Lee Grant
Date of birth: 1925-10-31
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 李·格兰特, Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, لی گرانت
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 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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Mulholland Drive
2001-06-06
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigma
Valley of the Dolls
1967-12-27
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show busin
In the Heat of the Night
1967-08-02
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bi
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte
2023-01-23
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995-11-29
The life and career of the renowned television writer and creator of the classic science fiction ser
Dr. T & the Women
2000-09-13
A successful Texas gynecologist finds himself amid a bevy of women and their problems – his wife’s b
Damien - Omen II
1978-06-09
Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his we
Detective Story
1951-10-24
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad.
Shampoo
1975-02-11
A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to
Teachers
1984-10-05
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing t
Airport '77
1977-03-11
Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passen
Defending Your Life
1991-03-22
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller f
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
1968-10-23
After the end of WWII, an Italian woman receives child support payments from three former US soldier
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970-09-18
A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of hi
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
2014-12-31
From Mary Pickford to Barbra Streisand the successful actress turned producer/director is one of Hol
Marooned
1969-12-11
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only t
Poor Liza
2000-01-01
A beautiful peasant girl is romanced and abandoned by a young nobleman.
TVTV Looks at the Oscars
1976-03-30
Made in 1976, TVTV's close-up look at Hollywood's annual awards ritual mixes irreverent documentary
Plaza Suite
1971-05-12
Film version of the Neil Simon play has three separate acts set in the same hotel suite in New York'
The Landlord
1970-05-20
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying
Little Miss Marker
1980-03-21
Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in the 1930s. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a
The Swarm
1978-06-26
Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisibl
Visiting Hours
1982-05-21
A deranged, misogynistic killer assaults a journalist. When he discovers that she survived the attac
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981-02-13
Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a
The Spell
1977-02-20
A distraught mother must cope with her embittered daughter who has the ability to cause "accidents"
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979-02-09
A drug dealer's car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town's people become victim to hi
Storm Fear
1955-12-16
A wounded bank robber takes over his brother's home.
Voyage of the Damned
1976-12-22
A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
The Internecine Project
1974-07-24
Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when
Why Me?
1974-05-13
Why Me? a one-hour documentary on breast cancer narrated by actress Lee Grant. First broadcast on Ma
Middle of the Night
1959-05-20
Jerry Kingsley is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 50s when his wife dies. Despite
The Big Bounce
1969-03-05
A Vietnam veteran and ex-con is persuaded by a shady woman to rob a $50,000 payroll account on a Cal
The Balcony
1963-03-21
The Madam of a brothel satisfies the erotic fantasies of her customers, while a revolution is sweepi
The Substance of Fire
1996-09-11
Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems
The Amati Girls
2001-01-09
Four sisters who disagree about everything... except what matters most. Family.
You Can't Go Home Again
1979-04-25
An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determi
Night Slaves
1970-09-29
A man and his wife stumble upon a town whose inhabitants turn into zombies and head for the edge of
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
1968-05-10
On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tou
Will There Really Be a Morning?
1983-02-22
This is the story of actress Frances Farmer, her struggles with mental illness and involuntary confi
What Are Best Friends For?
1973-12-18
A married couple is determined to find a girl for their recently divorced best friend.
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972-10-11
After a policeman is murdered in an ambush, rumors surface that he was on the take. His widow sets o
Hello Actors Studio
1988-11-09
After Lee Strasberg’s death in 1982, the most prestigious talents from the Actors Studio assumed the
Portnoy's Complaint
1972-06-19
During a session with his psychoanalyst, Alexander Portnoy rants about everything that is bothering
Deadlock
1967-05-17
A woman walks into a police station with a pistol and a vial of nitroglycerin. It turns out that she
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958-04-15
A presentation of Tennessee Williams' three one-act plays: "Moony's Kid Don't Cry", "The Last of My
The Neon Ceiling
1971-02-08
A housewife and her teenage daughter, fleeing their boring lives, stop in a diner in the California
Calling the Shots
1988-09-08
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share
Confronting the Crisis: Childcare in America
1999-04-01
Documentary that examines whether America is failing children by not making child care an issue of n
Say It, Fight It, Cure It
1997-10-05
Documentary on breast cancer featuring a series of interviews with survivors and their families. Dir
Tell Me a Riddle
1980-12-15
A long-married couple embark on one last cross-country journey when it is discovered that the wife i
The Mafu Cage
1978-03-19
Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their
The Big Town
1987-09-25
It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who le
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer
1992-06-16
Richard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, loving father--and ruthless killer of over 100 people. You'
Seeing is Believing: Women Direct
2017-04-25
“We are the stories we tell ourselves.” Seeing is Believing: Women Direct is a documentary series a
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990-08-27
A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, San
A Billion for Boris
1984-01-01
In this family-friendly sequel to Freaky Friday, teenaged Boris realizes that his television set is
For Ladies Only
1981-11-09
An aspiring young actor moonlights as a male stripper while looking for work in the theatre.
