Lee Grant
Acting
Born October 31, 1925 · 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 teacher during this period. It also contributed to her divorce. She was removed from the blacklist i…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Great Performances
The Fugitive
Tony Awards
Ironside
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mission: Impossible
The Dick Cavett Show
The Philco Television Playhouse
Studio One
Empty Nest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Defenders
Intimate Portrait
The Big Valley
Ben Casey
Film '72
The Oscars
Dinah!
People's Choice Awards
The Name of the Game
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Mod Squad
Mulholland Drive
Judd, for the Defense
Festival
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
ABC Stage 67
In the Heat of the Night
Playwrights '56
Wedden, dat..?
Airport '77
Damien - Omen II
Valley of the Dolls
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Shampoo
Voyage of the Damned
Bare Essence