Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

169

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-10-31 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

李·格兰特

Lyova Haskell Rosenthal

لی گرانت

Lee Grant

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 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.

Known For

Acting

Mulholland Drive

2001

Mulholland Drive

as

Louise

Valley of the Dolls

1967

Valley of the Dolls

as

Miriam Polar

In the Heat of the Night

1967

In the Heat of the Night

as

Mrs. Leslie Colbert

Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte

2023

Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte

as

Self

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval

1995

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval

as

Narrator

Dr. T & the Women

2000

Dr. T & the Women

as

Dr. Harper

Damien - Omen II

1978

Damien - Omen II

as

Ann Thorn

Detective Story

1951

Detective Story

as

Shoplifter

Shampoo

1975

Shampoo

as

Felicia Karpf

Teachers

1984

Teachers

as

Dr. Donna Burke

Airport '77

1977

Airport '77

as

Karen Wallace

Defending Your Life

1991

Defending Your Life

as

Lena Foster

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

1968

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell

as

Fritzie Braddock

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

There Was a Crooked Man...

as

Mrs. Bullard

Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

2014

Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

as

Marooned

1969

Marooned

as

Celia Pruett

Poor Liza

2000

Poor Liza

as

Countess Ekaterina

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

1976

TVTV Looks at the Oscars

as

Self

Plaza Suite

1971

Plaza Suite

as

Norma Hubley

The Landlord

1970

The Landlord

as

Joyce Enders

Little Miss Marker

1980

Little Miss Marker

as

The Judge

The Swarm

1978

The Swarm

as

Anne MacGregor

Visiting Hours

1982

Visiting Hours

as

Deborah Ballin

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

1981

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

as

Mrs. Sylvia Lupowitz

The Spell

1977

The Spell

as

Marion Matchett

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

1979

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

as

Clarisse Ethridge

Storm Fear

1955

Storm Fear

as

Edna

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Voyage of the Damned

as

Lili Rosen

The Internecine Project

1974

The Internecine Project

as

Jean Robertson

Why Me?

1974

Why Me?

as

Narrator/Self

Middle of the Night

1959

Middle of the Night

as

Marilyn

The Big Bounce

1969

The Big Bounce

as

Joanne

The Balcony

1963

The Balcony

as

Carmen

The Substance of Fire

1996

The Substance of Fire

as

Cora Cahn

The Amati Girls

2001

The Amati Girls

as

Aunt Spendora

You Can't Go Home Again

1979

You Can't Go Home Again

as

Esther Jack

Night Slaves

1970

Night Slaves

as

Marjorie Howard

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

1968

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

as

Laura

Will There Really Be a Morning?

1983

Will There Really Be a Morning?

as

Lillian Farmer

What Are Best Friends For?

1973

What Are Best Friends For?

as

Adele Ross

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

1972

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

as

Ellie Schuster

Hello Actors Studio

1988

Hello Actors Studio

as

Self

Portnoy's Complaint

1972

Portnoy's Complaint

as

Sophie Portnoy

Deadlock

1967

Deadlock

as

Virginia Cloyd

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

1958

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

as

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

The Neon Ceiling

1971

The Neon Ceiling

as

Carrie Miller

Calling the Shots

1988

Calling the Shots

as

Self

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

1999

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

as

Narrator

Say It, Fight It, Cure It

1997

Say It, Fight It, Cure It

as

Narrator/Host

Tell Me a Riddle

1980

Tell Me a Riddle

as

Flight Attendant (voice)

The Mafu Cage

1978

The Mafu Cage

as

Ellen

The Big Town

1987

The Big Town

as

Ferguson Edwards

The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer

1992

The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer

as

Narrator

Seeing is Believing: Women Direct

2017

Seeing is Believing: Women Direct

as

Self

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

1990

Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

as

Self

A Billion for Boris

1984

A Billion for Boris

as

Sascha Harris

For Ladies Only

1981

For Ladies Only

as

Anne Holt

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

2001

Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties

as

Self

A Crime to Fit the Punishment

1982

A Crime to Fit the Punishment

as

Narrator

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

1989

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

as

Marilyn Klinghoffer

She Said No

1990

She Said No

as

D.A. Doris Cantore

Tribute To Burgess Meredith

2006

Tribute To Burgess Meredith

as

Self (voice)

It's My Party

1996

It's My Party

as

Amalia Stark

Hal

2019

Hal

as

Self

Mulholland Dr.