Hidden Values: The Movies of the Fifties
2001-09-04
This documentary was broadcast on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel to kick off the pres
A Crime to Fit the Punishment
1982-05-01
This fascinating making-of documentary investigates the controversy and political atmosphere surroun
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
1989-02-13
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Li
She Said No
1990-09-23
A successful career woman is raped by a prominent lawyer. However, when she takes the case to court,
Tribute To Burgess Meredith
2006-01-01
The cast of Rocky (1976) pays tribute to actor Burgess Meredith.
It's My Party
1996-03-22
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparation
Hal
2019-03-28
Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Ha
Pie in the Sky
1964-01-01
Rural runaway finds himself in Manhattan.
Going Shopping
2005-09-30
A clothing designer tries to save her struggling boutique store by having a tumultuous weekend sale
Ransom for a Dead Man
1972-10-09
A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom.
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
1992-03-26
An AIDS-stricken woman becomes a leader in the struggle to educate people about the disease and its
Perilous Voyage
1976-07-29
A South American guerrilla, whose revolution is faltering, hijacks a ship carrying arms and holds al
The Willmar 8
1981-04-21
Risking jobs, friends, family and the opposition of church and community, eight unassuming women beg
Plaza Suite
1982-05-23
HBO filmed version of the Neil Simon play (filmed in front of a live audience) has three separate ac
When Women Kill
1983-09-06
When Women Kill is a poignant documentary exploring the shocking violence that seven women fell vict
What Sex Am I?
1985-10-01
A group of transgender individuals are struggling to make their way in every stratum of 1980s Americ
Citizen Cohn
1992-08-22
As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his p
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
2018-04-27
This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her per
Women on Trial
1992-10-27
"Women On Trail" exposes the innate corruption and sexism in the family court system as children are
An Affair of the Skin
1963-11-20
A neurotic woman, her unhappy husband and three other New Yorkers share a complicated relationship.
Earth and the American Dream
1992-10-01
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From
In My Daughter's Name
1992-05-10
A mother takes the law into her own hands after her daughter's murderer is acquitted on a technicali
The John Garfield Story
2003-02-03
This documentary looks at the life and career of John Garfield, whose career was cut short when he d
Divorce American Style
1967-06-21
After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world
Thou Shalt Not Kill
1982-04-12
A man is wrongly convicted for murder and sent to prison, where he is accused of murdering a brutal
Partners in Crime
1973-03-24
A retired judge who opens a private detective agency and her ex-con associate try to track down $750
The Million Dollar Face
1981-03-12
Tony Curtis is the ruthless head of a cosmetics firm, Kiss of Gold, locked in fierce competition wit
Killian & the Comeback Kids
2020-09-18
Forced to return to his struggling hometown after an expensive college degree, Killian gathers forme
The Seagull
1975-01-05
Anton Chekhov's play "The Seagull" is brought to life in this acclaimed 1975 production directed by
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000-02-02
Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica;
Battered
1989-09-12
Lee Grant's acclaimed 1989 investigation of domestic violence in American Homes. Battered is the pow
Down and Out in America
1986-12-01
The recession of the 1980s split the country into the haves and have-nots, from family farmers to fa
Under Heat
1994-06-01
Dean is 36 and recently diagnosed as HIV positive. He has come home to tell his mother and his older
The Good Doctor
1978-11-08
A writer (made to resemble Russian playwright Anton Chekhov) narrates a collection of his stories, a
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014-08-10
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory"
Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan and the Blacklist: None Without Sin
2003-09-03
Director Elia Kazan and playwright Arthur Miller were once best friends and professional colleagues,
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997-07-08
Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismi
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959-12-14
This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age, and
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021-09-17
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores t
Gotta Get Off This Merry-Go-Round: 'Valley of the Dolls'
2006-07-15
We look at why Valley of the Dolls is so beloved and appreciated, both for its "badness" and hidden
The Omen Legacy
2001-10-30
The true stories that spawned the serie tale of Damien, a small boy with an angelic face, whose very
Truth and Lies: The Family Manson
2017-03-17
ABC retells the dark, disturbing story of Manson — and his twisted cult of devoted followers he inst