Lee Grant
Acting
Born: 1925-10-31 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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
🎬 Movies (20)
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
2023
Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Self
Killian & the Comeback Kids
2020
Ms. Hunter (voice)
Hal
2019
Self
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
2018
Narrator (voice)
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
2017
Self
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
2017
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
Self
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
2006
Miriam (archive footage)
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
2006
Self (voice)
Going Shopping
2005
Winnie
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
2003
Self
The John Garfield Story
2003
Self
The Omen Legacy
2001
Self
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
2001
Self
Mulholland Drive
2001
Louise
The Amati Girls
2001
Aunt Spendora
Dr. T & the Women
2000
Dr. Harper
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
Narrator
📺 TV Shows (20)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
Self
Empty Nest
1988
Wedden, dat..?
1986
Self
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985
Rachele Mussolini
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Bare Essence
1982
Ava Marshall
Backstairs at the White House
1979
Grace Coolidge
Fay
1975
Fay Stewart
People's Choice Awards
1975
Self
Dinah!
1974
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Self
Film '72
1971
Self
Great Performances
1971
Irina Arkadina
Great Performances
1971
The Mod Squad
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
Edwina Booker
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self
Judd, for the Defense
1967