1999

Mulholland Dr.

as

Louise Bonner (uncredited)

Pie in the Sky

1964

Pie in the Sky

as

Suzy

Going Shopping

2005

Going Shopping

as

Winnie

Ransom for a Dead Man

1972

Ransom for a Dead Man

as

Leslie Williams

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

1992

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

as

Carol Gertz

Perilous Voyage

1976

Perilous Voyage

as

Virginia Monroe

The Willmar 8

1981

The Willmar 8

as

Narrator

Plaza Suite

1982

Plaza Suite

as

Norma Hubley / Muriel Tate / Karen Nash

When Women Kill

1983

When Women Kill

as

Herself

What Sex Am I?

1985

What Sex Am I?

as

Self

Citizen Cohn

1992

Citizen Cohn

as

Dora Cohn

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

2018

Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

as

Narrator (voice)

Women on Trial

1992

Women on Trial

as

Narrator

An Affair of the Skin

1963

An Affair of the Skin

as

Katherine McCleod

Earth and the American Dream

1992

Earth and the American Dream

as

Reader (voice)

In My Daughter's Name

1992

In My Daughter's Name

as

Maureen Leeds

The John Garfield Story

2003

The John Garfield Story

as

Self

Divorce American Style

1967

Divorce American Style

as

Dede Murphy

Thou Shalt Not Kill

1982

Thou Shalt Not Kill

as

Maxine Lochman

Partners in Crime

1973

Partners in Crime

as

Judge Meredith Leland

The Million Dollar Face

1981

The Million Dollar Face

as

Evalyna

Killian & the Comeback Kids

2020

Killian & the Comeback Kids

as

Ms. Hunter (voice)

The Seagull

1975

The Seagull

as

Irina Arkadina

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

2000

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

as

Narrator

Battered

1989

Battered

as

Narrator

Down and Out in America

1986

Down and Out in America

as

Narrator (voice)

Under Heat

1994

Under Heat

as

Jane

The Good Doctor

1978

The Good Doctor

as

Various Roles

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

2014

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

as

Self

Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin

2003

Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin

as

Self

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

1997

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

as

Self

The World of Sholom Aleichem

1959

The World of Sholom Aleichem

as

The Goatseller / Avenging Angel

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

as

Self

Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

2006

Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'

as

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as

Self

Empty Nest

Empty Nest

as

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Studio One

Studio One

as

Emily Brooks

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Susan Buchanan

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House

as

Grace Coolidge

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Millie Hallop

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Virginia Cloyd

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Rosemary

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

as

Peyton Place

Peyton Place

as

Stella Chernak

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

as

Laura

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Fay

Fay

as

Fay Stewart

Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

as

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Norma Burgess

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Maria Edwards

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as

Self

Columbo

Columbo

as

Leslie Williams

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Mussolini: The Untold Story

as

Rachele Mussolini

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67

as

Ruth

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Edwina Booker

Bare Essence

Bare Essence

as

Ava Marshall

Wedden, dat..?

Wedden, dat..?

as

Self

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Irina Arkadina

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Ironside

Ironside

as

Francesca Kirby

Production

Battered

1989

Battered

as

Baghdad ER

2006

Baghdad ER

as

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

1999

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

as

Say It, Fight It, Cure It

1997

Say It, Fight It, Cure It

as

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

2005

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

as

Women on Trial

1992

Women on Trial

as

Crew

Directing

Battered

1989

Battered

as

Staying Together

1989

Staying Together

as

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

2005

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

as

Tell Me a Riddle

1980

Tell Me a Riddle

as

No Place Like Home

1989

No Place Like Home

as

Nobody's Child

1986

Nobody's Child

as

Say It, Fight It, Cure It

1997

Say It, Fight It, Cure It

as

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

1999

Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America

as

The Gun Deadlock

2001

The Gun Deadlock

as

A Matter of Sex

1984

A Matter of Sex

as

For the Use of the Hall

1975

For the Use of the Hall

as

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

2003

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

as

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

1985

Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

as

Down and Out in America

1986

Down and Out in America

as

The Loretta Claiborne Story

2000

The Loretta Claiborne Story

as

When Women Kill

1983

When Women Kill

as

The Willmar 8

1981

The Willmar 8

as

Seasons of the Heart

1994

Seasons of the Heart

as

What Sex Am I?

1985

What Sex Am I?

as

Reunion

1994

Reunion

as

Women on Trial

1992

Women on Trial

as

Following Her Heart

1994

Following Her Heart

as

The Stronger

1976

The Stronger

as

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

2000

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

as

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

as

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

as