Bullard
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Mulholland Dr.
Louise Bonner (uncredited)
Detective Story Image
Detective Story
Shoplifter
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Plaza Suite
Norma Hubley
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The Landlord
Joyce Enders
It's My Party Image
It's My Party
Amalia Stark
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The Internecine Project
Jean Robertson
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Ransom for a Dead Man
Leslie Williams
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The Mafu Cage
Ellen
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz
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Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Fritzie Braddock
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Divorce American Style
Dede Murphy
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? Image
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
Clarisse Ethridge
Hal Image
Hal
Self
Earth and the American Dream Image
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Image
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Carol Gertz
The Substance of Fire Image
The Substance of Fire
Cora Cahn
Little Miss Marker Image
Little Miss Marker
The Judge
The Big Bounce Image
The Big Bounce
Joanne
She Said No Image
She Said No
D.A. Doris Cantore
Who Is Henry Jaglom? Image
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
Visiting Hours Image
Visiting Hours
Deborah Ballin
Middle of the Night Image
Middle of the Night
Marilyn
Citizen Cohn Image
Citizen Cohn
Dora Cohn
For Ladies Only Image
For Ladies Only
Anne Holt
Perilous Voyage Image
Perilous Voyage
Virginia Monroe
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Image
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
The Spell Image
The Spell
Marion Matchett
The Balcony Image
The Balcony
Carmen
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro Image
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Marilyn Klinghoffer
The Amati Girls Image
The Amati Girls
Aunt Spendora
Going Shopping Image
Going Shopping
Winnie
The John Garfield Story Image
The John Garfield Story
Self
What Are Best Friends For? Image
What Are Best Friends For?
Adele Ross
The Million Dollar Face Image
The Million Dollar Face
Evalyna
TVTV Looks at the Oscars Image
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
Self
Night Slaves Image
Night Slaves
Marjorie Howard
Calling the Shots Image
Calling the Shots
Self
When Women Kill Image
When Women Kill
Herself
No Image
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
In My Daughter's Name Image
In My Daughter's Name
Maureen Leeds
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer Image
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer
Narrator
You Can't Go Home Again Image
You Can't Go Home Again
Esther Jack
Storm Fear Image
Storm Fear
Edna
Thou Shalt Not Kill Image
Thou Shalt Not Kill
Maxine Lochman
Hello Actors Studio Image
Hello Actors Studio
Self
A Billion for Boris Image
A Billion for Boris
Sascha Harris
Tell Me a Riddle Image
Tell Me a Riddle
Flight Attendant (voice)
A Crime to Fit the Punishment Image
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
Narrator
The World of Sholom Aleichem Image
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The Goatseller / Avenging Angel
Poor Liza Image
Poor Liza
Countess Ekaterina
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light Image
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Narrator
Portnoy's Complaint Image
Portnoy's Complaint
Sophie Portnoy
The Good Doctor Image
The Good Doctor
Various Roles
The Omen Legacy Image
The Omen Legacy
Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women Image
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife Image
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
Ellie Schuster
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams Image
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Jane (Segment "Moony's Kid Don't Cry")
Will There Really Be a Morning? Image
Will There Really Be a Morning?
Lillian Farmer
What Sex Am I? Image
What Sex Am I?
Self
Down and Out in America Image
Down and Out in America
Narrator (voice)
The Seagull Image
The Seagull
Irina Arkadina
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski Image
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Laura
Partners in Crime Image
Partners in Crime
Judge Meredith Leland
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Deadlock
Virginia Cloyd
Killian & the Comeback Kids Image
Killian & the Comeback Kids
Ms. Hunter (voice)
An Affair of the Skin Image
An Affair of the Skin
Katherine McCleod
Pie in the Sky Image
Pie in the Sky
Suzy
Battered Image
Battered
Narrator
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors Image
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor Image
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
Narrator (voice)
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval Image
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Narrator
The Neon Ceiling Image
The Neon Ceiling
Carrie Miller
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin Image
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
Self
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct Image
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
Self
Plaza Suite Image
Plaza Suite
Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash
Women on Trial Image
Women on Trial
Narrator
The Willmar 8 Image
The Willmar 8
Narrator
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls' Image
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
Miriam (archive footage)
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Tribute To Burgess Meredith
Self (voice)
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties Image
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
Self
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Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
Narrator
Under Heat Image
Under Heat
Jane
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Say It, Fight It, Cure It
Narrator/Host
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte Image
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte
Self
Why Me? Image
Why Me?
Narrator/Self